Archive for the ‘Rambling’ Category
Online magazine A List Apart has just published an article “Zebra Striping: Does it Really Help?“. As I can’t be arsed to re-write my thoughts in a logical and structured manner, I’ll just copy and paste what I put into the q*bee IRC channel:
[19:45] <Jem> I’ve just read an article on ALA about ‘zebra striping’ - where [...]
May 6th, 2008 · Categories: Coding, Rambling · 25 Comments
Now that I’ve convinced you all I live in some sort of scummy drug-filled ghetto where the lowest of the low choose to take root and reproduce, I would like to point out that it’s not all bad.
Telford — named after Thomas Telford the famous civil engineer — is home to the The Iron Bridge, [...]
April 18th, 2008 · Categories: Rambling · 25 Comments
I signed up to the second module of my course earlier this week — that starts in May — so expect another one of those crazy mad rush sprees while I get everything finished up in anticipation of sitting on my arse avoiding the coursework. Procrastination ftw.
Hex has been poorly, we had two vet visits [...]
April 17th, 2008 · Categories: Personal, Rambling · 12 Comments
I just wanted to make a quick post to point out the fact that, 2 days on, my blog isn’t dead. In fact, with more than double the normal page views (I’m not sure if that’s me testing things, you guys being nosy or the new structure working as planned) it’s coping remarkably well. No [...]
April 7th, 2008 · Categories: Rambling · 13 Comments
News, news, random crap, etc.
I passed the first module thingy of my course. It only (why is there no “<sarcasm>” tag?) took them 3 months to mark the damned essay report! Grade 2 Pass, whatever that means?
The thin looking kitty from the garden — so named Mr Scruffy, how original — has been fattening up [...]
March 27th, 2008 · Categories: Rambling · 14 Comments