custard doughnuts

Thursday 5th of December 2013

I was recently forced into the world of responsive email building. Having previously done responsive/mobile friendly websites and regular HTML emails, I figured it would be a fairly straightforward blend of the two.

Oh... no no.

The following is a combination of what I've got from other people, what I've learned, what I've figured out for myself. I'm trying to give specific details as many of the guides I came across were a bit high level. Hold on while we get techy.

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Saturday 16th of November 2013

There's been a lot of debate this week over cycling in London following the deaths of five cyclists in nine days. I originally wrote this some time ago and hadn't got around to posting it, but now seems like an appropriate moment. The problem, as with many problems, is that while accusations can be levelled at various parties there is no single answer to the question of how to make cycling safe.

There's a lot of people in London and I think it would help us all if we bear in mind a few things that the average traveller might not be aware of.

1. Pedestrians do not automatically have right of way in all situations.
2. Cyclists do not automatically have right of way in all situations.
3. Motorcycles and mopeds do not automatically have right of way in all situations.
4. Cars do not automatically have right of way in all situations.
5. Taxis do not automatically have right of way in all situations.
6. Buses do not automatically have right of way in all situations.

Now for some more specific advice. Please skip to the section that is relevant to you.

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Sunday 20th of October 2013

It's been a loooong time coming, but I've finally managed to overhaul custard doughnuts. I thought it was about time I had a website that reflected my current level of web development ability. Having said that, consider this the pre-launch - the front end in particular is entirely preliminary and more thrown together than properly designed.

So what's new?

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