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Snippets » October 2005

• pet rape → dogs are dangerous. now we know why #
• how do brains keep track of time ? → in my case, poorly #
• A2Z WordFinder → word results for scrabble, literati, anagrams and much more #
• Never be at a loss for tags again → More tags than you can shake a stick at – most of them wrong #
• Zniff – the human websearch engine → index generated from spurl.net statistics – das intarweb search does a full circle #
• Mightyv – TV program listings for the UK → nice interface, good searches, and it’s written in Perl #
• The Dilbert Blog → yes, Scott Adams. no, no cartoons. #
• Flickr Doodle → drive by satire #
• hurt so good → this is clearly flawed science #
• omg omg omg the sky is falling → we’re all going to start clucking now #
• Check the status of a blocked IM contact → Yahoo, ICQ, AIM – but does it really work ? #
• csstidy → following the footsteps of HTMLTidy, PerlTidy and friends #
• weirdest versions of Oasis’ Wonderwall → you use the word ironic, I dont think you know what it means #
• flu jabs for all → building up immunity is for the birds #
• we’re just good friends, really → lingerie models are overcome by the heat of the moment #
• The sad story of an orange → if life gives you oranges, make orange juice #
• which file extension are you ? → weird quiz. Really weird quiz #
• Interview with Fyodor → no way I can write a program that allows audit of networks for security risks without also enabling bad guys to do the same #
• bird flu wiki → fight or flight #
• World sunlight map → zoomable and lots of little tweaks #
• xrated posters of the 60s and 70s → no pron, honest #
• results oriented ui → what you get is what you see – sometimes #
• Google Talk shortcuts and tips → not much help if you don’t have the actual client #
• Firefox tab hacks → change current tab colour, font sizes and weights etc #
• the hacker that wasn’t → trying a pathing hack can get you arrested #
• tshirt hell → never gets old #
• webapp follows webapp → very meta #
• meebo.com – IM services online → useful for circumventing that tricky firewall #
• Ms Universe hotties on parade → oh yeah, and something about a global village #
• Software liability – the other side → if your software breaks, *should* the author be held liable? #
• cost of living ranked by city → london #3. unsurprising #
• decorative toilet paper → having their faces near my rear end doesn’t inspire comfort #
• the origin of British swear words → weird sense of humour required for some #
• Google does RSS → search, email, im, blogsearch, shopping, news, images and now rss ? #
• predators in florida reduced by 2 → or .. the mystery of the exploding python #
• on war → discussed against the merits of Sun Tzu and Mushashi #
• yagni → nope, not a goddess #
• fat is where it’s at → skinny is on the way out #
• Katrina claims millions of fridges → maggots and bacteria rejoice #
• Java performance tuning → garbage collection doesn’t need to be slow #
• no such thing as junk food → but junk diets do exist #
• Kelly bares her belly → actually, it’s points north of belly #

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