T**tter Archive — Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 (@thereisnocat)

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 31, 2011 at 5:41:27 PM

@goodwitch it would be harder to understand if @chrisdavidmills didn't tower above mere mortals. :-)

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 31, 2011 at 4:43:39 PM

I have to say, I love the comments in the CSS on http://modernizr.com.

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 31, 2011 at 1:48:31 PM

@iheni Yay! Congratulations!

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 31, 2011 at 1:47:39 PM

not <data> http://instagr.am/p/SN9kk/

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 31, 2011 at 12:19:51 PM

just got the news that my new project will be using responsive web design, which is what I was hoping I wasn't too late to push #yay #phew

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 31, 2011 at 9:58:32 AM

Lynda Barry Will Make You Believe In Yourself: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/magazine/cartoonist-lynda-barry-will-make-you-believe-in-yourself.html

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 30, 2011 at 7:31:54 PM

@dylanw you want a Dukla Prague Away Kit. #halfmanhalfbiscuit

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 30, 2011 at 4:00:17 PM

@goodwitch sorry I won't be able to watch, but it's up against Sexiest Vixens. I'm sure you understand.

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 30, 2011 at 1:34:15 PM

@dylanw after she finishes.

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 29, 2011 at 3:59:42 PM

@jschwartzdesign I hear you. The hurricane kept us from leaving for vacation in England, but I was glad to be here for it. Safe travels!

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 29, 2011 at 2:54:27 PM

@jschwartzdesign thanks for gloating. :-)

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 29, 2011 at 1:07:37 PM

Starting to get nasty out.... @ Ulta Beauty http://instagr.am/p/R6LwH/

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 29, 2011 at 12:01:16 PM

Skipped going to Philadelphia due to the weather. Instead, brunch on a blustery beach! – at Riverfront Cafe http://gowalla.com/stories/5bwmm

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 28, 2011 at 10:18:19 PM

The Big East today announced that they're changing their name to The Really Big East to accommodate the addition of Boise State.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 28, 2011 at 9:41:32 PM

how is it that nobody here has told me about http://badlipreading.tumblr.com/ before? Shame on you!

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 28, 2011 at 3:13:29 PM

@goodwitch /me sighs.... ;-)

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 28, 2011 at 2:42:24 PM

@jenseninman That truck was in our neighborhood on Tuesday. Sadly, I was out of town, but my wife went by. Hoping to see them in Philly tomw

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 27, 2011 at 9:58:53 PM

@autumnd next month, it'll be someone else's turn. :-)

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 27, 2011 at 9:58:33 PM

@autumnd right now banks are an easy target. November 5 is "move your money to a credit union" day because of silly bank fees.

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 27, 2011 at 9:54:13 PM

@autumnd no. Aimed at whoever *did* design the page that he called out. :-)

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 27, 2011 at 9:53:09 PM

@autumnd don't think it has anything to do with you, though.

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 27, 2011 at 9:52:22 PM

@autumnd Yeah, he tweeted 2 hours ago about a potential talk regarding banks. I don't follow him, so I didn't see it, but it's there.

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 27, 2011 at 9:48:36 PM

@autumnd @kingkool68 post from who? I see a number of posts from an hour ago, but you and I don't necessarily follow the same people.

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 27, 2011 at 8:29:50 PM

@danrubin I've never seen that happen. I think it's just the calculation routine getting confused

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 27, 2011 at 8:22:51 PM

@danrubin I see that sort of thing on my iPad all the time

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 27, 2011 at 6:22:08 PM

@autumnd funny, that's what I have for breakfast every morning when I'm not having my every whim catered to by the fine folks at #aea :-)

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 27, 2011 at 5:58:53 PM

made it home safe and sound from #aea. Thanks to friends old and new. It was a blast.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 27, 2011 at 1:45:43 PM

Good enough to eat @ Ann's Dari-Creme http://instagr.am/p/RpsBQ/

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 27, 2011 at 12:39:06 PM

@jenseninman funny, we watched that talk at a lunch meeting last Friday. Had at least 40 people in the room. Very moving talk.

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 27, 2011 at 8:54:40 AM

Verified reader @ Library of Congress - James Madison Memorial Building http://instagr.am/p/RoLaF/

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 27, 2011 at 8:20:46 AM

Library of Congress @ Library of Congress — Madison Building — Mumford Room http://instagr.am/p/RoBsm/

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 27, 2011 at 4:35:49 AM

@kingkool68 was a pleasure to meet you too. Have a wonderful time in London!

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 5:40:01 PM

nClud after party – at Union Street Public House http://gowalla.com/stories/5aXJ1

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 3:24:42 PM

Zed-index FTW!!!! #speakingcanadian #aea

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 2:58:25 PM

@iheni that explains where your daughter learned the language you were tweeting about the other day #swearbox

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 2:48:46 PM

"What's going on in iOS is one of the two most interesting things happening in a11y today." —@feather #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 2:44:05 PM

can see using Voiceover to test accessibility. I don't have to learn the 7 million keystrokes of JAWS #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 2:40:44 PM

Really impressed with the thought Apple put into VoiceOver on iOS devices. #aea

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 1:33:56 PM

wants to know if White Castle uses role="slider" on its site #aea #a11y

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 1:31:12 PM

"You know that site Damn you Autocorrect? We need Damn you VoiceOver." — @feather #aea #a11y

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 1:25:05 PM

@kingkool68 Did you look at the site with a screen reader? Maybe @autumnd knows all about accessible Flash. It's possible, no? :-)

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 1:12:03 PM

had a great lunch with @feather and @autumnd

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 1:06:45 PM

@mezzoblue @feather also joked that because you were Canadian you would no doubt apologize for that. :-)

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 1:06:09 PM

@mezzoblue @feather was joking that your invention of CSS sprites got everyone putting presentational images in the CSS instead of HTML.

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 12:12:47 PM

Last day – at An Event Apart DC http://gowalla.com/stories/5aUmd

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 11:42:11 AM

"If you think you need to add a role of button to something, maybe you need to use a button instead." — @feather #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 11:36:15 AM

"When you're changing the role of something in the interface, you have to deal with all the expected behaviors as well." — @feather #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 11:32:20 AM

"We will get to a point where we have really good ARIA support everywhere, but we're not there yet." — @feather #aea

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 11:09:53 AM

Need to combine good semantic markup with ARIA attributes that express meaning more fully. — @feather #aea

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 11:08:22 AM

"We often express meaning with CSS" — @feather #notcool #aea

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 11:02:52 AM

ARIA lets you express relationships that aren't programmatically expressed by default programmatically — @feather #aea

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 10:57:33 AM

Rather than using # as a link, use #<id>; link to item itself. Retains focus. - @feather #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 10:43:22 AM

Why does every accessibility session I ever go to use a tree as the ARIA example? I haven't coded a single tree in my entire career. #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 10:38:56 AM

"The importance of certain content changes with time and place." — @feather #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 9:49:43 AM

"We start with web standards, but we have to keep building from here." — @feather #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 9:33:13 AM

"Most of us got into the web because we were doing something else, saw the web, and said 'Holy crap, that's it! I'm in!'" — @feather #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 9:30:53 AM

"If it's on the screen it needs to be under the screen as well." — @feather #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 9:26:29 AM

Everything inaccessible on the web is @mezzoblue's fault — @feather #aea

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 9:15:45 AM

"If you're not familiar with ARIA, you'll get familiar with it today, believe me." — @feather #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 9:11:34 AM

"Nobody comments on blogs anymore. Feel free to comment on my blog. I get lonely up in Canada." #aea

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 9:09:57 AM

been trying to get into one of @feather's all day workshops for at least four years. Finally! #aea

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 26, 2011 at 12:05:05 AM

@feather I'll be there with two of my co-workers

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 25, 2011 at 9:40:24 PM

OH curling is a cross between bocce, ice skating, and housekeeping

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 25, 2011 at 5:36:25 PM

Yay! @jmspool is working on a book! #aea

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 25, 2011 at 5:15:39 PM

Worst possible link is "Click here to learn more" — @jmspool #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 25, 2011 at 5:08:24 PM

"We found people who needed women's apparel. Most of them were women." — @jmspool #aea

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 25, 2011 at 4:51:10 PM

"Kittens die when marketing people win." @jmspool #aea

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 25, 2011 at 4:49:21 PM

"For those of you who weren't around when Fitts' Law was put through the legislature...." - @jmspool #aea

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 25, 2011 at 4:43:22 PM

I think the first time I saw @jmspool talk about the Scent of Information was at CHI in LA back in 1998. Yes, 13 years ago. #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 25, 2011 at 4:14:44 PM

Another #razorfish reference at #aea, this time by @halvorson, and again to @rlovinger's Nimble report

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 25, 2011 at 3:58:30 PM

"Developers, don't make the metadata up. Push back." - @halvorson #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 25, 2011 at 3:57:41 PM

"Metadata ultimately is an editorial undertaking. You need to make decisions about what to tag content with." - @halvorson #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 25, 2011 at 3:29:52 PM

"You want a blog? You'll have to write. Regularly. Want a Twitter feed? Now you'll have to tweet." - @halvorson #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 25, 2011 at 2:41:15 PM

not learning anything I didn't know about CSS animations/transforms, etc., but the slides are engaging #aea

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 25, 2011 at 2:38:28 PM

"Really simple subtle movement can be used to great effect." - @malarkey #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 25, 2011 at 2:11:19 PM

"The more limiting the technology, the more opportunity for creativity." - @malarkey #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 25, 2011 at 2:10:24 PM

"People think I model myself on Don Draper. Really, I'm more influenced by Yogi Bear." - @malarkey #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 25, 2011 at 11:51:10 AM

"You don't have to be the best ____. You just have to be a person with ideas." - @aarron #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 25, 2011 at 11:44:51 AM

"Hardest thing is to get started. Get it down on paper, build a prototype, and show it to someone." - @jack on video #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 25, 2011 at 11:41:16 AM

Twitter coming out of the crushing of Odeo as an example of why businesses can profit from embracing independent projects. #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 25, 2011 at 11:35:15 AM

"When you get stuck in the circle of execution, you can lose your creative thinking." - @aarron #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 25, 2011 at 10:00:02 AM

eCSStender, @aarongustfson's library: http://blog.easy-designs.net/archives/2011/08/04/experimenting-with-grids-using-ecsstender/ #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 4:49:38 PM

The point @beep just made about the canvas limiting our view of the medium ties in nicely with the talk @danrubin gave at #brooklynbeta #aea

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 4:35:53 PM

RT @halvorson: I vote that @karenmcgrane should write a book. Who's with me?! #aea #everyoneelse

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 4:06:35 PM

It's encouraging that NPR has largely succeeded at the kind of stuff @karenmcgrane is talking about. It *is* possible. #aea

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 4:02:19 PM

"The CMS interface looked like a database got drunk and vomited all over the screen." -@karenmcgrane #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 3:51:23 PM

"Blobs vs. Chunks; We have to support the chunks. We cannot let the blobs win." -@karenmcgrane #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 3:34:18 PM

Funny to hear @karenmcgrane talking about value of structured content; we were doing that at Lucent 20 years ago #aea

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 3:30:09 PM

@surlyshirley I had lunch with John Croston, @jfciii. Small world, eh? :-)

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 3:24:12 PM

@surlyshirley Did you just hire someone to do accessibility named Tema? Had lunch with someone whose friend was hired by Nationwide.

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 3:18:09 PM

@surlyshirley An Event Apart; web conference I'm attending in Washington DC

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 2:57:59 PM

@dylanw Perfect! Give 'em something to think about!

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 2:57:18 PM

You don't get the opportunity to reinvent the web every day - @lukew #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 2:55:46 PM

if we don't experiment with the seemingly silly and nonsensical, we'll be stuck with links and pages forever -@lukew #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 2:40:19 PM

New HTML5 input types make mobile web more usable #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 12:25:04 PM

@klayon NimbleKit is great for content-heavy apps, but Titanium is better for interaction-heavy apps. I use each as appropriate.

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 12:14:17 PM

@danielmall @bigspaceship actually, computers are lousy at math; they can only count to 1.

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 11:49:54 AM

"Is it just me, or is this stuff kind of creepy?" -@andybudd #aea

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 11:43:39 AM

"We see up to 5,000 branding messages per day" - @andybudd (illustrated by Times Square; I must get more than that working there....) #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 11:25:32 AM

Skipped the chocolate croissant at the break, went straight for the fruit. @JerseyGrrrl would be proud of me. #aea

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 10:56:51 AM

@RussellHeimlich it needs to be a rating element; star is presentational. :-)

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 10:47:51 AM

"Anyone here from the patent office? It's around the corner. We should go there with pitchforks." OH from @adactio #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 10:31:16 AM

Browsers are the perfect implementation of Postel's Law. So sez @adactio #aea

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 9:58:53 AM

"Try to like your clients" @zeldman #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 9:46:20 AM

XKCD Venn Diagram at http://xkcd.com/773/ because @zeldman forgot to include it on a slide #aea

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 9:40:20 AM

Progressive enhancement is a universal smart default; call out of @AaronGustafson's book http://easy-readers.net #aea

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 9:32:58 AM

Zeldman is drunk with power #aea

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 9:29:15 AM

NYT: We're all going to be unemployed, eating out of garbage cans, killing each other, but first, an ad from Tiffany's. #aea

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 9:02:50 AM

An improvement in hearing aids: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/24/science/24loops.html

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 24, 2011 at 8:37:08 AM

Gowalla isn't posting my updates to Twitter any more, so I'll have to let you all know manually that I'm in the ballroom at An Event Apart

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 23, 2011 at 2:15:27 PM

The view from lunch @ The Jetty Restaurant & Dock Bar http://instagr.am/p/RMltd/

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 23, 2011 at 2:08:10 PM

Stopped for lunch on the Eastern Shore – at Jetty http://gowalla.com/stories/5aoTF

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 23, 2011 at 11:09:21 AM

On my way to Alexandria. – at Walt Whitman Service Area http://gowalla.com/stories/5amGb

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 22, 2011 at 11:30:02 PM

Holy flying fuck. What an amazing ending to the Wisconsin-Michigan State game.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 22, 2011 at 1:40:44 PM

His and Hers Drawdios http://instagr.am/p/RC37S/

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 22, 2011 at 10:00:37 AM

Just completed a 1.75 mi walk - Brisk walk on a brisk day. http://rnkpr.com/ay032y #RunKeeper

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 21, 2011 at 2:03:25 PM

@KuraFire screenshot sent. Just happened to have my VM and IE8 open.

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 21, 2011 at 12:30:19 PM

in a business meeting having breakfast for lunch and watching a video of a guy playing Bohemian Rhapsody on ukulele. I'll miss this account.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 21, 2011 at 9:24:55 AM

Subtitles for video from Sirte: "Dictator season!" "Rebel season!" "Dictator season!" "Rebel season!" "Rebel season!" "Dictator sea..." BLAM

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 21, 2011 at 9:12:21 AM

is impressed with the daily rushes coming out of Misuratah. Looking forward to the final cut of Weekend at Muamaar's.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 20, 2011 at 8:51:09 PM

My friend Myke Weiskopf wants to go to Timbuktu to record music he can hear there on the radio. http://kck.st/nJHjYQ

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 20, 2011 at 8:34:42 PM

is looking forward to the Rapture tomorrow. No more Tea Party!

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 20, 2011 at 8:58:09 AM

News reports saying Gadhaffi is either dead or alive. After seeing his photo, I propose an alternative: Gadhaffi is undead. #zombiegadhaffi

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 19, 2011 at 9:50:29 AM

@surlyshirley happy to say that we only do M-B's web site, not their commercials. That's another agency. :-)

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 17, 2011 at 8:14:45 PM

Elvis and Elmo (plus Cookie Monster): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxardpBReQc

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 17, 2011 at 2:33:15 PM

is spending half the day chasing away woodpeckers.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 17, 2011 at 11:54:41 AM

@danrubin also, check to see that your rollers are clean. That's what the problem looks like to me.

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 17, 2011 at 11:49:35 AM

@danrubin if you e-mail ImpossibleUSA support, they'll replace the pack that shows those symptoms. Impressed with the colors u get, at least

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 16, 2011 at 2:27:12 PM

Deutscher Club Clark http://instagr.am/p/QY23c/

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 16, 2011 at 2:02:02 PM

Herren @ Deutscher Club Of Clark http://instagr.am/p/QYrfh/

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 16, 2011 at 2:01:00 PM

Damen @ Deutscher Club Of Clark http://instagr.am/p/QYq_Q/

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 16, 2011 at 1:07:23 PM

Brats and beer – at Deutscher Club Of Clark http://gowalla.com/stories/58B9y

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 15, 2011 at 9:20:21 PM

some days it sucks to be the grown up

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 15, 2011 at 5:56:18 PM

@markjfine nope. Although I did think about posting a video of the radio those tubes are attached to working. Built it today.

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 15, 2011 at 5:22:45 PM

Tubes http://instagr.am/p/QRG6N/

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 15, 2011 at 12:48:59 PM

@surlyshirley safe travels.

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 15, 2011 at 10:46:46 AM

Taking advantage of the fact that I'm sick and don't want to go anywhere to make the tube radio kit I bought at Maker Faire last month

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 15, 2011 at 8:22:10 AM

@iheni Yay! Hope the photo survived the vicissitudes of the trans-Atlantic crossing in the care of the post office with no damage. :-)

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 15, 2011 at 1:27:23 AM

Great shirt for a night like this. I hate being sick. http://instagr.am/p/QLtzM/

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 14, 2011 at 1:00:05 PM

@jenstrickland because the world is also full of good, and if you don't, the evil wins.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 14, 2011 at 8:17:16 AM

Getting home at 2:30 last night + hour-long delays on NJ Transit trains into Penn Station = I'm working from home today.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 14, 2011 at 12:54:43 AM

Hosing down, cleaning up @ NJ Transit Track 3 http://instagr.am/p/QEwoh/

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 14, 2011 at 12:38:49 AM

Missed my train. Next (and last) train is at 1 am. Meh. – at Penn Station http://gowalla.com/stories/57ZUV

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 14, 2011 at 12:24:12 AM

Brooklyn Bridge from DUMBO http://instagr.am/p/QEoPB/

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 13, 2011 at 9:37:58 PM

Dinner with my co-workers Mike, Andrew and Mariano – at reBar http://gowalla.com/stories/57YRU

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 13, 2011 at 7:39:37 PM

Learning about the 17 different ways to implement client side local storage, most of which don't work widely yet. Cool stuff tho #cutthecord

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 13, 2011 at 7:12:43 PM

Brooklyn Week on the 4:30 Movie – at HUGE http://gowalla.com/stories/57XGc

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 13, 2011 at 5:49:46 PM

wondering if Sprint & Verizon's willingness to unlock SIMs in their iPhones will lead AT&T to change their policy of never unlocking iPhones

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 13, 2011 at 5:05:24 PM

@danrubin worked like a charm :-)

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 13, 2011 at 12:51:16 PM

Taking @danrubin's advice and going for a walk to clear my head

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 12, 2011 at 11:25:00 PM

@dylanw It was a lot of fun until the PR people showed up and thought they understood how the web worked. :-)

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 12, 2011 at 11:06:33 PM

@dylanw I used to see Dennis Ritchie in the hallway when I would visit Murray Hill when I worked for Bell Labs. Truly a giant.

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 12, 2011 at 9:49:44 PM

Holy flying fuck, #brooklynbeta was amazing today. Wish I had tix for the next two days.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 12, 2011 at 10:36:58 AM

Brooklyn Beta Wednesday Whatnot! – at Invisible Dog Gallery http://gowalla.com/stories/53tq7

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 12, 2011 at 7:31:11 AM

@hansv your loss. ;-)

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 12, 2011 at 7:30:51 AM

@svenlauwers so far, so good. Just got on the 7:27, which showed up a couple of minutes early. Fingers crossed.

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 12, 2011 at 12:02:59 AM

Adding chunes to the @brooklynbeta Spotify playlist. Captive audience! ;-)

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 11, 2011 at 9:02:54 PM

must really need to keep learning about detachment, because life seems to make damned sure I get regular refresher courses

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 11, 2011 at 5:01:36 PM

@svenlauwers @denisejacobs The Lady hasn't replied, so Playwright Tavern it is. See you (hopefully both?) there at 5:30?

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 11, 2011 at 3:46:25 PM

@svenlauwers @denisejacobs Options: http://www.playwrighttavern.com/ (Irish pub, close) or http://balinusaindahnyc.com/ (Indonesian, a bit further away)

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 11, 2011 at 2:48:50 PM

@denisejacobs @svenlauwers any dietary restrictions to keep in mind for dinner? Any preferences?

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 11, 2011 at 2:32:22 PM

Moving photos of free Burmese dissidents honoring their imprisoned compatriots: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2011/oct/11/burma-political-prisoners-gallery

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 11, 2011 at 12:04:16 PM

@hansv @svenlauwers @denisejacobs so no dinner for Hans tonight? Oh well; I'll see you tomorrow at Brooklyn Beta then

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 11, 2011 at 10:59:35 AM

@denisejacobs @svenlauwers @hansv 5:30 would work for me

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 11, 2011 at 10:11:37 AM

@svenlauwers @hansv @denisejacobs turns out I have a work commitment at lunch time today. If you're free for dinner, let me know.

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 11, 2011 at 9:30:45 AM

@hansv @svenlauwers @denisejacobs are you guys around and available for lunch or dinner, or will you still be in your conference cocoon?

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 10, 2011 at 3:11:39 PM

Getting in our last licks – at Napoli Boys Homemade Ice Cream http://gowalla.com/stories/52ZZs

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 10, 2011 at 12:29:23 PM

Looking for SPLÖRG – at IKEA http://gowalla.com/stories/52Vjs

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 10, 2011 at 10:40:53 AM

I checked in at Riverfront Cafe (1034 Ocean Ave) on #Yelp http://bit.ly/oc741d

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 9, 2011 at 8:49:27 PM

@hansv @denisejacobs jealous! Are you both still in town on Tuesday?

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 9, 2011 at 7:49:04 PM

Listening to R.E.M.'s "Nightswimming" at the beach on an AM station (Absolute Radio) from England. I'm such a geek sometimes.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 8, 2011 at 8:05:50 PM

at @JerseyGrrrl's 30 year high school reunion. – at Merchant House Tavern http://gowalla.com/stories/52kCa

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 8, 2011 at 6:39:18 PM

Victory formation is the most beautiful setup in football

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 8, 2011 at 9:50:06 AM

Just completed a 2.19 mi walk - Nice brisk walk by the fort this morning. http://rnkpr.com/awzdb8 #RunKeeper

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 7, 2011 at 3:56:36 PM

@scenariogirl :-(

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 7, 2011 at 3:43:41 PM

@scenariogirl no? Does that mean you're not going to be at Brooklyn Beta? Or just that you're coming later?

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 7, 2011 at 10:17:42 AM

@hansv @denisejacobs looking forward to seeing you all too!

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 6, 2011 at 2:59:56 PM

when did @drobo start spamming? I'm getting unsolicited e-mails from them. Pity. Was considering buying one, but I don't buy from spammers.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 5, 2011 at 10:35:16 PM

128 -> 512 -> Plus http://instagr.am/p/POd4q/

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 5, 2011 at 10:32:55 PM

The Mac was the only computer that smiled at you when you started it http://instagr.am/p/POdFB/

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 5, 2011 at 8:17:54 PM

had no idea 26 years ago that my mind needed a bicycle, but someone did. Thank you.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 5, 2011 at 8:12:37 PM

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 3, 2011 at 10:52:56 PM

Damn, my ears are ringing....

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 3, 2011 at 10:21:47 PM

@surlyshirley still going on, and yeah, pretty damned good. Middle of second encore now.

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 3, 2011 at 7:48:27 PM

Oh, and if you want to come by, we hear there are 500 unsold seats in this 1500 seat theater. You have 15 minutes 'til showtime!

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 3, 2011 at 7:46:10 PM

http://post.ly/3TFDj Spinning song wheel stage, complete with Kitten McCracken Memorial Go-Go Cage. Same setup as 25 years ago.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 3, 2011 at 7:43:10 PM

Back here for the second time in four days. Tonight's treat is Elvis Costello. http://gowalla.com/stories/4ZfV2

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 3, 2011 at 2:31:44 PM

@andrea my condolences. I know how hard it was for us to do the same a few years ago.

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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 2, 2011 at 5:21:49 PM

was sitting in the other room when a familiar song came on the TV. Turns out Heineken is using "Jaan Pehechaan Ho" in their latest ad.

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 2, 2011 at 10:01:48 AM

Big band music and the best breakfast on the shore. Mmmmmm.... http://gowalla.com/stories/4YKLd

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 2, 2011 at 9:44:42 AM

Just completed a 2.90 mi walk - Beautiful morning on Sandy Hook. http://rnkpr.com/awinds #RunKeeper

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 1, 2011 at 7:37:53 PM

Last weekend for ice cream at Anna's http://gowalla.com/stories/4YsJz

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 1, 2011 at 6:42:12 PM

Schnitzel, spätzel, and hefeweizen hell. It must be Oktoberfest! With accordions and tuba! http://gowalla.com/stories/4YryS

Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 1, 2011 at 10:20:26 AM

Just completed a 1.82 mi walk with @runkeeper. Check it out! http://rnkpr.com/awfurj #RunKeeper