A Strangled Duck

"Design" bookmarklet

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:00:24 +1000

"Design" bookmarklet: This is really, really cool.

Wickham Station by ~isobelfrances on deviantART

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:38:52 +1000

Wickham Station by ~isobelfrances on deviantART

Envato’s latest creative site, ThemeForest, launched out of beta today. I’m hoping of...

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:30:25 +1000

Envato’s latest creative site, ThemeForest, launched out of beta today. I’m hoping of getting some theme’s up there soon!

nostrich: Student Finance: Ok, we need either your passport or a driving license to confirm your...

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:05:20 +1000

nostrich:

Student Finance: Ok, we need either your passport or a driving license to confirm your identity.
Me: I have neither.
Student Finance: Then you need to contact a local authority and fill in some sort of form. This is confusing, but you wouldn’t understand anyway, so I won’t bother explaining it properly.
Me: Right, ok.
Local Authority: Yep, we can do that. Here’s the form.
Me: Thanks.
Local Authority: We’ll also need to see your passport.
Me: …

That’s beauracracy for you!

Bullit style for NetNewsWire really adds some class to your feeds.

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:42:17 +1000

Bullit style for NetNewsWire really adds some class to your feeds.

The NSW Department of Births, Deaths and Marriages abd the Powerhouse Museum have created a really...

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:34:54 +1000

The NSW Department of Births, Deaths and Marriages abd the Powerhouse Museum have created a really great interactive ‘thing’ that allows people to explore “100 years of baby names”

My favourite open source CMS, Joomla!, has recently redesigned its homepage – a really great job by...

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:57:48 +1000

My favourite open source CMS, Joomla!, has recently redesigned its homepage – a really great job by the Joomla! team.

From Smashing Magazine comes another fantastic (free) Wordpress theme: Notepad Chaos

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:03:21 +1000

From Smashing Magazine comes another fantastic (free) Wordpress theme: Notepad Chaos

An Australian lady who discovered her husband cheating is selling his (used) condom and his...

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:26:46 +1000

An Australian lady who discovered her husband cheating is selling his (used) condom and his mistress’ knickers on eBay.

NBC's pronunciation conundrum in Beijing

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:24:54 +1000

NBC's pronunciation conundrum in Beijing:

nostrich:

Do you know how to properly pronounce “Beijing”?

Yes. Because I’m not an idiot.

A hero in North Korea (via Eric Lafforgue)

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:28:35 +1000

A hero in North Korea (via Eric Lafforgue)

"[T]his is in the national interest. It is the image of our national music, national culture."

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:05:13 +1000

“[T]his is in the national interest. It is the image of our national music, national culture.”

- Not only were the Olympic Fireworks fake, so was the 7 year old singer

Quick Fact

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:42:58 +1000

rickyv:

The number of children in China who take piano lessons > the total number of US children

"I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i..."

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:40:01 +1000

““I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i be worrie” (sic)”

- – User on Yahoo! Answers

Building a Better Blogroll with jQuery and SimplePie

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:24:36 +1000

Building a Better Blogroll with jQuery and SimplePie

"OMG!! I just discovered that my name, address and telephone number has been published in a big book..."

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:10:50 +1000

“OMG!! I just discovered that my name, address and telephone number has been published in a big book and given to everyone in Australia!! Invasion of privacy!!! lol.”

- Commentor - Google Street Voyeurs better be quick

Would You Like To Look Inside A Ferry?

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:16:52 +1000

I thought I’d share with you some of Google’s more interesting Street View snaps, from inside the Spirit of Tasmania ferry from Melbourne to Tasmania. (click for larger)

"A major study by Play England, part of the National Children’s Bureau, found that half of all..."

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:10:45 +1000

“A major study by Play England, part of the National Children’s Bureau, found that half of all children have been stopped from climbing trees, 21 per cent have been banned from playing conkers and 17 per cent have been told they cannot take part in games of tag or chase.”

- The Observer

In the vein of my previous HTTParty post, in no less than 5 minutes have I created a simple Ruby...

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:58:49 +1000

In the vein of my previous HTTParty post, in no less than 5 minutes have I created a simple Ruby wrapper for Google Translate.

It’s an HTTParty and Everyone Is Invited - HTTParty is probably one of the best new gems...

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:18:01 +1000

It’s an HTTParty and Everyone Is Invited - HTTParty is probably one of the best new gems I’ve seen in a while.