2013-08-08 (Thursday)
Writing
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My new(ish) job and a decade of freelancing
On why I decided I needed a proper job after ten years of freelancing.
Tweets
@neb Yes, lovely! Busy Saturday morning but otherwise very free.
@jkottke Also: “Ask forgiveness, not permission.”
@gilest No problem about not being there at the right moment. That’s the great thing about RSS - you can always catch up later.
(Phew, glad that worked. It could have been awkward and embarrassing otherwise.)
S!!
S!
Do I hear an R?
RSS gang sign. RSS badges/pins. RSS secret handshake. Websites that can *only* be read via RSS. (Atom too, but you know what I mean.) Yeah.
I’m also starting to wonder about RSS feeds that contain *more* content than is on the matching web page, to reward loyal RSS followers.
(This for all of those too cool to use RSS.) I wrote about ending ten years of freelancing by getting a proper job: gyford.com/phil/writing/2…
@tedmills I was thinking of making just that for dinner! Cherry tomatoes, lettuce and everything! Spooky.
@blech That instruction is a bit surprising when the kerning between ‘r’ and ’n’ is very tight.
@ianbetteridge How DARE you sir! *slaps with glove*
@ianbetteridge But the most important question remains unanswered… “This post has been updated to remove a word that offended some readers…”
Eternal truths from Spotify:
@suegyford Have you seen this? digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/2013/08/06/org…
@russelldavies What makes shorts ill-advised? *looks down, ponders*
Liked tweets
Oh hi Friday, how are you? WAIT A MINUTE. YOU'RE NOT FRIDAY. YOU'RE JUST TWO THURSDAYS SELLOTAPED TOGETHER.