Hi! I'm Dean Robinson, and for a variety of reasons I very rarely blog any more, but I do still post some other bits and pieces elsewhere — you can find those below and on various social media platforms.
Hi! I'm Dean Robinson, and for a variety of reasons I very rarely blog any more, but I do still post some other bits and pieces elsewhere — you can find those below and on various social media platforms.
Five years on from being unceremoniously ousted from the Wayne Enterprises board by a group loyal to his father’s original vision for the company, Detective Bruce Wayne now spends his daylight hours working at the GCPD cleaning up the loose ends that Batman can’t. By night, Batman’s ongoing dance with Gotham’s colourful underworld has recently…
ReadI’m running. There are others running too, but I don’t know who they are and I can’t see their faces. You’re there. Are we chasing or being chased. Darkness outside, the storm is closing in. There are people parked out front, I can see their headlights. We race from one side of the abandoned shop…
ReadBrief dreams of other places, other faces. The where and when I'd rather be. The things I’d be doing and how I'd be doing them. Routine, constants, the avoidance of change that I see no personal benefit in. The chasing of happiness and the fear of failure that prevents me. I'm asleep, but conscious that…
ReadMy gaze dips every so often towards the clock, which I have now sat down in front of me. It’s amazing how much slower time moves when you're actively watching it. Despite only waking up a bit over an hour ago I'm feeling tired, but not a physical tiredness, it’s all mental. A million questions…
ReadObviously the logical part of my brain thinks that theory is bollocks, but the rest of the brain is running with it. I'm ok with that. I'd rather be calm than hideously scared. I sit up on top of the table, leaning against the walls in the corner of the room, just gazing straight ahead,…
ReadAdam Savage’s recent Maker Faire talk was good, but the Q and A session that followed was even better. One question in-particular - and his response - really got me. ‘How do you keep inspired when people are denigrating your work?’
I have a great domain name, really it doesn’t get much simpler, it’s my first name. I know it’s great because I keep getting ‘offers’ from people wanting to buy it off me. It’s not for sale, and here’s why.
The legalisation of same sex marriages would have no impact on my life. And that is exactly the point that I wish more people would understand. Before I continue, I present you a question, can you give me one good reason why same sex marriage should not be legal? Stop, think very, very carefully. Got your answer? Ok, good…
I’m in the process of building a WordPress site where all the images that I intend to upload will be transparent PNGs. I also plan to post links to each post via social media and wanted to automate to process of creating the various images varieties needed for different networks as part of the standard WordPress upload process.
It’s time to start something new. That something is “Small Stories”. What is “Small Stories”? Well, just in-case you’re a little slow and hadn’t worked it out for yourself, it’s stories… that are small. Duh.
At the end of June I made the decision that I would no longer be selling my current iOS apps, and that they would instead be free. Six months have now passed. So, how are things looking now?
Last week Apple took the official wraps off the new iPhones, introducing the iPhone Big and the iPhone Enormous. The existence of both had been long spoiled by the various rumour sites and component leaks. Apple also chose not to unveil the iWatch everyone was predicting, instead they introduced the Apple Watch as their long awaited entry into the smart watch market. Here are 50 of my thoughts - both serious, and not.
It has now been two weeks since I made all of my iOS apps free, and as expected they’re being downloaded more frequently than they were previously. But how much more frequently?
For the past three or so years I have spent much of my “spare time” designing and developing iOS apps. I wasn’t building apps to make money, I was building them to learn. For a long while that was enough, but the enjoyment vanished, and it is now close to five months since I last opened Xcode. Time to change a couple of things.
Just as most expected would happen following Manchester City’s purchase of the club in January, the Melbourne Heart are now officially Melbourne City FC. Along with the new name, they’ve also revealed their new logo and kit. The new logo is ok, but there are a few things I’d like to change.