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kingofspain··on The world's first website went online 25 years ago today
Odd to think the first website I ever built for someone else will be 20 years old next year - and virtually unchanged. They've sold a lot of paint with 90's HTML!
kingofspain··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (July 2016)
SEEKING WORK - REMOTE

iPhone / iPad, Android, Apple TV & Apple watch apps. Also API's and web stuff if you like! I'm a generalist/full stack mobile & web app dev. I mostly specialise in iOS & Android apps these days, as well as building out API's if required - and the website too, why not.

Recent work has included a cross-platform white label app and backend serving over a thousand individual apps & counting, a tablet app (iPad & Android) for overseas college students to browse matching courses/view media from prospective universities, an automotive social network app for iOS & Android.

Happy to supply links & more details on request - my contact info is in my profile.

Techblast: JS, PHP, Titanium, PhoneGap, React Native, Codeigniter, Laravel, HTML, CSS, node, Wordpress, AWS, Parse.

I'm UK based.

kingofspain··on Gun-control protest sparks chaotic scenes in US Congress
Yeah, 1996. A certain Andy Murray of tennis fame was in the school at the time.
kingofspain··on Nano is no longer a GNU project
Constantly - for editing crontab, or occasionally to tweak some config stuff on dev boxes. I also do a lot of PHP though so that could explain it...
kingofspain··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (May 2016)
SEEKING WORK - REMOTE

iPhone / iPad, Android, Apple TV & Apple watch apps. Also API's and web stuff if you like! I'm a generalist/full stack mobile & web app dev. I mostly specialise in iOS & Android apps these days, as well as building out API's if required - and the website too, why not.

Recent work has included a cross-platform white label app and backend serving over a thousand individual apps & counting, a tablet app (iPad & Android) for overseas college students to browse matching courses/view media from prospective universities, an automotive social network app for iOS & Android.

Happy to supply links & more details on request - my contact info is in my profile.

Techblast: JS, PHP, Titanium, PhoneGap, React Native, Codeigniter, Laravel, HTML, CSS, node, Wordpress, AWS, Parse.

I'm UK based.

kingofspain··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (April 2016)
SEEKING WORK - REMOTE

iPhone / iPad, Android, Apple TV & Apple watch apps. Also API's and web stuff if you like! I'm a generalist/full stack mobile & web app dev. I mostly specialise in iOS & Android apps these days, as well as building out API's if required - and the website too, why not.

Recent work has included a cross-platform white label app and backend serving over a thousand individual apps & counting, a tablet app (iPad & Android) for overseas college students to browse matching courses/view media from prospective universities, an automotive social network app for iOS & Android.

Happy to supply links & more details on request - my contact info is in my profile.

Techblast: JS, PHP, Titanium, PhoneGap, React Native, Codeigniter, Laravel, HTML, CSS, node, Wordpress, AWS, Parse.

I'm UK based.

kingofspain··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (February 2016)
SEEKING WORK - REMOTE

iPhone / iPad, Android, Apple TV & Apple watch apps. Also API's and web stuff if you like! I'm a generalist/full stack mobile & web app dev. I mostly specialise in iOS & Android apps these days, as well as building out API's if required - and the website too, why not.

Recent work has included a cross-platform white label app and backend serving over a thousand individual apps & counting, a tablet app (iPad & Android) for overseas college students to browse matching courses/view media from prospective universities, an automotive social network app for iOS & Android.

Happy to supply links & more details on request - my contact info is in my profile.

Techblast: JS, PHP, Titanium, PhoneGap, React Native, Codeigniter, Laravel, HTML, CSS, node, Wordpress, AWS, Parse.

I'm UK based.

kingofspain··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (December 2015)
SEEKING WORK - REMOTE

iPhone / iPad, Android, Apple TV & Apple watch apps. Also API's and web stuff if you like! I'm a generalist/full stack mobile & web app dev. I mostly specialise in iOS & Android apps these days, as well as building out API's if required - and the website too, why not.

Recent work has included a cross-platform white label app and backend serving over a thousand individual apps & counting, a tablet app (iPad & Android) for overseas college students to browse matching courses/view media from prospective universities, an automotive social network app for iOS & Android.

Happy to supply links & more details on request - my contact info is in my profile.

Techblast: JS, PHP, Titanium, PhoneGap, React Native, Codeigniter, Laravel, HTML, CSS, node, Wordpress, AWS, Parse.

I'm UK based.

kingofspain··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (November 2015)
SEEKING WORK - REMOTE

iPhone / iPad, Android, Apple TV & Apple watch apps. Also API's and web stuff if you like! I'm a generalist/full stack mobile & web app dev. I mostly specialise in iOS & Android apps these days, as well as building out API's if required - and the website too, why not.

Recent work has included a cross-platform white label app and backend serving over a thousand individual apps & counting, a tablet app (iPad & Android) for overseas college students to browse matching courses/view media from prospective universities, an automotive social network app for iOS & Android.

Happy to supply links & more details on request - my contact info is in my profile.

Techblast: JS, PHP, Titanium, PhoneGap, React Native, Codeigniter, Laravel, HTML, CSS, node, Wordpress, AWS, Parse.

I'm UK based.

kingofspain··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (September 2015)
SEEKING WORK - REMOTE

Generalist/full stack mobile & web app dev. I mostly specialise in iOS & Android apps these days, as well as building out API's if required.

Recent work has included a tablet app (iPad & Android) for overseas college students to browse matching courses/view media from prospective universities, an automotive social network app for iOS & Android and a rather large white label app & ecosystem for real estate agents.

Happy to supply links & more details on request - my contact info is in my profile.

Techblast: JS, PHP, Titanium, PhoneGap, Codeigniter, Laravel, HTML, CSS, node, Wordpress, AWS, Parse.

I'm UK based.

kingofspain··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (January 2015)
SEEKING WORK - Remote

Front end! Back end! Mobile!

I've built mobile apps (Android, iOS), web apps, API's, integrations and a multitude more things. I've lately spent a lot of time helping folks build their MVP's too.

I've worked at pretty much every level of web or app development so there's not much I can't help out with, not to mention this breadth helps even with narrower tasks.

Techblast: HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, nodejs, AWS, Angular, Phonegap, Titanium, some Swift + lots more...

Contact info in profile. Happy to supply long list of previous work and links.

I'm in the UK.

kingofspain··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2014)
SEEKING WORK - REMOTE

Greetings! I'm a generalist web dev / mobile dev with some design thrown in. Possibly one of those unicorns you here about - or at least a similar looking horse.

Need an app for iOS and/or Android? Need your MVP web app building out? Need some Wordpress guff sorting out? Then I can do those things! And more besides!

I've worked on everything from MVP's, Wordpress sites to big e-commerce, travel sites and both Android & iOS apps for clients both large and small.

Keyword bingo: PHP, HTML, CSS, JS, Web, Mobile, iOS, Android, Bootstrap, Wordpress, Codeigniter, Laravel, nodejs, AWS, Photoshop, UI, UX, SEO.

I'm more used to git these days but in a former life I've worked with mercurial too.

Email is in profile - happy to show you a big list of previous projects & apps and discuss your requirements.

I'm UK based but willing to travel for something interesting.

kingofspain··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (August 2014)
SEEKING WORK - REMOTE

Web & app developer based in UK. Specialising lately in building app MVP's for iOS and Android. Have masses of experience at all levels of web & app development. Front end, backend, building API's, integrating with API's, and 20 more things. Maybe 25. But not more than that...

Tech: PHP, HTML 5, CSS, responsive design, JS / jquery, Codeigniter, Bootstrap, Wordpress, Titanium, PhoneGap and loads more. Use git for source control but also happy with mercurial.

Recent web work:

* http://www.peopleinresearch.org

* http://yourtimecounts.org.uk

Recent app work (iOS & Android):

* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pitbot.pit...

* https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pitchup.com-campsite-caravan...

* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorvate....

* https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/motorvate/id883181497

* https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/eatmcr/id384069000

Email is in my profile or get in touch via http://pitbot.net.

kingofspain··on Ask HN: How to price a website I'm building for a friend's company
Second the mockup point. Even mid-fidelity mockups have caused me all kinds of headaches. Perhaps that uncanny valley effect, but no one ever asks you to move buttons 5px to the left, or change the title bar colour from dark blue to a slightly darker blue with a paper sketch!
kingofspain··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (June 2014)
SEEKING WORK - REMOTE / ONSITE POSSIBLE

UK based developer with design thrown in. Lately I've been mainly working on iOS & Android apps but I have a long history in web dev too.

Recent work:

iOS & Android: was 'app of the week' in a UK national newspaper & recently won a Moma award.

* https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pitchup.com-campsite-caravan...

* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pitbot.pit...

iOS:

* https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/eatmcr/id384069000

I also have another one due out in the next few days, which I can give more info for on request.

Other recent work:

* http://www.yourtimecounts.org.uk

* http://www.peopleinresearch.org

Techblast: Titanium, Phonegap, HTML, CSS, JS, PHP, responsive design, Wordpress, etc etc.

Contact details are in profile or via http://pitbot.net

kingofspain··on Visualisation of the expansion of IKEA
Somewhat timely, as I just got back from the Canaries. My other half was surprised to see an Ikea on the way back to the airport and assumed it was new (she last visited in the last 90's). Turns out it had been there several years before we got one in the UK.
kingofspain··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (May 2014)
SEEKING WORK - REMOTE / ONSITE POSSIBLE

Hello! I'm a UK-based full-stack developer with a touch of design thrown in.

I worked on e-commerce, Wordpress, CRM, API's (building & integrating with), web apps, MVP's, iOS/Android apps etc etc. Everything from little niche sites to those with huge traffic/revenue.

Front end web: HTML5, CSS, Javascript, responsive design Back end web: PHP (I specialise in Codeigniter but have used all kinds!), picking up nodeJS too.

App dev:

I work with Titanium mainly, but I've also used Phonegap in the past. Have worked on iOS and Android apps for phones & tablets. I've also built a good number of API's to complement, so that's covered too.

Most recent work:

* https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/eatmcr/id384069000 * https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pitbot.pit.... * https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pitchup.com-campsite-caravan....

In general I have a pretty good overview of every step of the development process - from sketch to deployment. I can help draw up specs, implement, optimise and launch.

In addition to the above, I'm happy to give some big discounted rates if any of the following sound interesting:

* I'd be very interested in building something on AngularJS or similar & also get into Python properly. If you have something non-mega-urgent that can handle a few little learning issues then it might be worth a try...

* Similarly, in exchange for travel+accomm, I'll do a big discount on work in interesting places with interesting people. Onsite work might be tricky outside the EU but in those cases I could work remotely initially and come say hello after.

Can supply big list of links and info on other recent work if interested.

Contact info in profile, or via http://pitbot.net

kingofspain··on Ask HN: What does your home office look like?
My (hopefully!) temporary setup consists of a table over the freezer in the corner of the kitchen. Flanked by enormo-pepper grinder and box-radio. On the plus side, I'm never far away from snacks...

http://i.imgur.com/uBotECk.jpg

kingofspain··on Someone needs to create a "Heartbleed Fixed" logo
AKA heart-belt: http://i.imgur.com/aFxh7VV.png
kingofspain··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (April 2014)
SEEKING WORK - REMOTE / ONSITE POSSIBLE

Hello! I'm a UK-based full-stack developer with a touch of design thrown in.

I worked on e-commerce, Wordpress, CRM, API's (building & integrating with), web apps, MVP's, iOS/Android apps etc etc. Everything from little niche sites to those with huge traffic/revenue.

Front end web: HTML5, CSS, Javascript, responsive design

Back end web: PHP (I specialise in Codeigniter but have used all kinds!), picking up nodeJS too.

App dev:

I work with Titanium mainly, but I've also used Phonegap in the past. Have worked on iOS and Android apps for phones & tablets. I've also built a good number of API's to complement, so that's covered too.

Most recent work:

* https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/eatmcr/id384069000

* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pitbot.pit...

* https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pitchup.com-campsite-caravan...

In general I have a pretty good overview of every step of the development process - from sketch to deployment. I can help draw up specs, implement, optimise and launch.

In addition to the above, I'm happy to give some big discounted rates if any of the following sound interesting:

* I'd be very interested in building something on AngularJS or similar & also get into Python properly. If you have something non-mega-urgent that can handle a few little learning issues then it might be worth a try...

* Similarly, in exchange for travel+accomm, I'll do a big discount on work in interesting places with interesting people. Onsite work might be tricky outside the EU but in those cases I could work remotely initially and come say hello after.

Can supply big list of links and info on other recent work if interested.

Contact info in profile, or via http://pitbot.net

kingofspain··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (March 2014)
SEEKING WORK - Remote

Hello! Looking to pick up an interesting project or two this month. I'm just as happy on the front or back end so I guess I could be one of them unicorns you hear about! Recent projects have included iOS & Android apps, a charity volunteering app (making use of ChartJS & PhantomJS amongst other things), pretty complex Wordpress site for the NHS, and a bit more...

Skillz and whatnot below...

The Web:

Web site & app dev/design.

* PHP (Codeigniter mostly of late but have worked with all kinds)

* HTML 5 / CSS 3, Javascript / JQuery

* Hand-coded or Bootstrap/Foundation

* Responsive as you like

* API development or integrations

* Wordpress

The App:

iOS and Android app dev/design. I work with Titanium for the most part but I've also used PhoneGap/Cordova in the past.

Most recent iPhone work:

* https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/eatmcr/id384069000

* https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pitchup.com-campsite-caravan...

The General:

* Generic sysadmin stuff (VPS setup, AWS & whatnot)

* Worked with all kinds of API's from AWS, Twilio, Stripe, Mailgun, etc etc

* Git or mercurial for source control

Contact details in profile or via my creaky old personal site http://pitbot.net. Happy to supply links and details for recent work and show what I can do for you!

I'm UK based.

kingofspain··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (February 2014)
SEEKING WORK - Remote

Web & mobile design/dev. A bit of an all-rounder.

Past things I done: Ecommerce, API's, apps for iOS and Android, intranets, medical compliance systems, CMS, CRM, surveying, events/ticketing, blah de blah. I can build your MVP or help further along the path!

General skillz...

Web:

* HTML 5, CSS, Javascript

* PHP (Codeigniter, Laravel, more...)

* Responsive-ness, bootstrap, zurb or hand-coded...

Mobile / Apps (iOS or Android):

* Titanium

* Phonegap

Happy with git or mercurial, some general server admin, AWS etc.

I'm UK based and happy to supply links and examples of previous work!

kingofspain··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (January 2014)
SEEKING WORK - Remote

I can be a unicorn for your project! Design & development, building API's, mobile apps and all that kind of stuff.

Past things I done: Ecommerce, API's, apps, intranets, medical compliance systems, CMS, CRM, surveying, events/ticketing, blah de blah. I can build your MVP or help further along the path!

Looking to pick up a couple of new projects now and rates from £500 / week for the moment.

Apps - iOS / Android

* App design, UI/UX

* Development Titanium or PhoneGap (prefer the former)

Recent iPhone app I completed (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/pitchup.com-campsite-holiday...) was App of the Week in The Sun here in the UK, which was nice. Web

* HTML 5, CSS, Javascript (also responsive, bootstrap etc etc)

* PHP (mainly Codeigniter recently)

* Some nodeJS

I could really do with something soon to help with the festive period so for something you want to start now, I can do a healthy discount :) Email is in my profile. Personal site (http://pitbot.net). Happy to supply links and whatnot for examples of previous work.

I work with Git usually, but mercurial is also fine. Happy with basic sysadmin stuff too.

I'm based in the UK.

kingofspain··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (December 2013)
SEEKING WORK - Remote

I can be a unicorn for your project! Design & development, building API's, mobile apps and all that kind of stuff.

Past things I done: Ecommerce, API's, apps, intranets, medical compliance systems, CMS, CRM, surveying, events/ticketing, blah de blah. I can build your MVP or help further along the path!

Apps - iOS / Android

* App design, UI/UX

* Development Titanium or PhoneGap (prefer the former)

Recent iPhone app I completed (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/pitchup.com-campsite-holiday...) was App of the Week in The Sun here in the UK, which was nice.

Web

* HTML 5, CSS, Javascript (also responsive, bootstrap etc etc)

* PHP (mainly Codeigniter recently)

* Some nodeJS

I could really do with something soon to help with the festive period so for something you want to start now, I can do a healthy discount :)

Email is in my profile. Personal site seems to be down at the moment (http://pitbot.net). Happy to supply links and whatnot for examples of previous work.

I work with Git usually, but mercurial is also fine. Happy with basic sysadmin stuff too.

I'm based in the UK.

kingofspain··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (November 2013)
SEEKING WORK - Remote

Web & mobile design/development. I can (and do!) work at all stages of the process, from mockups to front end build to building out the backend & API's.

Web: HTML 5, CSS, Javascript, PHP (particularly Codeigniter), some server JS.

Mobile apps: iOS, Android, mainly use Titanium but have used Phonegap too.

Previous work includes e-commerce, web apps, API development, frontend build, app design... the list goes on.

Can supply links to sites & apps on request. Contact in profile. Ageing personal site at http://pitbot.net

I'm in the UK.

kingofspain··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2013)
SEEKING WORK - Remote (UK based, travel negotiable)

Front end, back end - just as happy with either, or both!

* HTML, CSS, JS, responsive design, bootstrap etc etc

* PHP (Codeigniter mainly but happy with others)

* Titanium for iOS & Android dev (also have PhoneGap experience)

I've been playing with Node & AngularJS too, and would like a chance to use them in anger.

Also happy to do the odd bit of work in exchange for other benefits - flights to NY/SF, accommodation in Europe and suchlike. Though cold, hard cash is good too :)

Contact email is in profile or via my site at http://pitbot.net

kingofspain··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (September 2013)
SEEKING WORK - Remote (UK based, travel negotiable)

At risk of comparing myself to a fake horse, I'm something of the unicorn - happy working on any aspect of web dev, from the design & HTML to the bloody guts on the back end.

Been in the game for many years now so I've picked up a thing or two. I can also help with SEO-friendliness, things that convert from experience and so on.

Looking for some new and interesting projects to get stuck into. Ideal would some kind of retainer for ongoing work.

* Front end: HTML, CSS, JS. Responsive-ness, Wordpress themes, etc-de-etc

* Backend: PHP (mainly Codeigniter lately but can turn my hand to most things)

* iOS/Android app dev. Mainly use Titanium but have worked with Phonegap

* Git or mercurial is fine with me

* API-a-plenty, AWS, Stripe, Mailgun, MLS etc etc

Just to round me off a bit I've also worked in Perl, C, Delphi, Lua and AMOS(!) in the past, and whilst I'm not looking for work in those, it hopefully shows I can pick up new things and adapt as required (currently getting an AngularJS fix).

My rates aren't exactly comparable with offshore elance devs but are pretty good.

My site for what it's worth: http://pitbot.net

kingofspain··on 'WWIII Queen's speech' script revealed
They showed us Threads in primary school. I don't remember much of it to be honest, other than finding the accents hilarious (as Lancastrians we were brought up to fear & hate the Yorkist dogs).

I think it shook up the teachers more than us, but I guess that's to be expected. We were too young to really have felt the paranoia of the times.

kingofspain··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (August 2013)
SEEKING WORK - Remote (UK based, travel negotiable)

At risk of comparing myself to a fake horse, I'm something of the unicorn - happy working on any aspect of web dev, from the design & HTML to the bloody guts on the back end.

Been in the game for many years now so I've picked up a thing or two. I can also help with SEO-friendliness, things that convert from experience and so on.

Looking for some new and interesting projects to get stuck into. Ideal would some kind of retainer for ongoing work.

* Front end: HTML, CSS, JS. Responsive-ness, Wordpress themes, etc-de-etc

* Backend: PHP (mainly Codeigniter lately but can turn my hand to most things)

* iOS/Android app dev. Mainly use Titanium but have worked with Phonegap

* Git or mercurial is fine with me

* API-a-plenty, AWS, Stripe, Mailgun, MLS etc etc

Just to round me off a bit I've also worked in Perl, C, Delphi, Lua and AMOS(!) in the past, and whilst I'm not looking for work in those, it hopefully shows I can pick up new things and adapt as required (currently getting an AngularJS fix).

My rates aren't exactly comparable with offshore elance devs but are pretty good.

My site for what it's worth: http://pitbot.net

kingofspain··on The Million Dollar Homepage (2005)
At least one of the ads still works. The place I worked at back then jumped on it early (maybe only 9 or 10 other ads at that point). They paid more for a few pixels than I earned that month!
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