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Websites as graphs

This is pretty. Not a lot of point in LJ, I guess, as we have so little actual control over layout.

(tags: webdesign)

SB's Guide to Pub Etiquette.

SB spends far too many words to tell people \"Don't be a git\". Sadly for everything, some people need explaining how not to be a git in very small words, and SB does it laudably.

(tags: drinking)

Running from hell

Fred Phelps son Nathan - now an atheist living in Canada - talks about his upbringing in the \"Most Hated Family in America\"

(tags: religion)

Babies for Obama

We can argue all day about McCain's national security credentials or Obama's health care plan, but there's one area in which Barack Obama is clearly the superior candidate: his name is way more fun to say

(tags: politics vids)

When Homophobia Becomes a Family Affair

What's the phrase: hate homophobia, love the homophobe? Or something. Read this, it's heartbreaking. Then, for goodness' sake, if you live in CA, AZ, CT or FL, please vote tomorrow.

(tags: sexuality politics)

Eight-Armed Animal Preceded Dinosaurs: Discovery News

EDICARIAN ANIMALS. ANIMALS FROM THE PRE-CAMBRIAN. Holy crap!

(tags: science)

November is for lesbians

I didn't keep up with Greys Anatomy after I ran out of the DVD's lone_lilly sent me, because relationship-type programming isn't my thing, but this video? Wow.

(tags: tv sexuality)

Alternative to Penalty Fares

Going Underground features a run of stickers showing some stricter than normal penalties for not having a valid ticket on the tube, as well as a few rules I wasn't previously aware of.

(tags: humour tube)

Because

weaverandom did a list of her favourite Firefox extensions and I've been thinking of doing a post like this anyway: here's a handy guide to how I use Firefox and other tools to make my internet life easier. And as most of my internet life is Livejournal - well, you get the picture.

First of all we have Firefox itself. I know other people use other browsers, but for the life of me I don't understand why. Different strokes, I guess, but if you're not going to be converted, there's not a lot of point reading on. Firefox on its own is nothing special (except the find on page function already makes it miles better than I.E.), but it's the available add-ons that make it indispensable to LiveJournal Users in particular.

( Add-on List. Now with handy 'this means you' guide. )

And one more thing:

( Firefox and LiveJournal Feeds )

Current Mood: accomplished
Current Location: Southgate, N14

(If you use neither of these sites, nor have any interest in using them, and yet people on your friendslist do - skip to the bottom. There's something for you, too.)

When I first signed up to Twitter, it was for the express purpose of using LoudTwitter to post a summary of my day when all I had to contribute during the day were blithe one-liners. This was - well, fine I guess. Some people complained but I couldn't care less really, it's my journal. However, I ended up not using Twitter for that, instead preferring to use it as a quick networking tool. One lines thrown out into the webosphere to interact with the people I read. It's what Twitter was designed for, I guess, and I like it that way. It's like public IMs

OTOH, Del.icio.us has proven ideal for those days when all I have to post on LJ is a bunch of links. Each account has a standard .rss feed of one link per item, but feature I use is the daily blog post - that aggregates ones daily feeds to a single exporting post. This isn't directly compatible with LJ, but I use it thusly:

( Posting Daily Linkspams to livejournal )

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ETA:

matgb has kindly offered his own Delicious Glue script to anyone who wishes to use it, at:

If you do, please let him know?
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Whether you have LoudTwitter or Delicious Glue set up in your LJ, if you're reading this, it's likely someone on your friendslist does, and you may or may not agree with me that the general formatting of both is a bit ugly. So, armed with my trusty FireBug, I set about tweaking my LJ style to make these look a bit better with the following code. Colours have been taken out because they're unique to my style and you can do them your own damn selves:

( .CSS for sexy Linkposts and Twitters )

Sample posts can be seen here: LoudTwitter | Delicious. Just copy and paste the code provided into the custom CSS box in Livejournal's Customise page, and Save Changes.

Alternatively, why not try Twitterless - a Greasemonkey script for removing LoudTwitter posts from your friendspage.

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Current Mood: stressed
Current Location: Southgate, N14

\o/

It was nice. We even ordered food online so I didn't leave the house except for this.

I finished De Profundis' website, and Bing's layout, which I'm sure she'll boast about when she's installed it.

And have I self-pimped

slayer_fray's new layout? Well, now I have.

Current Mood: relaxed
Current Location: Southgate, N14

GUYS I NEED YOUR SUPERIOR SQL SKILLZ.

So I'm busy working on the website for the Greek's band De Profundis (isn't it sexy?), but I keep getting the following error message on blog posts / gig pages:

WordPress database error: [Unknown column 'p.ID' in 'IN/ALL/ANY subquery']

SELECT ID, post_title FROM wp_posts WHERE post_date < '2008-02-21 21:29:06' AND post_type = 'post' AND post_status = 'publish' AND p.ID NOT IN (SELECT postID FROM wp_gigs_gig) ORDER BY post_date DESC LIMIT 1

I've tried the Wordpress support forum, but no one's replied yet, and I have NO IDEA how to interpret that error message.

Hlp plz?

Current Location: Southgate, N14

CSS is, once again, my bitch. I'll show you all when I'm done, but I'm feeling positive.

amurderofcrows, did you still want that site I promised you? I lost all our correspondance in the Big Inbox Crash of December 2007.

Meanwhile, Nodnollians, I'm working today, during which my phone will be off. However, I'm out at 8, at which time I will don the Emergency Corset and head to the Winchester of Doric Steam. Given my tendency recently to work Friday nights, I feel me going out is cause for celebration, and I expect to see everyone who doesn't have a fencing match in the morning to be there. All right?

Right.

Current Mood: optimistic
Current Location: Southgate, N14
Current Music: Don't Need The Sunshine - Catatonia

I have Making Money!

I haven't read it yet, because I had to finish the website I promised

amurderofcrows, and icons for

fandomhigh's parents weekend (and a plot character for that game - what's the Fandom equivalent of an OOM - OOF? Also, apparently I now have more Heroes characters than active Discworld ones. Huh.)

The signing was great: met up with

sumerianhaze for queuing fun. Because we were in the first 20 or so, Pterry was in a good mood when we got to him. He didn't comment on my first edition Interesting Times, which was a shame, but still, it was nice. :)

Then there was Wagamama's, with lots of sake and delicious plum wine. And Daniel picked up the tab because he's luvly beyond belief, and is presumably hoping that when I get a job I'll actually stand my round, or something.

Picked up Runaways #28, read it, cried a little, came home.

Now I'm finally cooking my dinner >_>

How are you?

Current Mood: accomplished
Current Location: Southgate, N14
Current Music: Main Title / Once Upon a Dream / Prologue - Sleeping Beauty

When I'm busy, my brain wanders. It's a different kind of brain wandering then just procrastinating and daydreaming, so I don't like to discourage it, because it means my brain's awake. This is why I can be productive when RPing, if I have little enough thread. I can go, tag, and come back to things. It's when I'm stressed, depressed or just ill that I lose my ability to multitask.

So while I'm queuing for a Chinese visa (and I'll tell you what, it's unnerving not knowing where exactly my passport is now they have in in their communist claws), or making graphs look pretty for my poster, my brain goes to the fandom place. This isn't always a good thing, as it gets me in places where I might start doing stuff instead of work. Like, for instance, new RP characters.

( RP thoughts )

In other news: the Dead ID Sketch. La.
Also, Note to self: Theme from Cheers. (no reason)

Current Mood: calm
Current Music: Hit and Run - Def Leppard

Yesterday and today I allowed myself an extra hour sleep in, mostly to alleviate the stress that built up while doing my report, and try to make sure my body stays relatively healthy. Not really helping, because I am sure that I'm coming down with post-stress cold, and I keep staying up late for some reason (wonder what that could be, hmmm?).

Am feeling relaxed now, but trying to get on with work as well so I don't forget that I'm trying to do a PhD here. Also updated

lycanfae's style: I think I'm nearly ready to start work on my own soon...

Current Mood: calm
Current Music: Tucked In - Girls Against Boys

Today as i got off the bus at Krapy Rub Sniff, I saw an indistinguished heavy set black man standing by the bus stop. Nothing wrong with that. He was in his late twenties, and wore blue jeans and a green sweatshirt. His short hair was in little mini twist-dreads. Nothing wrong with that.

He was wearing a blingtastic ankh around his neck. Nothing wrong with that per sey except... yeah, you guessed it.

So maybe Gaiman was wrong on some things, like the black and the being a girl, and stuff, but OMG it so could have been!

...OK, I need help, right?

I had a sweet relaxing weekend (and totally forgot to meet Rai at the Marlborough Head because I am le suck), got to talk to

gwnhyvaer, who I love and adore and haven't talked to in so long, went clubbing til the wee hours and didn't buy myself a drink, had quality film watching time at Chateau des Goth, discovered

muse_secrets and made postcards for my pups (which are currently in a secret posting in

ways_back_room , otherwise I'd post them here for people who don't watch that comm), and sorted out the archive on my journal. Except month view. For some reason month view isn't working. Does anyone who understands HTML want to runs along to a month view and tell me why the subjects aren't aligning? Ta.

This morning I am angsty and anxious. I know it'll be OK. I knwo I'll find the money from somewhere, but AGH! It's not showing up and I shoudl be going so soon. *wangst wangst* At least the NERC handbook is reassuring me that UCL do indeed have the money. Or at least, they should do if I'm actually a student there. Hmm.

"It'll be OK." is my mantra again. It's helping to keep down the tense desire to throw up.

Current Mood: anxious
Current Music: Aerosmith, because Steve Tyler makes me feel better

Well, not really, but it was on The Young Ones on Sunday and I had to use it.

Fun weekend frolics was had by all.

( I respect people's friends lists )

And now it's Tuesday, and I would write about Body Combat, but the Cat was meant to be here three quarters of an hour ago, so I should hunt for him.
Night night, everybody.

Current Mood: exhausted

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Advancing the Sum Total of Human Knowledge and Endeavour!

and looking down ladies' tops

Entries tagged with webdesign

Delicious LiveJournal Links for 4-11-2008

The State of the Firefox

Twittering and Deliciousness

I had a weekend!

PhP/Wordpress help?

Using LJ as a form of communication.

Pterry and platodates

Non-PhD thoughts (oops?)

All quiet on the Brat front

Guess who I saw?

A blend of psychology and extreme violence