Archive for September 2004
The Name Game 29 Sep 2004
I got a comment on one of my previous posts from Mattias Thorslund and it sparked an interesting conversation by email about naming conventions around the world. To quote Mattias: Attitudes towards names and naming seem to vary widely between cultures. I was planning on doing some research before writing it up as an article, [...]
Georgie Boy 21 Sep 2004
Now, with the recent release of the Star Wars Trilogy on DVD, a question occurred to me and I wondered if anyone would care to help me answer it.
Star Wars: A New DVD 20 Sep 2004
Yes, folks, it’s sad, but I’m excited to hold in my hands (as many of you out there will) the entire Star Wars Trilogy on DVD (is it still a trilogy considering there’s now 5, soon to be 6, films and the possibility of a further 3?). Approximate time before I rip the cellophane wrapper [...]
Shut I.T. 19 Sep 2004
I have a pet peeve I would like to share with you all: people who swear, shout and rant at their computers. I’ve known quite a few in my time. One of the guys at work (who is probably reading this) is a particularly big fan of calling his computer names. The other evening my [...]
WordPress Templates 18 Sep 2004
The more observant of you may have noticed that this site is powered by WordPress (WP) (not, as has been suggested, by small rodents), which is an open-source, completely free bit of blogging software. All in all I love using WordPress, it makes it easy to add content and change settings, has great community support, [...]
Towering Darkness (pt 5) 17 Sep 2004
If you haven’t already, you may wish to start at the beginning or read the last part of this story before reading on. “Who are you?” asked Rael. “We’re simple travellers, my lord.” “I’m not your lord and if you’re travellers, why were you hiding in the trees?” “We heard your horses and didn’t know [...]
Raising the Standard 15 Sep 2004
I stumbled across an interesting article over at ZDNet (hat tip: Dave Shea) about why the net community should stop harping on about web standards. As a fan of web standards, and being aware that the standards crowd is amongst the biggest and most vocal of online activist groups, I knew it was going to [...]
Flower Power 14 Sep 2004
Another interesting one from the BBC. Maybe now you’ll look at weeds in a different light? I think anything that introduces the word figwort back into common usage has got to be good news, the fact that it may be able to stand up to the seemingly unstoppable MRSA bug is no bad thing either [...]
Modern Rubbish 12 Sep 2004
I found a fantastic story that sums up my dislike for ‘modern art’ on the BBC the other day. Personally, I think the cleaner should have been commended. Whenever a discussion comes round to modern art I retell the story of when I went to our local art exhibition during my GCSE Art course (all [...]