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Alice in Wonderland
My latest web creation is a series of webpages for Alice in Wonderland, the Trinity College lawns play. It was great to work with some really strong theming: so, for example, in the screenshot below,...
View ArticleIs the cricket a valid excuse for not handing in an essay on time? #ox…
Is the cricket a valid excuse for not handing in an essay on time? #oxfordproblems
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The Trinity Commemoration Ball 2014
I’m pleased to announce that Austin Wellbelove and I are now under contract for the Trinity Commemoration Ball 2014. Trinity’s Commems (as they’re known) take place every three years and have a budget...
View ArticleSummer Student, LCP
Leaning on the doors of a Central Line tube train causes it to stall. This is just one of the innumerable things I learnt working in the investment consultancy department of Lane Clark & Peacock –...
View ArticleOne thing I’ve worked on this summer is resurrecting my LinkedIn profile. I had one a while back – when I was focussing on my work as a freelance developer – but I’d outgrown (and eventually deleted)...
View ArticleNew Nexus 7
In the end I decided to take the plunge and buy a new Nexus 7. This is probably the first time I’ve been on the bleeding edge of technology and it’s certainly been an experience. Having originally...
View ArticleRailing against the categorical imperative
Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons and other Wikimedia wikis use a system of categorisation for navigation and (to some extent) classification. Commons is a particularly important case because, until images...
View ArticlejQuery-based detection support in modern browsers
Google seems mute on the easy detection of support for <input type=”number”/> in modern browsers. The problem arises since modern browsers appear to support features they only partially support....
View ArticleTrinity OUSU Husts
This Sunday, we were pleased to be joined at Trinity by three of the four candidates standing for the Presidency of Oxford University Students’ Union (OUSU): Alex Bartram/Team Alex, ex-JCR President,...
View ArticleZero Hours Contracts: A response
My friend Rosie McLeod wrote a piece this week for the Durham Pro Bono Society, entitled “Zero tolerance for zero hours contracts?“. It’s good: you should go and read it. Rosie’s focus, quite rightly,...
View ArticleAnd now it transpires that Labour’s old speeches aren’t available from…
And now it transpires that Labour’s old speeches aren’t available from their website either. #theyreallthesame #canijoinin
View ArticleBased on the number of complaints I get, I can verify this: “Maslow’s …
Based on the number of complaints I get, I can verify this: “Maslow’s Hierarchy reconfigured for the 21st century” http://t.co/YCuHL0LHBe
View ArticleMy work over the next 2 weeks is clear: campaign for monorail extensio…
My work over the next 2 weeks is clear: campaign for monorail extension at least as far as Stav @LJTrup #ousu2013
View ArticleI feel safer already http://t.co/ekByu81Z4p
I feel safer already http://t.co/ekByu81Z4p
View ArticleWikipedia fact of the day: “Dyslexic? You can browse Wikipedia in a fo…
Wikipedia fact of the day: “Dyslexic? You can browse Wikipedia in a font specially designed to make it easier to read.”
View ArticleTweets-as-Posts working again
After a long period without Tweets on my blog, I’ve got them working again. The problem was that my Twitter feed is now protected, so only approved followers can read my tweets. Thus, the bot that...
View ArticleBye-bye Toolserver
The Wikimedia Deutschland-run Toolserver is soon to be no more. As a tool author, this meant I had to find the time to move a number of my tools over to the new Wikimedia Labs platform. Although this...
View ArticleTechnology Committee and a new blog “planet” for UK Wikimedians
I’ve written a blog post for the Wikimedia UK (the British chapter of the broader Wikimedia movement) blog, based on something I’ve been up to recently: Wikimedia UK is pleased to announce the creation...
View ArticleMultiplayer Monopoly(tm)
So it transpires that my friends are of the ultra-competitive sort (who knew?), and thus was borne a fanatical addiction to the board game Monopoly. Unfortunately, as anyone who has ever played...
View ArticleSony DR-BTN200 Overhead Bluetooth Headphones
I’m really happy with my Sony DR-BTN200 Overhead Bluetooth Headphones (currently £55 on Amazon), in particular their insane battery life. In terms of feature set, the controls are well-designed,...
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