OddThinking

I discovered Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) – a method of representing graphics primitives in an XML format, and have them be represented in your browser.

Cool! A new technology to learn, perfectly suited to my needs… or was it?

When you look at free porn like an economist does, you can see this is truly the best way to prevent comment spam.

Lister really didn’t like Craig much, but that was no excuse for the dirtiest prank I have ever heard.

I have an inconsistency in my thinking about how I see the relationship between professionals and amateurs in various fields.

Can I work out the payback time for a rainwater tank?

If someone tells you a guy is gay, what are the chances they are right?

For some time, I have thought that there is only one correct position for the Caps Lock key…

Here’s a little puzzle for web-developers.

Netscape defined a number of colour names that, although not standard, are accepted by a number of browsers. Their definitions of some of the colours leave me rather confused.

My approach Solitaire Battleships was a precursor to my very similar approaches to Sudoku, Nonograms and Kakuro.

The result seems to be similar to finding Sudoku is NP-complete, which seems somewhat controversial amongst people who point out that they never backtrack in solving the ones that they see.

Apparently my CPU has been getting up around 75°C.

I ignored it for a while. However, last weekend I decided it was time for action.