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.
1 June 2007
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9 May 2007
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09-f9-11-02-9d-74-e3-5b-d8-41-56-c5-63-56-88-c0
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.
26 April 2007
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Where were the cats this morning?
As I left for work, cats 1 and 2 were sprawled on the floor near the bathroom door,where the sun shines through the window. One of them woke up when I went to fetch the camera, but the other was … Continue reading
23 April 2007
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I’m NOT A fashion victim
There’s been a lot of media coverage lately of Anya Hindmarch’s “I’m not a plastic bag” bag. It seems that some people will pay over £100 for one of these on eBay. All this seems like another way of ripping … Continue reading
17 April 2007
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Sporting grounds quiz
This post contains images for a quiz at SABRE. If you’re not a member, then it’s probably rather meaningless to you. If you are a member, then please follow the instructions in the quiz for answering – don’t post answers … Continue reading
13 April 2007
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Would you trust an advertiser who can’t spell?
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
23 March 2007
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I’m Gonna Be (500 Yards)
In honour of this year’s contribution to Comic Relief by Peter Kay, here’s yet another take on the well-known song…. When I wake up, yeah I know I’m gonna be I’m gonna be the man who wakes up for a … Continue reading
1 March 2007
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Dogs on a skateboard
Today’s website of the day is the utterly pointless and yet bizarrely charming Tyson the Skateboarding Bulldog. About which I will say nothing more – you just have to visit the site to get the full effect.
1 March 2007
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I’m sort of famous
I’ve got my name mentioned in the Backbytes section of Computing magazine. For some reason, I am disproportionately pleased about this.
27 February 2007
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Posterize it
It’s been a long break, but we’ve actually got a website of the day again today! Today’s site is a rather nifty online application that takes images on your computer and blows them up to giant size, then creates a … Continue reading