From the monthly archives: May 2010

HOWTO: Twitpic and OAuth

By On 31/05/2010 · 25 Comments · In /etc/

I am no longer confused! Here is a quick tutorial in how to post images to Twitpic and Twitter when using OAuth. I’m indebted to Steve Corona of Twitpic, for his help with this.

You can see the full code on Dabr’s Google Code page.

First of all, you’ll need to have [...]

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Twitpic OAuth – I’m Stuck

By On 23/05/2010 · 14 Comments · In /etc/

Twitpic has implemented an OAuth API. No more having to hand out passwords to all and sundy. Only I’m too much of a dunderhead to get it working. Perhaps it’s a combination of heatstroke or this rotten head-cold, but I just can’t see what I’m doing wrong. Any help much appreciated.

The easy bit. [...]

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Did The Lib Dems Cost Labour The Election?

By On 08/05/2010 · 5 Comments · In politics

There have been howls of protest from Labour voters at the prospect of a Lib/Con coalition. The main complaint is that anyone daft enough to vote for Clegg has caused a Tory government. But is it true?

Using data from The Guardian, we can see if the Lib Dems cost Labour a majority.

In [...]

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TARDIS

By On 03/05/2010 · Leave a Comment · In /etc/

Having moaned that my TARDIS was too full, I set on a quest to find another. The cardboard one I had appears to be the last of its kind – but I did manage to snag this beauty on eBay.

It’s a Panopticon ’93 Officially licensed TARDIS – similar to this one [...]

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