29 December 2007
by Mark
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7163547.stm So. Farewell then Netscape Browser extraordinaire Once you were the Dog’s bollocks But now Just a load Of bollocks So. At last the beast fell And the unbelievers Had seen it coming All along. (apologies to EJ Thribb)
10 October 2007
by Mark
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I’ve decided to make a start with resurrecting the Friday Fun website. I’ve given it a very simple makeover, and added a new feature – a “How British Are You?” quiz. More will follow when I get sufficient supply of … Continue reading
29 September 2007
by Mark
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I’ve found another bunch of idiots who seem to think that linking to their pages on anything other than their terms is something they have control over. I wonder if they were as useless for all of their clients as … Continue reading
24 July 2007
by Mark
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While the Friday Fun website is offline for redevelopment, I’ve moved most of the jokes it contained to a new home at www.triffle.org. It seemed a bit pointless to have a huge database of stuff just sitting around doing nothing, … Continue reading
1 June 2007
by Mark
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I’ve moved the British Surnames website to a new domain: www.britishsurnames.co.uk (kind of obvious, really). It’s also had a bit of a redesign, and a few new and somewhat funky features added.
9 May 2007
by Mark
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I’m just wondering if I’ll get a call from the lawyers because of this. In case anyone isn’t aware of the significance of these numbers and letters, this is the infamous AACS key which sparked a huge storm at Digg.
13 April 2007
by Mark
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Especially if it’s a major financial institution. This appeared in the Google ads on one of my sites this morning: Repeat after me – “I before E except after C…” The above is a screenshot (obviously). If you go to … Continue reading
1 March 2007
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I’ve got my name mentioned in the Backbytes section of Computing magazine. For some reason, I am disproportionately pleased about this.
26 January 2007
by Mark
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There’s a page on this website which says that “You may not create a link to this website from another website or document without Marshalls plc’s prior written consent.”. That’s stupid enough in itself (after all, I’ve just broken it, … Continue reading
14 December 2006
by Mark
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This appears to be doing the rounds of various blogs and social networking sites. This is me: Reserved Leader