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Ryan Ashbrook

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    Ryan Ashbrook reacted to princeton in 4.4: Animated GIFs   
    I think this is a great feature. I love ideas that allow members to express themselves differently from the norm.
    In this mobile world, GIPHY is needed. 
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    Ryan Ashbrook got a reaction from Stuart Silvester in Team Talk: What's your favourite feature?   
    I'm the opposite, actually - I frequently visit this site on mobile, and have no trouble moderating when needed from my phone.
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    Ryan Ashbrook got a reaction from Joel R in Team Talk: What's your favourite feature?   
    I agree on this one too.
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    Ryan Ashbrook reacted to Joel R in Team Talk: What's your favourite feature?   
    >> Next Unread Topic
    This little button at the bottom of the topic has totally changed how I browse IPS forums, especially on mobile.  I click, click, click to the next Unread and it's made it super fast for me to browse through boards.  
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    Ryan Ashbrook reacted to Mark in Team Talk: What would you do with $1,000,000?   
    Just out of interest, how much of that $1m are you estimating a day of my time is worth?
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    Ryan Ashbrook got a reaction from allahdhah in How to use Invision Community content in Wordpress in under 5 minutes   
    It will require some custom programming, but the REST API can be used for this.
    https://invisioncommunity.com/developers/rest-api?endpoint=core/search/GETindex
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    Ryan Ashbrook reacted to Day_ in Team Talk: Show us your workstation   
    Well if we're sharing he's mine. 
    2017 iMac Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 3.4GHz i5, 16GB Ram MacBook Retina 12 Inch 2017, 1.4GHz i7, 16GB Ram iPad Pro 10.5 Inch HomePod 
    Apple fanboy? not at all, I just like things that work. I do have a window device as well behind me.
    78 Inch white UPVC, white plastic leaded, air cooling. (desperately needs a clean)
     
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    Ryan Ashbrook reacted to Meddysong in Team Talk: Show us your workstation   
    It lacks the orderliness of everybody else's, I feel, but it's my attempt to look modern: two monitors with a laptop docked to them, etc. But yeah ... cables everywhere, shoved off to the side where they won't get in the way. And try not to notice that the main monitor is millimetres too tall for its location when connected to its own stand, so I've had to knock up a fairly rubbish wooden frame for it and wedge it in there. At least I have lighting, though! (It's a strip light, Matt, for added points!)

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    Ryan Ashbrook reacted to BomAle in Team Talk: Show us your workstation   
    I tried to use the available space and use a configuration with Santech N87. I gradually improved the desk by sawing the shelf in three and bought 4 partial extraction guides to have the possibility to slide each floor.
    Finally I installed an Arctic Z1 to be able to move at will the monitor especially when I have to work with friends.

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    Ryan Ashbrook reacted to Lindy in GDPR updates for Invision Community 4.3.3   
    @DReffects2 - I appreciate you've done extensive research as applicable to your situation jurisdiction. We have expended an enormous amount of time and resources aiding our EU clients with GDPR compliance to the best of our abilities and it's our understanding, we've actually done more than most similar platforms. A temporary line has to be drawn somewhere or we're going to end up with, as Matt said, a barrage of half-baked features and checkboxes everywhere. We have consulted with the ICO, our largest EU clients and perused legal resources and are confident that our implementation as of 4.3.3 will help satisfy your compulsory requirements under the GDPR. I know you don't like the "let's wait and see" approach on your remaining potential concerns, but that is in fact a key purpose of the judicial system -- interpreting and providing subsequent guidance on existing regulation.
    We are committed to adapting and accommodating as needed, I assure you. We aren't, however, able to go crazy and toss things in based on armchair interpretations. From a layman perspective, a simple checkbox here and there seems easy. From a development perspective - you need to do something with that checkbox. As the contact form, when configured such, is merely an email form, there's nothing to do in the same way there's nothing to do when you actively send someone a traditional email -- you're sending the email because you want to initiate contact. If you wanted a "simple" checkbox on the contact form that's simply sending an email, you then need to provide a mechanism for obtaining consent, store the email address, store the consent, provide a mechanism to withdraw the consent to store the email, etc. None of that is necessary based on reasonable interpretations of the GDPR, so as developers with finite resources, we need to weigh out these requests that amount to a fair amount of development time with limited basis and simply say, if you're super concerned about untested, unchallenged, extreme interpretations for things like this, it's likely best, for your own peace of mind, to simply not use the feature.
    I say with confidence that although ultimate compliance with any local, national or international law or regulation is the responsibility of the community owner; 4.3.3 is GDPR friendly. If you feel you need to be more restrictive based on additional member state requirements, interpretations or even personal peace of mind - you can of course disable embeds, disable the contact form, disable spam mitigation, disallow tech support and/or peruse third party solutions. It's my opinion, however, the EU authorities are not intending to cripple the Internet or make it cumbersome, inconvenient and unenjoyable to use; only to hold providers, controllers and processors to task for safeguarding data... and in that regard, it's only a good thing. 
    There's a lot of information, opinions and suggestions floating through the comments here and it's difficult to keep track of. We welcome you to engage us via a support ticket for software and corporate specific information and, of course, you may use the client forums to discuss various scenarios, share opinions, tips, etc. 
    We appreciate the feedback and participation. Let us know if we can be of further help.
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    Ryan Ashbrook got a reaction from MeMaBlue in How to use Invision Community content in Wordpress in under 5 minutes   
    It will require some custom programming, but the REST API can be used for this.
    https://invisioncommunity.com/developers/rest-api?endpoint=core/search/GETindex
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    Ryan Ashbrook got a reaction from Matt in How to use Invision Community content in Wordpress in under 5 minutes   
    It will require some custom programming, but the REST API can be used for this.
    https://invisioncommunity.com/developers/rest-api?endpoint=core/search/GETindex
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    Ryan Ashbrook reacted to SeNioR- in Team Talk: Who is your celebrity look-alike?   
    funny idea ?  
    Marc look-alike Roman Atwood

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    Ryan Ashbrook reacted to CP_User in Team Talk: Who is your celebrity look-alike?   
    PIVOT!
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    Ryan Ashbrook reacted to Joel R in Team Talk: Who is your celebrity look-alike?   
    Clearly IPS is the hottest cast to never hit the Hollywood Reporter.
    Also, I dont think we can take @Matt sertiously ever again while he wears a Krispy Kreme hat (their donuts are delicious though).  
     
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    Ryan Ashbrook reacted to Ramsesx in Invision Community 4.3 Now Available!   
    Love it, gives the site a new fresh look, very good job.
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    Ryan Ashbrook reacted to MadMikeyB in Team Talk: How did you first come across Invision Community?   
    I originally started out on vBulletin 2! Started making modifications for vBulletin 3 on vB.org. Very disillusioned with vBulletin 4, I was one of the first members on XenForo's bandwagon when that rolled along. Offered my services for vBulletin and XenForo for around 3 years freelance, started building my own forum softwares and also supporting the many free forum software such as PHPBB, MyBB and SMF with modifications.
    At some point along the way I saw a tech support job at IPS, and had to go for it. Eventually I moved on to maintaining the free Converters, writing Single Sign On's and Managed Services dealing with some amazing clients here. The guys are great and it is still one of the favourite jobs I've had, and I still have fond memories of this place so I thought I had to share my own story. (PS, Lindy my mum still mentions your facebook chats )
    I'm still building forum software and all sorts of other bespoke stuff as the lead developer with my own team of 6 very talented guys in a local digital agency, but I really did get my first "real" start here.
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    Ryan Ashbrook got a reaction from sobrenome in Why owning your own community is better than using a Facebook Group   
    What problems do you have? I use our site on my phone very frequently, and I don't have any problems.
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    Ryan Ashbrook reacted to DesignzShop in Team Talk: What is the geekiest thing you do in your spare time?   
    Just daily exercise and life for myself. You could say I geek out on drums in a major way  I'm also involved in the industry in small way.
    If you like it all natural



     
    Or with some glitz


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    Ryan Ashbrook got a reaction from Matt in Team Talk: What is the geekiest thing you do in your spare time?   
    I would love a drum set - I'm not a good drummer, but it's really fun when you need to let off some steam.
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    Ryan Ashbrook reacted to WOFman in Team Talk: What is the geekiest thing you do in your spare time?   
    I will have 20 once I pick this one up later this summer
    Tony Iommi Signature SG

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    Ryan Ashbrook reacted to WOFman in Team Talk: What is the geekiest thing you do in your spare time?   
    Actually my geeky hobby is not really that geeky, I collect guitars. Right now I have 19
     

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    Ryan Ashbrook reacted to Matt in Team Talk: What is the geekiest thing you do in your spare time?   
    Paging @Ryan Ashbrook ^
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