Tane’s Mental Mindstream

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Tane Piper

Misanthrope; Developer and general hater from Edinburgh, Scotland.

I like to make web applications with Django + HTML5/CSS3 and dabble in Android stuff as well. I also do PHP, but I really don't like to.

I like to post really random stuff

             

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What a lovely day to go to Fife

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Posted 7 days ago

Stupid cat is stupid

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Posted 8 days ago

It's raining as hard as your mum likes it...


Listen!
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Posted 9 days ago

Not had these in years..

NOM NOM

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Posted 9 days ago

This is just a random first bootest


Listen!
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Posted 9 days ago

Testing HD video posting on Posterous

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Sent from my HTC

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Posted 9 days ago

Rockstar Programmers

Today, after reading this, I asked a question of why people like Joe Spolsky and Jeff Atwood get such a following when they are actually not very good coders in general.  This was the best explination I got:

"If there was a badger loudly dying in your backyard you would probally go out and watch it."

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Posted 21 days ago

In other news...I Quit my job today

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Posted 28 days ago

Why I'm sticking by what I said on the Edinburgh Trams

So it seems my post yesterday caused a lot of hoo-ha in the Scottish media and probably a lot of cursing with my name in the city chambers.

A lot of people will be asking who I am.  Yes, Tane Piper is my real name and not some alias.  I'm just a web developer and a citizen of Edinburgh who is fed up of the tram project, which is why I was happy to do what I did.

I can admit today that what happened yesterday was no accident, my tweet did what it was designed to do.

(I've been recommended to take what was said here out - for now!)

You might all be saying I'm a fool just now - but in a few weeks time I know I'll be vindicated, which is why I was happy to do it.

For now, this is all I have to say on the matter.

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Posted 28 days ago

The joke is on us, Edinburgh

So this morning I heard from what I would call a reliable source that
late into last night the decision was made to officially cancel the
Edinburgh tram project.

Controversial from the start; the project has gone way over budget and
time with TIE, Edinburgh Council and BBS in seemingly perpetual contract
disputes the project was either going to be cancelled or cost millions
more. It seems we know now.

From what I've heard an announcement will be made later today, just in
time for the later edition of the Edinburgh Evening News.

(Of course if my source is wrong I'll have egg on my face with this,
but I truly believe they aren't the type of person who would do that to me!  I Hope!)

With the Edinburgh Festival nearly upon us too - expect Edinburgh to be
the butt of the joke for many comedians who will have a field day with
this.

I expect the people of Edinburgh to be calling for blood very soon!

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Posted 1 month ago
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