Nick Parfene

CTO @SnapperServices Co-host @KeepInTouchFM, @CocoaheadsWGTN & @GDGWellington. He/him 👨‍👨‍👧‍👧

[Nick Parfene @nicktmro]

Order your next coffee using this helpful #MaoriLanguageWeek guide.
It may produce better results if you’re in New Zealand.

[Nick Parfene @nicktmro]

@DanielRensch any plans on joining Mastodon? There’s a growing contingent of #chess players there (incl GMs), and would be great to keep up with @chesscom, @GothamChess etc on a more open platform.

[Nick Parfene @nicktmro]

Let’s keep in touch. I moved here and it’s good: https://t.co/cx6c4OGwAg

[Nick Parfene @nicktmro]

Don’t listen to me when I tell you to @joinmastodon.

Listen to @JoannaStern!

https://t.co/mCQPDDtFOP

[Mastodon (@[email protected]) @joinmastodon]

Looks like #Mastodon is trending on Twitter as more and more people are announcing their new profiles. Welcome to the better social media that does not belong to a single company and cannot be sold, welcome to the fediverse!

[Nick Parfene @nicktmro]

@Sam_Copeland Bf2. Is this from a game?

[Nick Parfene @nicktmro]

@seancresswell @katie_pai Those are good questions :)

[Nick Parfene @nicktmro]

1.. g5 is an impeccable strike. I simply love #Chess960 #frchess (Fischer Random) for its capacity to make #chess games captivating from the very first move. @MagnusCarlsen and @GMHikaru are the ones to watch…

[Nick Parfene @nicktmro]

Where do NZ folks buy physical (tech) books from nowadays?

[International Chess Federation @FIDE_chess]

UPDATE: The Investigatory Panel will be composed of Salomeja Zaksaite, Vinzent Geeraets, and Klaus Deventer.

[Nick Parfene @nicktmro]

@cuteiosdev I moved to a lifestyle block 6 months ago. Keep thinking of apps to build for goat and sheep farmers. Feeling stuck but don’t send help just yet.

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@robholmesnz Had Stadia been a successful product, then could they not have shared the tech without disbanding the team? Meanwhile, it's another entry in https://t.co/bt4r6OW198

[Nick Parfene @nicktmro]

Stadia is shutting down in January. The declared reason is that it didn’t pick up enough users. What I’d love to learn about one day, is what went wrong: planning, execution, pricing, partnerships, etc. It certainly doesn’t seem to be a technology issue. https://t.co/A34GewO7z0

[Nick Parfene @nicktmro]

I don’t think we can blame Swift UI for this one, can we @AppleMusic? And if you do have a chance to look into UI bugs, can we please have all the buttons visible? I find the on-hover approach both non-discoverable and also frustrating.

[Nick Parfene @nicktmro]

@Arowin Yup. I do @hass_devs

[Nick Parfene @nicktmro]

I first saw cheating in chess back in the 80s. It involved chess books being hidden behind toilet cisterns. Those were analog times.

[Magnus Carlsen @MagnusCarlsen]

My statement regarding the last few weeks.

[Nick Parfene @nicktmro]

Do I know anyone who doesn’t like grilled halloumi cheese?

[Nick Parfene @nicktmro]

🙊

[GothamChess @GothamChess]

Dear rest of the world, you will probably be seeing Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann on your timeline today. Chess is a wonderful game - you should give it a try. We're just having a little drama right now.😄

[Nick Parfene @nicktmro]

@modsta Thanks for the kinds words! And for the leadership, mentorship, and personal example. 🙌
It’s our collective responsibility to look after Aotearoa…

[Nick Parfene @nicktmro]

@hndmrsh And so it begins...

[Nick Parfene @nicktmro]

Liking how the artwork gets the spotlight but the spacing and the corner radius feels really off. #iOS16