Desperately seeking coffee

Rob Sandbach as Nathan Barley

2008-09-02T13:54:00.001Z

Rob Sandbach as Nathan Barley
Originally uploaded by Dave Kinsella.

I have a new office mate, we now need a name for the R&D office:

Geekzone?
Office 2.0?

Doodle

2008-09-01T14:59:00.001Z

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Why We’re Suing Facebook For $25 Million In Statutory Damages

2008-04-01T00:22:00.001Z

I always forget to prepare something for April fools, Mr. Arrington has gone into full-on onion mode with this treat!

Why We’re Suing Facebook For $25 Million In Statutory Damages

Semantic Markup - more work than I expected

2008-03-10T23:08:00.001Z

I've started on a mission to convert my main site: Web Developer 2.0 to fully semantic markup. Partly for best practice purposes and partly so that I can chop and change stylesheets without ever needing to muck about with the HTML template.

It's turning out to be a bigger job than I thought it would, partly because part way through I decided to see how many microformats I could shoehorn in at the same time.

The first part of the write up is online now in The Lab, Experiment #2 - Part 1

The Pretender

2007-11-23T02:02:00.001Z

One of the Foo Fighter's non-funny videos but suits the song to a tee. The explosion after the bridge is a fantastic moment.

Second Life

2007-07-13T08:34:00.001Z

Freelance Fireworks

2007-06-29T00:42:00.000Z

Web app without makeup: The design iterations of TeamSnap

2007-06-26T09:49:00.001Z

A nice peek into the design process behind a web application. It's good to have the details of why changes were made rather than a just a series of images showing the development of the design. The discussions that drive the development process are vital and it's nice to get an insight into how they affected the decisions that were made.

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London 2012

2007-06-07T09:55:00.000Z

What a great job they've done on the branding for the 2012 Olympics - Everybody hates the logo and the video materials cause epileptic fits.

Having said that, they want to appeal to the younger generation and one of my colleagues (a trendy 22 year old designer) said he really likes it - so maybe not so off-the-mark after all.

Chick Chick BOOM

2007-04-05T10:57:00.001Z

Addicting flash game. Draw the weapons to attack the other chicks. The better your drawing, the stronger your attack or defense. You can win real downloadable prizes!

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Cheatsheet for Digg.com: How it works and how to namedrop it

2007-04-05T10:56:00.001Z

"When I'm talking to clients," a seemingly well-informed Google employee told me over brunch, "I want to mention Digg. I know it's something I'm supposed to know about, but I don't." No worries. For everyone who needs a refresher on Digg, we have an exhaustive cheatsheet for the popular site.

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New site launch

2007-03-21T13:58:00.000Z

I've just launched my new blog/site. The Lab is a place for my web design and development experiments to go.

Try it out: http://webdeveloper2.com/lab

It's UCS for me!

2007-03-02T15:07:00.000Z

Real World Annoying Paperclip

2007-01-31T11:30:00.000Z

Funny, funny, funny

Tenacious D Live in Manchester

2006-12-13T12:55:00.000Z

over 15,000 people in MEN Arena made up Tenacious D's largest audience to date. They put on a HELL of a show.

I would have posted my own clip but I think I recorded the same bit at the same quality only from a lot further back.

2006-10-15T10:02:00.000Z

Nobody's Watching Soda and Candy Experiment #4

I just discovered "Nobody's Watching", these guys make good funny short videos. Channel 4 should sign them up for their brand-stings.

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

2006-09-13T09:48:00.000Z

USA vs Rest of the World Flame War

2006-08-31T10:42:00.000Z

This is a supposedly Biotechnology based forum where all of the participants are anonymous and there's no way of knowing how many people are posting. The resultant confusion is almost as funny as the vitriolic use of cultural stereotypes.

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2006-08-04T12:34:00.000Z

Dean Gray - Dr Who On Holiday

This is my favourite track from the brilliant "American Edit" Mashup album. I didn't realise that there was a mashup video to go with it.

The top 10 unintentionally worst company URLs

2006-07-19T13:22:00.000Z

Attn: Entrepeneurs

Everyone knows that if you are going to operate a business in today’s world you need a domain name. It is advisable to look at the domain name selected as other see it and not just as you think it looks. Failure to do this may result in situations such as the following (legitimate) companies who deal in everyday humdrum products and services but clearly didn’t give their domain names enough consideration:

1. A site called ‘Who Represents‘ where you can find the name of the agent that represents a celebrity. Their domain name... wait for it... is
www.whorepresents.com

2. Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views at
www.expertsexchange.com

3. Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island at
www.penisland.net

4. Need a therapist? Try Therapist Finder at
www.therapistfinder.com

5. Then of course, there’s the Italian Power Generator company...
www.powergenitalia.com

6. And now, we have the Mole Station Native Nursery, based in New South Wales (that's in Australia):
www.molestationnursery.com

7. If you’re looking for computer software, there’s always
www.ipanywhere.com

8. Welcome to the First Cumming Methodist Church. Their website is
www.cummingfirst.com

9. Then, of course, there’s these brainless art designers, and their whacky website:
www.speedofart.com

10. Want to holiday in Lake Tahoe? Try their brochure website at
www.gotahoe.com

Schroedinger's cat

2006-07-17T22:33:00.000Z

Made me laugh

Beastenders

2006-07-07T22:01:00.000Z

This was in this weeks' b3ta newsletter and it's evil genius at it's best.

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Unusual acoustic guitar playing style

2006-07-05T10:52:00.000Z

Very impressive, quite an unusual sound with the percussive taps on the guitar body along with the combination of hammered and strummed notes.

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Split the Atom

2006-07-03T20:53:00.000Z

Many thanks to Split the Atom Tee shirts for my "Blog" shirt. Here's their spiel (it's the least I can do)

Split the Atom is an exclusive, limited edition t-shirt company that is powered by your red-hot creativity. Designers submit their ideas online, which are then rated by you. (Yep, you get to decide which tees we print! Cool, huh?) The winning designs are put on sale, giving you the chance to own an exclusive piece of clothing that is sure to make you the envy of everyone who sets eyes on you.

Check them out at www.splittheatom.com

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Terry Gilliam Talks "Good Omens"

2006-07-01T00:23:00.000Z

I'm so excited by this news, "Good Omens" is one of my favourite books. I can't think of a better director to make a film version of it.

Terry Gilliam is trying to get his next project "Good Omens" off the ground, based on a Terry Pratchett novel. Gilliam told UK news service Teletext: "I have struggled to find big projects that inspire me, but this book has. It's very funny, about the anti-Christ and devils and angels, it's very funny and inspiring. I have tried to find a small project like Tideland that I could do but I haven't found one."

The two Terrys (Pratchett & Gilliam) along with Neil Gaiman who co-wrote the book with Pratchett are a dream-team for creating a quirky fantasy film. This could be a spiritual successor to "Time Bandits".

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