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iraq redux

Comment from the big one after viewing a trailer for a news documentary on Iraq which opened with the statue of Saddam Hussein being pulled down: “Some people…

os x 10.4

“My sources have told me that Apple will name Mac OSX 10.4 iOfTheTiger. The box will have a huge picture of BA Baracas with a huge golden X…

windows sickies

Computer ‘sick’ days revealed “Personal computers in Northern Ireland take more sick days than their owners” I’m sure it applies elsewhere, and whilst an amusing idea (what’s the…

there’s still hope for the movie afterall

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — HHGG Interview with writer Karey KirkPatrick I should have posted this a long time ago when I first read it, but…

on safari

I’ve only recently found out about the CSS attribute text-shadow after visiting Binary Bonsai (in Safari) and thinking it looked pretty neat, and then showing it to Nicci…

liquid layouts

http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/liquid/ Sort of how I work things through anyway but with some nice multi-browser comments

a python take on child rearing

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1239688,00.html Trust me, it is humorous, but only just, and only if you read the whole article…

simplebits minitabs

http://www.simplebits.com/bits/minitabs.html Hmm, love that effect. The second one that scales with the font size is simply great – dunno how to fit it into my site, but I’m…

now this is quality tv

http://www.uktvstyle.co.uk/WhatsOn/WatchingPaintDry.cfm I can’t decide if it’s far better than current TV, or a sadly accurate portent of what the huge number of Digital TV channels have in store…

artburn

http://www.martian.fm/artburn.htm “…existential nausea…” “…something with ‘phoenix’ in it.” Classic.

animals on the underground

This is totally worth a look, especially if you’ve ever stared dully at one of these things for >20mins each day commuting…. http://www.animalsontheunderground.com (Thanks for the link Duncan…

stunningly useful web design tool

Quickly and easily highlight each section of a web page without having to resort to border colours (which change the shape and size of objects anyway). Try it…

odd Powershot G3/OS X 10.3.3 movie file corruption

I’m not sure if this is a real problem or something I’ve managed to stuff up, but when I shoot both movies and still images on the G3…

music industry still not ‘getting it’

Gotta love this quote: …some labels are considering “bundling hit songs with other less-desirable tracks…” A practice that used to be called ‘An Album’. Obviously too hard a…

small sayings

head mystery teacher tukey == turquoise