OddThinking

A blog for odd things and odd thoughts.

What do I think of the SVG standard?

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?

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Amateurs Versus Professionals

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

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It ain’t easy seeing green…

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.

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Solitaire Battleships

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.

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Announcing EmailShroud 2.0

EmailShroud 2.0 is now freely available.

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EmailShroud 2.0 Beta Testing

I am “eating my own dog-food” by testing EmailShroud 2.0, live on OddThinking.

If you notice any problems you can email me at emailshroud.

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Not Following the “No NoFollow” Following

I stumbled across the No NoFollow wiki site, and learnt a few lessons.

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Domain Squatter Experiment: A Result!

I am very excited. My experiment to see whether it would be possible to strike back against domain squatters has proven successful – at least in the lab.

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Chatting about the Start Menu

Hey Mr. Windows Application Install-Script Developer, can I have a chat with you for a moment?

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Bloglines Feedback

Bloglines, a web-based feed-aggregator has invited people to blog their feedback on their application (and on other products).

I’ll take the bait. I’ll admit to using Bloglines, and provide some feedback here.

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