@dinicmilan It will be quite different for me than for you, as my country is on their list of “preferred” visa applicants. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/396047641257459712

@dinicmilan Not sure what visa it is. They just told me to turn up and apply when I’m there. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/396035840021110786

@markjaquith I started using Vagrant (with Virtualbox) today and have been surprised at how slow it works. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/396009705862348801

@johnbillion @davecoveney @Mamaduka Thanks 🙂 … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395891305941065728

@ngaireackerley @DeFries @simonwheatley @scottbasgaard @TCBarrett @markmcwilliams Thanks 🙂 … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395857354123911169

@williamsba @Krogsgard Thanks for the kind words 🙂 … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395693317620789248

@scribu Norway is lovely in winter. It’s autumn that’s the problem! Rain is much worse than snow. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395690695807492096

@andrea_r I don’t mess around 🙂 … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395690298514608130

Time to change my Facebook profile from “hobo” to “employed” … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395688094382686208

@kimparsell Thanks Kim 🙂 … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395687999859851264

@pollyplummer Thanks. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395687865503719424

@Holly_McIlwain Thanks 🙂 … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395687833593479168

@jeffr0 Metronet is still operational. Their WordPress team just downsized quite a lot. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395687568391823360

I have a new job! RT @jakemgold: Proud to welcome the great @ryanhellyer to @10up … http://t.co/QTQEkWF1jp … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395686961857699840

@AKiwiInGermany I hope you have been practicing your recycling http://t.co/TRDptV25n7 … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395684700289003520

@danielbachhuber Seems normal to me … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395678476029923328

@ryancduff That does not render SSL moot since SSL is still secure. Just need to use it differently. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395678213814648832

@Rarst Would I be correct that you prefer projects with extremely tight/strict requirements? … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395670825216794624

@jason_conroy @thenbrent I’m not available for hire anymore sorry. Perhaps ask @ronalfy or @lanche86. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395668202170368000

@Rarst The number of companies who actually need solid coding skills that you would want to work for is kinda small I think. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395666140762222592

@Rarst There will be an announcement post coming out soon’ish explaining what I will be doing 🙂 … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395665678562508800

@Rarst The vast majority of companies are simply grinding out websites non-stop, which doesn’t require so much skill. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395665526703525888

@Rarst I suspect Automattic would have the sorts of deep code oriented projects that might appeal to you and need your skills. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395665361519263744

@Rarst I had a similar experience last week. At the moment I’m preferring to work elsewhere though. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395665016307073024

@Rarst Many people just think that the biggest company is the best to work for. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395664857158406144

@Rarst The big A hires talented WordPress devs. You are a talented WordPress dev, ipso facto people recommend you go there. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395663387193257985

@MaryFrances110 @AKiwiInGermany Egads! That sounds awful! Kiwifruit and strawberries sounds good though. mmmmm … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395645832424615936

@MaryFrances110 @akiwiingermany I think you just invented a new form of breakfast food. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395642138756915200

Having an excellent last 5 mins 🙂 Managed to finally complete a 10 min task which took me 7 hours and received my passport in the mail 🙂 … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395589549092794368

RT @iamdevloper: Monday: “I’ll be 30 mins max on this bug”, Thursday: *Hand pumps paraffin over laptop, burns building to ground* … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395475756551524352

Wanna punish someone for stealing and marrying your girl? Here’s how to deal with them … http://t.co/jjjmUJoN7q … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/395209430394232832

@SiobhyB The world is full of unpleasant people. I prefer to think of all the wonderful goodness oozing out everywhere else 🙂 … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/393735099465752577

@SiobhyB Either I’ve been around too long so am part of the cliques, or I just butt my nose in anyway 🙂 Perhaps a combination of both 🙂 … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/393734154178674688

@SiobhyB @DeFries @SiobhanPMcKeown @paul_wp Interesting to hear you find the community cliquey. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/393734008518877184

@SiobhanPMcKeown Something like this would be cool 🙂 http://t.co/NRzWDYwGiC … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/393391352018661376

@SiobhanPMcKeown it would make you look uber silly 🙂 … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/393358524195278848

@SiobhanPMcKeown I think your avatar needs a bit more of a fisheye look. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/393352266901884928

@Mamaduka @ronalfy I am awful at JS and I prefer to do WordPress specifically rather than generic PHP. So I’m not interested sorry. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/393344771881959424

@Rarst Since I now own a MacBook Air, that purchase served a double purpose 🙂 … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392931417849868288

@Rarst I bought it for a skinny 12.1″ laptop which there weren’t many cases for back then. So I bought a bunch of MacBook Air cases. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392931350342565888

@Rarst I just wanted something foamy/rubbery, so cheap was fine for what I wanted. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392931112278032384

@Rarst I ended up buying a bunch of uber cheap ones on eBay. They were so cheap I just threw out the ones that didn’t fit. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392929651125145600

RT @MaggieJordanACN: Best Selfie Ever http://t.co/I8KKn8fZOj … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392438350881521665

@TCBarrett I think I envisaged you somewhere in rural Canada. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392438158123859968

@TCBarrett I had no idea you lived in the UK. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392435965211725824

@TCBarrett The NZ passport application process is totally online, so no need to post anything at all let alone the old passport. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392435824018866177

@trepmal @mhanes It’s like using two mice at once 🙂 I had big problems with RSI until changing to this setup. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392413459302084608

@trepmal @mhanes I use a Wacom bamboo in my right hand and a rollerball in my left hand … http://t.co/WPAe4BL2B3 … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392412822661242880

@trepmal @mhanes They take some getting used to, but are nice once mastered 🙂 … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392412702246961152

@mhanes @trepmal I also find that they’re much less stress in my wrist. I can’t use a mouse very long before my wrist gets sore. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392410979147190273

@daclements That’s what I assumed too. It was probably somewhere in the fine print – which I never read. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392410785789804544

@trepmal Wacom tablets are awesome. I use one instead of a mouse. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392404553045667840

@simond All my sites are on one multi-site. So when I’m done with a blog, I just list it as a historical archive and leave it there. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392403209220001792

@simond Why would you decommission Puffbox? … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392400334653784064

@geekcode I can also pay an extra fee to have it processed and sent uber fast. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392390130201559041

@geekcode Too many Kiwis travel for them to get away with that. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392388897332035584

@geekcode The application said maximum 10 working days, plus delivery time. Except I was intending to travel in less than that. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392387003574411265

@geekcode New Zealand is excellent at processing stuff like this. Much faster than other countries, so it shouldn’t be a big problem. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392386771310624769

@th3rac25 @jstr Yes, still in Norway. Who are you by the way? … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392386606319300608

Who would have thought losing your job would be both exciting and tiring? I’ve been flat out all day and still have loads left to do! … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392382301788962816

@karmatosed Life is an adventure and I plan to ride it somewhere interesting 🙂 … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392381432762732544

@andreasnrb Work visa applications usually require a new’ish passport. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392380015330856960

@andreasnrb Oh, sorry. I misread your tweet. I needed a new one as old one was due to expire soon. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392379894476578816

@andreasnrb For travelling out of Norway. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392379733025255424

@Mamaduka I don’t really want to live somewhere without learning the local lingo. Otherwise you just feel like an outsider looking in. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392379539739144192

@nostromo Thanks. I’m sure it’ll work out for me. I always seem to land on my feet eventually 🙂 … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392379201195880448

@BoweFrankema Thanks Bowe 🙂 … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392379077409398784

Poop! I applied for a new passport, which immediately invalidated my current one and so I can no longer travel outside of Norway :/ … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392378834018136065

@NiklasHogefjord There’s still a couple left. WordCamp Arvika needs to happen so that I have another excuse to visit Oslo again 🙂 … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392368785849856000

@Rarst @no_fear_inc @jasontucker @chrislema Wish I’d known you were outside. I’m not a fan of crazy loud noises. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392368406965784576

@ideasrunner Haha, I can’t surf to save myself. I can probably handle a boogie board though 🙂 … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392354897251020800

@ideasrunner I’ve never been to Spain, so this seems like a cool excuse to visit the country 🙂 … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392346857093206016

@ideasrunner I have lots of options popping up right now, but yours is definitely one of the stranger/more interesting ideas! … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392346712255496193

@pollyplummer Thanks! … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392337144326680577

@ideasrunner That sounds quite appealing actually! I’m hectic busy right now, but I’ll get in touch in a day or two if you are serious. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392336715698163712

@10up @sabreuse @JS_Zao @johnpbloch @helenhousandi I hope you meant “talking to”, not “taking to” 😛 … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392303633226010624

@helenhousandi Not for a while now. They still have an ad up, but I think they just forgot to take it down. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392261314049232896

@Mamaduka Not sure I could handle learning the Georgian language unfortunately. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392247634028929024

@paul_wp Yup, economic reasons. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392247278242914304

@ngaireackerley No. I’m trying to be very particular about who I apply to. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392214239538339840

@SiobhanPMcKeown I have feel sorry for some of my co-workers who didn’t have plans already in action. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392210952399360000

@SiobhanPMcKeown Bad, but not super bad since I was already intending to leave. They’ve just accelerated my plans. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392210857041870848

@andreasnrb Just a tad. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392208013492502528

Looks like I’m on the job market :/ https://t.co/YvOndY2TGF. Get in touch if you need a full-time WordPress dev 🙂 http://t.co/Zdpxx4gr6w … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/392196760359403520

@AndorNagy I hope you find the smilies useful 🙂 … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/391923706404294656

This should be higher! RT @ronalfy: … a slow journey – Simple Comment Editing finally passed the 1000 download mark http://t.co/aDrUUzSoqL … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/391861849500975104

@paul_wp probably … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/391513230507769856

I know some extremely high skilled WordPress devs. looking for jobs. If you are hiring, please email me (http://t.co/Zdpxx4gr6w). … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/391497093304811520

New blog post: Amsterdam – http://t.co/KmS5A1LCeV … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/391236341151064065

New blog post: Erdinger alcohol free beer – http://t.co/u2Vyp19q2g … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/390971605364793344

New blog post: Wuppertal – http://t.co/usmG7x8yIL … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/390518650815668224

@joshkdavies Nope, but I did try Oktoberfest beer. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/390232516059467776

@joshkdavies I’m currently on holiday in Germany. Heading back to Norway later in the week. … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/390232176698327040

@joshkdavies No need for Photoshop when you have perspective! … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/390229544156037120

Suck at Photoshop? no problem, there are alternatives 🙂 http://t.co/3TXKyuwGIC … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/390216266663100416

New blog post: Leiden Air BNB – http://t.co/g7c48SfgJL … http://twitter.com/ryanhellyer/status/389884851547287552