Category Archives: computers

I’ve been trying this out – it’s excellent and works as a WordPress plugin as well as stand alone for integration into new sites. This isn’t a commercial plug, just an excellent piece of software.

Here’s a fun thing I just stumbled across while rummaging through some old files – a 3D animated model of Escher’s steps. It was produced, years ago, by The Circle Squared – but can you figure out how? It is … Continue reading →

Here’s an imaginative spin on the old Nigerian 419 scam, received over the weekend: Fraud Investigation Committee Attention: Sir/ Madam, We recently arrested a group of West African / Ghana, Benin and Nigerian Internet scam Artists in London and we … Continue reading →

Here’s an interesting look at malware hosting in the USA. Twenty of the world’s worst fifty ISPs for malware hosting are based in the US, most of the operators responsible for the malware are based in different countries, over 50% … Continue reading →

Javascript performance and compliance are increasingly important in the modern web, and this importance is likely to increase. Google Chrome developers have released a tool called Sputnik, designed to measure and compare browser performance: For example, below is an experimental … Continue reading →

It’s an ontological paradox: this is my grandfather’s axe. My father replaced the haft, and I put a new head on it. It’s my grandfather’s axe. It’s supposed to make you think about what the essential quality of an object … Continue reading →