David Roessli (@roessli)

Geneva, Switzerland → you'll find me on Mastodon now.

The below is an off-site archive of all tweets posted by @roessli ever until April 15th, 2023, date at which my Twitter API access was suspended.

March 2015

Apple has opened Maps Connect to Switzerland mapsconnect.apple.com Update your business infoâ€#fb

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@AirbnbHelp Yes, we’re off to the South of France :)

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@Airbnb why are you suddenly texting me in German? Please honnor our account settings… we DON’T all speak German in Switzerla #i18n

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Asaf Avidan (@ Les Docks for Asaf Avidan in Lausanne, Switzerland) swarmapp.com/c/4WP8QOt9LgP

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Counter intuitive at first, but an interesting read “Why You Should Avoid Shooting With Small Apertures” zite.to/1yhZbBE

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“Storage Breakthrough Will Improve SSD Capacity Tenfold” Sweet. Now we need the same increase in battery lifeâ€zite.to/1H8tn7dHb

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thenoyes UX and UI peeps! @CERN is hiring: jobs.web.cern.ch/job/11356

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Validating input fields is good, as long as you provide a timeout on touch devices that doesn’t prevent your user’s from pasting content…

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@Pumpkinsouper must have missed an earlier tweet… building an extension?

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RT @fehler: “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” —Benjamin Franklin

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Yay! My copy of “You can find inspiration in everything” ordered af@fehlerhler’s ta@smashingconfngconf has arrxthanks

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@flexibits Thanks! No problem, these things happen… I feel your pain…

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RT @ChromiumDev: Based on feedback from developers & the Pointer Event Working Group, Blink is now reconsidering Pointer Events: https://t.…

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@flexibits Fantastical 2 looks fabulous, but crashes after account selection… (I have Fantastical 1 installed)

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Discovering @browserstack’s revamp - nice :)

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I think all systems are nominal again. To add insult to injury, my local SSL certs decided to expire this weekend adding to the entropy

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@8eau Thanks - all is backed up (3x) and I’m swapping all the set’s drives. It’s just a bother… :/

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Still deep into my IT problems… after my main switch going west, here’s my main raid going down - out to buy new driv¦ #pff

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Knackered. Calling it a day. A week actually. I’m a lucky man to live the kind of life I live <3

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|LIVE NOW| Genève, sa Gueuletmrk.tv/1BcneC5g

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|LIVE NOW| Inside “Genève, sa Gueule”tmrk.tv/1BcfYGib

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|LIVE NOW| Ninian on “Genève, sa Gueule”tmrk.tv/1FLwmUGd

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In 19 minutes: Vernissage de “Genève, sa Gueule”tmrk.tv/1FLrfUs6

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“Genève, sa Gueule” is live (and in person) Congrats Fab & Mgeneve-sa-gueule.ch0pic.twitter.com/ysVKO6abDJ6abDJ

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Genève, sa Gueule au Forum Faubourginstagram.com/p/0dOC6FJsCD/C

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Giving a hand to setup the final preps fir tonight’s event… (@ Forum Faubourgswarmapp.com/c/dh2eYS4bCtgFU

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J4CKMULL Solar eclipse from the International Space Station pic.twitter.com/NxnuQMQVma

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Nailed it. The switch it dead - recabling essential devices directly into the router

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@loriskumo thanks! Managed to get in, but something in the LAN is failing — I think it’s the switch :/

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@loriskumo thanks! Managed to get in, but something in the LAN is failing — not my day :/

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Forgot my keys, broadband down, run out of coffee… I’ve seen better starts of the day :/

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Luggage delivery loterie result: 23 / 17 - not bad ;)

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I can recognize jet brands and models now… well some at leasn@TSHugueninin

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RT @LinnOyenFarley: Love how many of the talks at #smashingconf are the equivalent of a good smack to stop making the web terrible. http://…

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Découvre les photos de la manif de@SeymaResistancee sur FB. Bel engagement! Avec vous en pensées et en cŔur depuis Oxfomaz

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RT @SeymaResistance: Une manifestation bigarrée qui regroupe parents, élèves, enseignants et syndicats http://t.co/CYxoolPltv

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frauschusa the scrollwheel seen in the very inspiring talk of @rilan at made me cry youtu.be/fa9DLxDtPtc

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Yay! The sun has come out for :) flic.kr/p/rFyK7t

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A BIG thanks to @smashingconf and all the speakers for an amazing couple of days — see you soon in Barcelonare

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Offline first : treat the network as an enhancement! @jaffathecake

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This decade web apps are making the errors of last decade native apps @jaffathecake

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@fehler thanks! Yes, I did :) “Late binding” has become the neologism of the day :)

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Seeing the problem is usually harder than fixing it @lornajane

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RT @clagnut: Mind being blown by @zomigi showing flex box as a tool for RWD but as a progressive enhancement #SmashingConf

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@robrecord whoosh… You made me think I got Zoe’s twitter handle wrong for a minuteâ)@zomigizngconf

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Hey, Opera Mini supports Flexbox! @zomigi

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.@codepo8 joins @undermanager in “Let’s fix things out there before we go and invent new shiny ones” anf

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“Let’s build the minimal loveable product!” Yay! Thank@codepo8o8 for an insightful talneal

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Feeling like a fraud keeps you humble, sane and your toes @codepo8

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When you feel like a fraud, go and find something new, build something new, and suck at it until you get better at it @codepo8

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“Backward compatibility should be a given” My first website (circa 1993) still loads in any browser :) @codepo8

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Build for people that are not us. Out there is a web that people use that is terrible. @codepo8

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“We used to be in control” @codepo8’nf talk really resonates with me :)

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Push notifications are as annoying as popups @codepo8

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@loriskumo @elisabethirg obviously :) Need to have a chat with the accountant in me ;)

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@loriskumo @elisabethirg I don’t have any planned beyon@uxlausannene … kindda reached my quota :/ I would like one in the autumn though…

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scottwhitebread One of the best slides of the day at Oxford. instagram.com/p/0VoAw5TJtS/

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Behind a computer screen in full “late binding” mode instead of drinking fconf beer at Freud@fehlerfnabbit

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@NerdyBirdySteph Thanks! Good luck with your new job! See you maybe in Freiburg — cheers ;)

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Heading back to the hotel to try and get a couple of hours worth of client work done before the party :/

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Love the web! Thanks for an inspiring talk (as always) @brucel

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Stop emulating failure! Decide what is important and make things better! @brucel

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Err… home screen, not desktop :nf

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Saving an app to the desktop isn’t scalable on our current smartphones is it@brucelenf

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rajadain @roessli @smashingmag @PeterBilak that just feels like the tail wagging the dog

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Discovering Service Workers. It enables apps to be offline by default and requires and URL @brucel

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Oops “Uncaught node.js Error” @attasi now you’ve REALLY got me excited by nw.js :nf

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nodewebkit (aka nw.js) look really (really) coolâ€@attasisnf

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Listening to @natalieyadren talk on data visualisations on maps reminded me of Minard’s map of Napoleon’s russian campaconf

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Magazines : the readers are a commodity sold to the advertisers. Content 46% vs 54% Ads @PeterBilak

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@yoavweiss yes, that’s what we did for those which didn’t require cropping. Worked okay. It was just a lot of files :) Great talk, thanks!

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Treated myself to a bunch of books following @fehler’s talk anf (incl Paul Smith’s “You Can Find Inspiration in Everything…”)

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THE BEST Web conference of the moment is…nsuper.me/p/tOr8B0

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.@grabaperch has an excellent article on how to use srcset within their CMS :) /@yoavweiss

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I love srcset/picture but in a recent project it led to the generation of 16 versions of each image… (size, res,â@yoavweisseconf

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Great talk by @clagnut on giving your users what they need (rather than what they want) on the rbkc.gov.uk redesign

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@fehler Thanks! Yes, your talk was brilliant! It was heartning to listen to you shape in words what I’ve been feeling for ages :)

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RT @fehler: @roessli Read. That’s the trick (which few, sadly, engage with). More inputs leads to better outcomes. #smashingconf

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When interviewing your users, try to let go of your assumptions by @owltastic at pic.twitter.com/L1GNKN43P8

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Good list of recommended readings by @owltastic at pic.twitter.com/mOpuBpa4Gb

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Can’t repeat it enough : Real human needs are the most valuable constraints we hav@owltasticinf

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Couldn’t agree more : Tell yourself “I’m not a procrastinator, I’m just late b@fehlerashingconf

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The trick is to get more parts on the table. Only then, you can start weaving them together @fehler

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Use the written word to turn yourself into something else. Open a blog. Put it out there @fehler

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Wrestling your thoughts into shape, making a unified theory of everything @fehler

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Create a richer mind. Broaden your perspectives. Read. @fehler pic.twitter.com/IPbPzTALkk

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You can find inspiration in everything. If you can’t, try harde@fehlerenf

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We’ll start as soon as we find the lightswitc@seb_lylnf

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Practical hands experience on balloons blowing at pic.twitter.com/SlguslNAbT

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@gnf_iec because FB wants you to enjoy their ads? I’m surprised only 2% added their FB feed to Flipboard…

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This sucks… even if I’m among the 2% of readers who views Facebook on Flipboard https://t.co/TMmseiX2dv #fb #w http://t.co/skdqjH8AwJ

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Believe it or not, but I have the BEST postman in the world. I am so lucky — thanks Gilles D. :)

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Arrived in Oxford (i love this city) for after catching up with friends. @NerdyBirdySteph are you here this year?

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|LIVE NOW| English countryside from the train mrk.tv/1ClLPtz

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I wonder if the Apple Watch has a flight safe mode…

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Enjoying a coffee while they prepare our mezze at Saveurs du Liban swarmapp.com/c/b6iZ3TMmmwa pic.twitter.com/77NXHSFtsE

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|LIVE NOW| Demo pour les kids mrk.tv/18rzvfh

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bdufresne Rest of the world will celebrate Pi Day on the 31th of April

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“Why are white people expats when the rest of us are immigrants?” zite.to/1EGOHTA

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I’ve always been very fond of pi :) “Why Pi Matters” zite.to/1Fk1NFw

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Water Stains on the Wall (@ Grand Théâtre de Genève in Geneva, Gswarmapp.com/c/gCM9HRXH9VMQpic.twitter.com/12vtN3TZDdZDd

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Just bought a copy of @khoi’s new book, @howtheygotthere—career interviews with digital designers! Check it outhowtheygotthere.usJT

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RT @wmmna: the @CreativeDisturb podcasts that feature women’s voice in art, science and technologcreativedisturbance.org/womensday/yofb

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RT @emmabregnard: Aujourd’hui à la Seymaz tous les élèves ont fait la grève 💌😌

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Happy Birthday @mathiasbregnard! You are 4 years from 12 and 4 from 20.  Enjoy being middle-teen-aged! <3 #14:26bpic.twitter.com/msCprxXw4MM

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La décision du Conseil d’Etat concernant la fermeture du CO Seymaz/Collège de Candolle ne tombera qu’Ãveymay #fb

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Belle soirée de soutien contre les rumeurs de fermeture du CO Seymaz et Collège de Candolle par Emery-Torracintpic.twitter.com/BUj7RtIA1919

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Battle stations (@ Seymaz in 1225 Chêne-Bourg, Genèveswarmapp.com/c/aIABe8rLnwIAU

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Man shouts and runs. Other men shout and run after. Something drops to the floor: a 9mm mag charger… fully loaded. To be found by anyone :/

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About to watch a screening of Matthieu Heiniger’s Base Camp Circus aur

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Congrats to @extracoiffure for the relaunch of their website (built on @grabaperch) extracoiffure.ch

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Congrats @FredericJacobs, @corbett and @abolishme ! “Signal 2.0: Private messaging comes to the iPhone” zite.to/1N9yzMM

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@emmabregnard Haaaappy Birthday my girl! In thoughts with you at this moment <3 #10:52 #fb http://t.co/mjiXEMRA2m

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TheRealNimoy A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP

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Nothing but the truth “Google wants to rank websites based on facts not links” flip.it/u58GT

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