I did not read that post

Summary: Whenever I see film posters proclaiming that the film is “UNMISSABLE”, I actually go out of my way to miss it. This comes from a bloody-mindedness and a refusal to follow the crowd, and it has served me well in my career choice of obscurity.

Whenever I see film posters proclaiming that the film is “UNMISSABLE”, I actually go out of my way to miss it. This comes from a bloody-mindedness and a refusal to follow the crowd, and it has served me well in my career choice of obscurity. I don’t have an iphone, I don’t know who’s Number One, I don’t know who’s winning the world cup.

Hence, I did not read that post entitled Do not read this post. I smell a marketing ploy, a scam, a publicity stunt. One or three of the above.

Whereas this, this is a pure & unadulterated knee-jerk reaction.

Topic: Software Development

Jake Rayson

About Jake Rayson

A web designer since the 20th century, I am a pragmatic advocate of Free Software and I use proprietary software when appropriate. I made the full-time switch to Linux back in 2007, and my desktop tools of choice are Linux Mint, Inkscape, GIMP and Sublime Text.

As a Front End Developer, my core skills are HTML5, CSS3 and jQuery, and my working life reflects my commitment to open standards and accessible websites (ie accessible by everyone, regardless of browser, platform, ability or technology).

For web publishing platforms, I use WordPress for ease of use and Drupal for more complex solutions.

I am also learning about Ruby, Rails, Sinatra and CoffeeScript. I like the minimalist Ruby Way. To this end, my personal portfolio website is built with NestaCMS.

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  • Sorry, but I'm not prepared to reply to this.

    :-)
    Adrian Bridgwater-3dc6b
  • That's the spirit! Don't take any notice!
    Jake Rayson
  • Pardon? I thought I heard something?

    No - maybe not ;-)
    Adrian Bridgwater-3dc6b