Category Archives: General

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Why do your fingers go wrinky in the bath?

You know how, if you spend a long time in the bath, your fingers go wrinkly? They end up looking like raisins! Well, if you’ve got kids, they’ll have asked that question of you a million times. Want to know … Continue reading

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Hideous edible heads made from bread

Om nom nom!!! These pictures look like spare parts from a horror movie, but they’re actually a delicacy from Thailand – bread, shaped to look like decaying flesh. Yummy! Don’t like the look of yours much The finishing touches being … Continue reading

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How to decompress .gz files in Linux

I’ve been struggling this morning with a compressed SQL file – it had been given a .gz file extension, and I was trying to use the tar command to decompress it. Apparently this is stupid – there’s a dedicated utility … Continue reading

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WordPress AdSense optimisation: Using WP-Super-Cache to improve eCPM

Steve, a blog entrepreneur I’ve known for some time, has posted a very clever technique to improve your Google AdSense income. It revolves around using WP-Super-Cache (which is a performance optimising plugin for WordPress) to reduce the amount of adverts … Continue reading

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Kazuki Takamatsu's gouache artworks

DesignersCouch are running a fantastic gallery of white-on-black gouache artwork by the artist Kazuki Takamatsu – jaw-droppingly inventive and intricate pieces. I’ve chosen this one because despite the the tonal range, the image remains cheeky and playful and sexy at … Continue reading

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Inspiration: Gallery of creative CSS navigation

1st Web Designer is a great website for web design tutorial and inspiration. They’re running a great gallery piece today of creative CSS navigation ideas. It’s a great post to stop by if you’re looking for something to make your … Continue reading

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Amazing folding UK plug design

Yes yes yes! As someone who lives in the UK, this is quite possibly one of the smartest redesigns of the UK plug I’ve ever seen – it’s hyper-compact and even acts as a plug-board to connect additional plugs to. … Continue reading

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Wisdom versus Capitalism

A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist complimented the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them. “Not very long,” answered the Mexican. “But then, why … Continue reading

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20 Free Ways To Spend Your Time

Ecosalon has a great post brimming with ideas for free things you can do for fun – all you need is a bit of time to make them happen The best things in life are…actually, yes, they are free. At … Continue reading

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Doctor Who & The Christmas Specials

Gawd, these Christmas specials of Doctor Who have got me depressed. Half-brilliant, half-rubbish in almost equal measure, David Tennant definitely deserved a better story for his departure. Not resurrected Masters or newly escaped Time Lords could take down the Sainted … Continue reading

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