Disas Ting
Part of a stone square - standing stones called "Disas Ting" (Disa's Thing in English). In southern Sweden.
Last day of Unite Nordic
Yesterday was the last day of Unite Nordic. The highlights of the conference for me were:
Walking Copenhagen
Today we spent the day walking Copenhagen. Lunch was pickled herring at a spot down by the canal. I resisted having (what looked like the traditional) beer. Helen and I didn't realise that it was a public holiday here, and were marvelling at the closed shops and the amount of people drinking beer at lunchtime. There was some kind of parade or march and the street was hazy with smoke.
En route to Unite Nordic
Helen and I are on our way to Unite Nordic, the Unity3D conference being held in Sweden. Next stop is Copenhagen!
Starting apache on OS/X Mountain Lion
Apache is still bundled with Mountain Lion, but you can no longer start it using the "Sharing" icon under the "System Preferences" app.
Productive Workflow
I've been using time-boxing for quite a while, off and on. I have a task list every day and start timing chunks of time in which to work on the tasks. I'm not like Helen, who finds it easy to work at home. I find it far easier to work at a client's office. This has changed recently though, thanks to my new work-flow.
Bret Dunlap, Runner
There is a wonderful story over at Runner's World about Bret Dunlap, a guy who was badly injured when he was a kid. His brain and body are damaged. It's about how he moves on and adapts. How his mother helps him recover and build a life. How he discovers running and it helps change his life. The story is poignant and well written. It's definitely worth reading.
What Google Glass might soon be like
There is an interesting clip over on YouTube, that shows what having Google Glass (or something similar) might someday be like.
Custom UITableViewCell Delete Woes
I've just spent some time solving an issue in my iOS app. I have a custom UITableViewCell with some UILabels. When I delete a row on the UITable, the standard confirm delete animation happens. With the standard UITableViewCells, this triggers an animation where the cell labels move to the right, to make room for the delete icon on the left. With my custom UITableView, the UILabels weren't moving to the right and were being squashed by the delete control.
Getting a custom Info directory working with Emacs
I've just had a frustrating 15 minutes trying to get a custom "Info" directory working with Emacs on my Mac. I like to have my own texinfo files in a ~/my/doc/info directory. Unfortunately, I was having a hard job getting Emacs to incorporate the directory whenever I hit Ctl-h i.
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