The EagleBear

j86mes Just conquered a complex iPad development issue. I do enjoy this old application development thing ya know... #rantmedia #ebr 14:39, 23 Nov

antlers Trip to London. Visiting highly rated Monmouth Coffee Co. Pretty good espresso but personally I prefer @waterlootea in Cardiff...! #ebr 14:31, 22 Nov

j86mes Catching up on my OpenGL ES 3D programming today. So glad I listened in Maths and physics at school. ICT however was a waste of time. #ebr 10:28, 22 Nov

antlers "Unless it's a quill taken from a magical talking phoenix I'm not buying it". @j86mes on the subject of expensive Mont Blanc pens. #qotb 15:29, 11 Nov

j86mes Today I made a scientific calculator on the iphone.... by mistake. #ebr 16:25, 09 Nov

j86mes Everyday I stumble across about 5000 conferences on #webdesign. I've never seen a single one sponsored by IE. Funny that.... #ebr 15:37, 05 Nov

j86mes So many Pauls we have a 2 Many Pauls song -Danielle followin Antons angelic vocal outburst that would make even DarthVader shed a tear #qotb 15:31, 05 Nov

j86mes Throughout november I think I'll listen to ~1hr a day Christmas music. Gradually increasing the duration throughout December. #ebr 10:01, 05 Nov

Crysalini James to Anton: "You can have 2 spoons of sugar is you like, I'm not your mother" #qotb 10:50, 02 Nov

Crysalini Well done to @j86mes for conquering Kilimanjaro! Yay!! @RantLtd are very proud of you!! #ebr 10:56, 27 Oct

Crysalini back in work @RantLtd after an amazingly fabtastic trip to New York with some lovelylicious girls!! I heart NY! #ebr 10:45, 26 Oct

Crysalini back in work @RantLtd after an amazingly fabtastic trip to New York with some lovelylicious girls!! I ? NY! #ebr 09:55, 26 Oct

antlers #walesblogawards kicking off. Go Ed!! #ebr #rantltd #rantmedia 19:46, 14 Oct

j86mes Discussin intricacies of 'lol' this afternoon @ rantmedia. thinkin TLOLBN is better: 'Typing LOL But Not' as is often the case amirite? #ebr 16:57, 13 Oct

Crysalini RT @j86mes: Fairplay I do enjoy our random stupid #ebr website: http://ebr.co even it is mostly full of pictures of myself looking hideous. 16:29, 12 Oct

j86mes Fairplay I do enjoy our random stupid #ebr website: http://ebr.co even it is mostly full of pictures of myself looking hideous. 16:09, 12 Oct

j86mes Turns out I look even better than usual in a camouflage slanket. Thanks @rantltd for the coolest present in the World. Ever. #ebr 15:55, 11 Oct

j86mes My Yogi tea label says 'There is no such thing as an accident'. Sponsored by InjuryLawyers4u? oops.. just spilt my tea everywhere. #ebr 10:43, 08 Oct

antlers Wrote letter 2day. Real one. On paper. With a pen. Now, index finger swollen 2x size and hurts like mad. #shouldhavestucktotyping. #ebr 22:59, 04 Oct

Crysalini Anton in song: "Every sip I take, every slurp I make, I'll be drinking you!! Oh can't you see, you're the tea for me!!" #qotb 10:43, 04 Oct

antlers Very impressed with my steak and caramelised onion sarnie. Not exotic, but tasted lush. Must make more caramelised onions. Yum. #ebr 19:10, 02 Oct

j86mes RT @Crysalini: James: "For someone so handsome I don't photograph well!" #qotb 14:15, 28 Sep

Crysalini James: "For someone so handsome I don't photograph well!" #qotb 14:14, 28 Sep

j86mes Got the #newtwitter 2day. Takes some getting used to but its cool. leads to some new thinking about web interface design. #ebr 11:10, 28 Sep

antlers Happy Birthday @Crysalini !!!! #ebr http://yfrog.com/jlmnxoj 09:05, 24 Sep

antlers Office life comes to an abrupt halt to gaze in interest at freaky JS twitter injection attacks. Wild. #ebr #whydopeoplebother. 13:48, 21 Sep

antlers Monday morning = time for 1.5 pint of coffee courtesy of 'Nemesis mug'. Epic. Thanks MJ. ;-) #ebr http://yfrog.com/g41bscj 10:14, 20 Sep

Crysalini James - "I have to put aside half an hour to eat an orange! I have to pencil it in" #qotb 13:46, 17 Sep

j86mes IE9 beta - Just to clarify this trend uses 2nd letter of Greek alphabet BETA, not alternate spelling of 'better'. #nicetrybillgates #ebr 10:50, 16 Sep

j86mes Crystal thinks colorCoordinating iphoneCase with her clothes is cool.I disagree.Anton said its 'wicked rad!' so his opinion is now void #ebr 15:06, 15 Sep

j86mes People tweeting Tim Berners-Lee 2day. Its almost rude not 2 give him a mention. Hes on about webapps too, thats us! http://rant.co #ebr 11:32, 15 Sep

j86mes Was goin 2 experiment GoogleInstant. Saves 2-5 seconds? Took me 5minutes to figure out why I couldn't use it. Still not sure. #fail #ebr 14:48, 13 Sep

j86mes I think 'deep orange' is just a posh graphics designers way of saying 'red' #crystalthinksshessoclever #ebr 15:09, 07 Sep

Crysalini Happy Birthday @antlers!!! #ebr #rantmedia 12:13, 02 Sep

j86mes Just set every office phone 2 a diff ringtone song.Sounds aweful.Its not tht we arent busy,we just appreciate the little things in life #ebr 15:17, 01 Sep

antlers In fairness, I can't say I've seen it much (ever?) but yes, even the BBC suffers the odd '500' error... #ebr http://yfrog.com/5yfw1rj 08:47, 01 Sep

j86mes Found this really interesting. What a responsibility! (it's quite techy) http://ind.pn/9oNyPa #ebr #rantmedia 11:03, 18 Aug

j86mes Only issue I have with the office shuffle, is that now @Crysalini's ginormous head blocks my window view. #ebr 13:58, 06 Aug

j86mes #ebr I imagine today's office changes to go something like this: http://bit.ly/18uHJS 10:22, 05 Aug

Crysalini about to start jiggling the Rantmedia office around ready for our new colleague Danielle to start Monday!! Exciting!! #ebr 09:36, 05 Aug

j86mes Busy and quiet #rantmedia office 2day. Great @waterlootea yesterday, welcoming a new rantmedia team member! #ebr 11:03, 30 Jul

antlers New #rantmedia site is live. Waddaya think people? Feedback appreciated. Follow @rantLtd. ;-) #ebr 22:48, 14 Jul

antlers Just put so much stuff on the #ikea flat-bed trolley that the automatic brakes activated. That's a lot of MDF! ;-) #ebr 19:16, 10 Jul

Crysalini The Rantmedia HQ is very quiet without @j86mes!! #ebr 12:43, 09 Jul

j86mes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYHAR8Xzsyo absolutely cracks us up in the office. Fish and rice cakes. #ebr 14:31, 06 Jul

j86mes Spoonless blues today at an ill-equipped rantmedia HQ. Soggy bag of leaves be the prize 4 finishing a mug of tea, lest I burn my hands. #ebr 14:19, 06 Jul

Crysalini Currently designing the new Rantmedia website for the iPhone! Exciting stuff!!! #ebr 12:21, 30 Jun

antlers Anyone else at the cricket? #ebr 20:32, 24 Jun

j86mes Games like SoosizHD by @touch_foo are amazing. SNES style game play & gfx with iPad twist. Incredibly well made game #ebr 13:19, 23 Jun

j86mes Well,dodgy fridge conked it.Didnt go quietly.Incessant noise yest &now its killed our lamp.Rantmedia:even the appliances have character #ebr 10:35, 18 Jun

Crysalini Anton - "Biscotti is a metaphor for life, if you live your life by Biscotti you'll be fine" #qotb 09:45, 17 Jun

j86mes a Windows pc is dead so now 66.6666% of Rantmedia staff use primarily Apple Macs. Unfortunately I AM the 33.3333% stuck with Windows. #ebr 16:21, 16 Jun

Crysalini James - "When I dropped my iPhone for the first time it was like dropping a baby... but worse!!" #qotb 11:01, 14 Jun

j86mes iPhone4 outstanding. All old flaws fixed,better camera,HDvid,multitasking,battery, &looks awesome!Apple,most innovative company ever #ebr 11:03, 08 Jun

antlers It turns out that 'up north' kippers are called 'kippaas'. #Interesting... Even if my fish allergy prevents me sampling them. #ebr 18:21, 07 Jun

j86mes Our new #rantmedia site (in development) is looking awesome, cant wait 2 get it finished! New iPads and iPhones r hinderin progress #ebr 12:40, 28 May

j86mes So, Apple overtake Microsoft then. Hopefully the development world will follow! Would love all #rantmedia development 2 be on macs! #ebr 14:27, 27 May

j86mes Updating from my iPad! What an awesome little gadget. Definitely the future of everyday computing. Kiss ur laptops goodbye (kind of) #ebr 11:01, 27 May

Crysalini read about my experience at UX London @ http://www.eaglebear.co.uk/blog #ebr 14:33, 24 May

j86mes Thinking up some genius iPad apps at Rantmedia HQ today! If anyone has anything they'd like to see us create, tell us about it! #ebr 16:11, 21 May

j86mes Awesome meeting. Love a happy client when months of work pay off! Had a nice Starbucks coffee 2 but nothing compared 2 @waterlootea #ebr 15:53, 20 May

j86mes Posted some thoughts on the iPad @ http://www.eaglebear.co.uk/blog #ebr 12:32, 18 May

j86mes Quiet office.Every1 in London.Up@ 5.30 2day it was BEAUTIFUL!Leaves me with noChoice bt 2get outdoors this evenin.SoExcited4Kilimanjaro!#ebr 11:26, 18 May

Crysalini The Rantmedia office is crazy today!! James keeps talking into his mug and Anton keeps singing the A team tune and the sound of music! #ebr 11:21, 14 May

j86mes Tea. The playful splash of milk as it hits the surface,the hypnotic swirl as you stir... the warm feeli..... just shut up and drink it. #ebr 10:14, 13 May

j86mes Badly lacking productiviTEA 2day.Without a cup,Ive bn known 2 instinctively lie down wherever i am &sleep. #thingstodointheoffice #ebr 09:54, 13 May

antlers This morning I bought 2 iPads. You have to understand that it's not because I am a gadget monster. It's because of "productivity" :-/ #ebr 10:24, 10 May

j86mes No #ebr updates in a week? Its not as if its been a quiet week! Heres a geeky link 2 the well-made ad 4 Google Chrome http://bit.ly/9Gk8Z8 16:58, 07 May

j86mes @wfitzsimmons has been playing in my headphones all day. can't explain how awesome his music is: http://bit.ly/GZTC5 #ebr 12:55, 30 Apr

Crysalini was very disappointed with Antons tip for cutting a creme egg in half!! Instead of 2 perfect halves I had 1 very squished egg! :-( #ebr 11:29, 29 Apr

j86mes Song for the day! Take it in, absorb it, make of it what you will. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHozn0YXAeE #ebr 14:21, 27 Apr

Crysalini "James is notoriously bad at catching" - Anton, "Anton is notoriously bad at throwing" - James #qotb 10:33, 22 Apr

antlers Average score for 'Stand by me' in #80sExtravaganzaMovieNight was 6.95. #ebr 10:03, 21 Apr

j86mes This Monday morning, be honest with yourself, stand proud and tell this world you really do love this song http://bit.ly/4N0qjM #ebr 10:35, 19 Apr

j86mes Free milkyway(ASDA version) for the person who comes up with the best caption for the weird packaging #ebr http://yfrog.com/4vaa2mj 16:14, 16 Apr

j86mes Update: @ rantmedia HQ we're really glad it's Friday. Mostly b'cos we get 2 days without hearing Anton singing SusanBoyle! #anton<3SuBo #ebr 15:12, 16 Apr

j86mes 'Hands off my Whirly Bite!' - slogan of cheap ASDA milkyway alternative. #qotb 11:31, 16 Apr

j86mes How can anyone complain about living in the Rhondda? #ebr http://yfrog.com/j1u7uj 09:54, 14 Apr

antlers New phrase alert!!! : 'flipper ripper'. Fabulous. Try and use it in conversation today. You heard it here first. Mmmkay. #ebr 22:58, 13 Apr

j86mes Thought up some more inspired little twitter apps for the near future. Always happy to work on the lovely twitter API + groovygrails #ebr 14:36, 13 Apr

j86mes after a morning of JavaPDFgeneration I'd love a @waterlootea. As you can see we go there a lot > http://bit.ly/bDvmVv #ebr 15:00, 08 Apr

j86mes shopcardiff.com is online (deals/offers in cardiff), justdreamt.com is updated, but I forgot to feed my sisters rabbit. gutted. #ebr 11:47, 07 Apr

antlers Walking to corner shop to get more cheeeeeeese. Everyone needs cheeeeeeese. Cheesy cheese. #ebr 19:16, 05 Apr

jameseightysix Enjoying a caramel latte @ shot in the dark with my kili compadres after a... refreshing... walk up Pen y Fan #ebr 17:56, 05 Apr

jameseightysix I think me, @beth_bullock and @huwrhysjones should be the first 3 piece harmonica-group to perform a set @ the summit of kilimanjaro #ebr 12:44, 31 Mar

jameseightysix I like 2 lick my custard slices off walls and ceilings.Not by choice,just hard 2 eat. Amazing but v.impractical. How do you eat yours?! #ebr 13:55, 30 Mar

Crysalini I hope to remember my dreams tonight so I can share and match them on http://justdreamt.com - our fab new Twitter web app #ebr 13:51, 30 Mar

jameseightysix Just realised he has Friday off! And Monday! And justdreamt.com app is up and running. Good stuff. #ebr 13:07, 29 Mar

Crysalini #nowplayinginmyhead Lady Gaga- Paparazzi! #ebr 14:58, 26 Mar

Crysalini #nowplayinginmyhead Paulo Nutini - Model Pupil! #ebr 16:51, 25 Mar

jameseightysix Note:When dipping ChupaChups in tea, lolly may crack due 2 heat. I haven't seen 1 explode but anything is possible! Maybe wear goggles? #ebr 11:56, 25 Mar

jameseightysix Amazing discovery! Dipping Chupa Chups in tea! Lush. 'justdreamt' twitter app is shaping up nicely too #ebr 11:54, 25 Mar

jameseightysix @antlers on the subject of old school Julio Eglasias in his good old age of 66: 'coolio but not so hoonio' #qotb 16:33, 23 Mar

jameseightysix Love reading non-fluent-in-English people on forums. 'then it is my problem now, how to get file status is being copied? plis help!!' #ebr 14:22, 23 Mar

antlers App Store 'now accepting ipad apps'-At least until March 27th which is the cut-off for the 'grand opening'.Testing-by-emulator sucks. #ebr 00:18, 20 Mar

Crysalini learning about TABLE design in my ADVANCED web publishing course! :-( #ebr 18:36, 19 Mar

jameseightysix 1 thing I'm looking forward to in Tanzania is the Passion Fanta in those crates in re-cycled skinny glass bottles! Lush! #ebr 13:05, 19 Mar

jameseightysix #nowplayinginmyhead is McFly - StarGirl Thanks2 @chrisdjmoyles. But yesterday it was Meatloaf-AnythingForLove, don't know whats worse #ebr 12:31, 19 Mar

jameseightysix "What a regrettably large head you have. I would very much like to hat it." Fairplay I enjoyed Alice in Wonderland! Have I gone mad? #ebr 14:27, 18 Mar

antlers Another tender response done. Not impressed with 25 min wait in post office. Knew it was bad when guy in front had *sack* of parcels... #ebr 17:33, 17 Mar

jameseightysix A year and 1/2 in this job and I've only now discovered speakers in my drawer! Awesome! 37hrs per week of 'Chacaron' for @antlers #ebr 17:04, 16 Mar

jameseightysix Totally... Totes McGotes - Peter Klaven #qotb 15:41, 16 Mar

antlers True to say that it's difficult to retain your dignity playing on the wii with your mates. ;-) #ebr 23:20, 11 Mar

antlers A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.#qotb 13:24, 10 Mar

jameseightysix Massive craving for a corned beef pasty with ketchup. Sounds so wrong but it tastes almost as good as Newton Faulkner sounded on Monday #ebr 13:04, 10 Mar

antlers Monday night. 24 night. :-) #ebr 20:54, 08 Mar

antlers Three words: My. Head. Hurts. But in a good way. :-) #ebr 16:52, 03 Mar

antlers Favourite quotes so far: "that's just adding cruft" and "that goes against the fundamental axioms of mathematics" #ebr 15:55, 03 Mar

antlers Ready to get kicking with some groovy and grails! Bring it on! #ebr. 09:04, 03 Mar

Crysalini "Oh oh oh oooh oh oh oh oooh oh! Caught in a bad romance! Ra ra ah ah aahh! Roma rome mamaa! Gaga ooo lala!" Lady Gaga concert 2nite!! #ebr 08:31, 03 Mar

jameseightysix My soul is warmed by a combination of sunshine and WaterlooGardensTea, then off 2 London and @killitkid shall leave me truly uplifted #ebr 13:30, 02 Mar

jameseightysix Just noticed the #ebr flickr feed makes us look cat mental. @antlers is to blame. Dydd Dewi Sant hapus!!! 09:18, 01 Mar

jameseightysix London tue-fri to learn about computer things in the day. What to do in the evenings? #ebr 15:55, 26 Feb

jameseightysix Bored of this cold weather and snow. Can't wait to escape to the slopes of Kilimanjaro, I hear Africa is boiling! #ebr 11:15, 24 Feb

antlers Looking forward to getting some serious Groovy & Grails time soon #ebr 18:40, 19 Feb

antlers Pancakes - strange things - cause deep divisions. Lemon? Lemon & sugar? Maple syrup? Corned beef...? PD+1 #ebr 23:41, 17 Feb

jameseightysix http://bit.ly/4x6aYV - stuck in my head for 2 weeks now. At least the deep and meaningful lyrics have given me a lot to think about #ebr 11:36, 17 Feb

Crysalini Have you ever wondered if there was more to life, other than being really, really, ridiculously good looking? - Derek Zoolander #qotb 15:37, 16 Feb

antlers Honestly didn't think we would do it. Well done #Wales. #6nations #ebr 19:47, 13 Feb

antlers In Winchcombe. Small tea room sitting next to old people discussing technology. "they've changed their email number..." :-) #ebr 12:28, 12 Feb

jameseightysix #ebr is done, favicon inspired 'squashed starfish' is next project. When we're able to pronounce it. Try saying 'squashed starfish' 10times! 12:34, 11 Feb

antlers Soon a new and exciting site will launch... #ebr 17:02, 10 Feb

jameseightysix Going to the UKs top independant coffee shop of 2009 to make up for the fact I had to get up at 5.30am. #ebr 11:01, 09 Feb

antlers Classic Superbowl commentary: "like ants demolishing a biscuit. In reverse." Genius. #BBC #ebr 22:14, 08 Feb

antlers Can't put my finger on it, but there's something I just *like* about #London. Perhaps it's the sea air making me whimsical. #ebr 19:03, 05 Feb

jameseightysix For me, the iPad conjures only one thought, Trigger Happy TV. HELLO! YEH IM IN THE LIBRARY! ON MY IPHONE! #ebr * 12:56, 05 Feb

jameseightysix 'I don't know how to put this, but I'm kind of a big deal' - Ron Burgundy. Just testing #qotb 10:28, 05 Feb

antlers Sharing a train with the legend that IS Colin Jackson. He didn't hurdle onto the carriage - but seems a nice bloke... #ebr 09:49, 05 Feb

jameseightysix Frequently reduced to a bag of nerves after a grueling game of Bin Jenga #ebr 15:12, 04 Feb

antlers I have 2x first class train tickets from Cardiff central to London Padd tonight returning Sat evening. Anyone want them? #ebr pls RT 11:54, 04 Feb

jameseightysix @antlers me too how far did u go? Is that why u haven't made it in to work today? #ebr 10:53, 03 Feb

jameseightysix @Beth_Bullock #ebr is just me testing something I'm making in work. 10:52, 03 Feb

antlers Followed in the footsteps of @jameseightysix and @TonyRucinski - actually went for a run last night!! #ebr 10:46, 03 Feb

jameseightysix Yet another #ebr test. 16:28, 02 Feb

antlers Looking like 11 days of courtesy car!! Owchers. #ebr 14:39, 02 Feb

Crysalini loves a bear with wings! #ebr 13:51, 02 Feb

jameseightysix just found out his guitar is one of the worst built guitars ever! Hudsons suck. good to know! just testing #ebr so ignore this. 13:44, 02 Feb