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Posts from April 2008

On Frameworks

I start to understand why there are so bloody many web application frameworks out there. I need to get a really basic website up and running fast. I have two choices: spend some time evaluating various frameworks that are actually about 70 times more complex than I need, learning how they work, and […]


Links For Wednesday 30th April 2008

Stripped: a minimalist Wordpress theme
Nice job of being ultra, ultra minimalist, while still clearly having thought given to the layout and typography. I really like this one.
(tags: design wordpress theme)


Links For Sunday 27th April 2008

Clay Shirky on the cognitive surplus
And what gin and sitcoms have in common. Fascinating thinking.
(tags: future thinking)

Bernardo O’Higgins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2nd supreme director of Chile. Bookmarked for superb name zombie purposes. Don’t ask.
(tags: gaming awesome_name)


Links For Friday 25th April 2008

Jack Parsons
How have I never turned up this man before? Pioneering rocket scientist and a Crowley devotee who would invoke Pan before every rocket launch…

Hunter S. Thompson - Wikiquote
HST on Breakfast. No reason, other than that it made me smile and wish I was in a position to begin each day like that.
(tags: […]


Links For Thursday 24th April 2008

Covering Conflict | Magnum in Motion
An absolutely superb photo essay about war photography. Requires sound for the commentary.
(tags: photojournalism magnum bbc)

Vous Pensez – The geekiest pants… ever?
Is it bad that I would wear these without shame?
(tags: geek fashion design)


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