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This post this was going to be was written on the tube after a being awake for about 36 hours straight. It was self-censored before it even got to you. That is because I was too tired and forgot to post it actually on the 13th, by the 14th I’d got some sleep. How unlucky […]

…because we can still spend a solid 2 hours playing MarioKart Double Dash!! even though it’s about good 3½ years old. The genius of Nintendo is not their ability to employ the fastest, slickest hardware, but to make truly fun, engaging games that last and last. God knows you won’t seem me for month’s when […]

Following on from yesterday’s interview I’d like to highlight something. The former comedian, and now just generally pissed off, Mark Thomas is organising a day of demos a week on Saturday about the need to apply for a permit to demonstrate within a mile of parliament with permission from the Police. Not having a permit […]

I am kicking off the interview series with an interview with Suw Charman of the Open Rights Group.

Tom Hughes-Croucher: Hi Suw, thanks for talking to me. Would you like to introduce yourself?
Suw Charman: Hi Tom. I usually let other people introduce me, but as you ask… I’m a social software consultant, and one of the […]

CrunchNotes had some interesting thoughts on Tim O’Reilly’s Code of Conduct. While I know I reacted strongly to the abuse of Kathy Sierra I also feel that the angry mob was somewhat a bad thing.
It’s good not to let hate be acceptable, however Hitler started his political career by raising reactionary mobs against perceived threats¹. […]

I’ve been looking for this for ages, and finally I found it ymail.app. However, the developer Eli is no longer actively maintaining it and it doesn’t work with Y! Mail Beta.
Since we have a new API for Y! Mail hopefully someone can patch this project up from what is on Sourceforge. If you want to […]

Finally, a new version of Sticky Windows is available. It’s a universal binary. It costs $20, however. I love the concept, however it was previously a bit arsey on Tiger on my MacBook Pro.
The general idea is that you drag a window to the side of the screen, where it sticks as a tab. Effectively […]

My mac needs:

A way to sync files with my bluetooth phone
A way to download all my photos from my bluetooth phone and import them into iPhoto
A way to lock the screen and run some Applescript without worrying that my script is going to crash, or take too long to actually lock the screen
A way to […]

Ask.com are one bunch of sneaky buggers. Their current marketing campaign revolves around the site information-revolution.org. The whole brand is designed to give a grass-rootsy, activist feels while actually being for corporate whorage.
 
I guess what bugs me about this campaign is the piggy backing on genuine causes to sell. It’s not actually collaborating with any […]

I’m about to start a series of interviews with a number interesting people. There will hopefully be interviews twice a week. However, it depends on how many of the people I know I can get to speak to me and responsive they are. If you would like to be interviewed on something email me at […]

Typing simply ‘ba’ into Quicksilver now summons Battle for Wesnoth I’ve playing it so much. It’s the kind of old style turn-based strategy I’d missed.
 
For anyone who had to hide the floppy disk for Battle Isle or the Civilisation CD, this is for you. Or rather this is crack to you, which may not be […]

Via the (sometimes tedious) magic of Stumble upon I found Moabi and Family’s eco-home.
They used traditional methods with some modern materials to create a stunning space. The building is ecologically sound and fits into the environment. While I can’t have anything like this living in London, it’s definitely something to think about the future.

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It’s almost that time of year again… CSS Naked Day ‘07 is nearly upon us. How will you fair up to the public without all your sexy stylin’?

CSS Naked Day does help to emphasise a good point though, semantic mark-up is beautiful too. Even without our precious CSS our sites still work, and that’s good.
Thursday, […]

A Good gag by Gez and co-horts.

Juicy Studio

Accessify

Box of Chocolates

Einfach fur Alle

Bruce Lawson

A jolly good gag, had me going until I looked at the calendar. The circular linking was a masterstroke. Who is going to fess up to organising this one I wonder?
The other gags which really tickled me were Google and XKCD.

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Jerry Brightonhammer said What in the name of Jerry Brightonhammer was that all about? I dont’ know but it doesn’t make sense to me.
Not the strangest comment random/splog comment I’ve ever received, but it’s isn’t actually a splog comment. I can only assume it’s some kind of web meme. A Google for Jerry Brightonhammer only […]