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Vue Search Sites Automated and Other Site Tweaks
Saturday, January 8th, 2011Back in October I did some fiddling with the Vue sites search engine that uses Google custom search to let you search the sites in my Vue links directory. Each time the list of sites changed I had to manually upload a file listing the sites to be included that was generated from the database […]
CityEngine Constructivism WiP
Friday, January 7th, 2011Here are two quick Vue 9 renders of work in progress models made with CityEngine 2010.3 Indie. Since I got CityEngine in November I’ve been tinkering with it working on trying to get to grips with its CGA language and make some semi realistic models. Yesterday, after coming across some photographs of architectural models of […]
Comments Spammer 404s Revisited
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011I’ve been meaning to revisit my WordPress 404 Errors for Spam Comments but somehow it kept slipping through the cracks. I was at a bit of a loose end so I did a quick run through my spam comment log and my site’s error logs… There were 424 spam comments to my site in December […]
Happy 2011!
Saturday, January 1st, 2011Happy New Year!
Top Films of 2010
Thursday, December 30th, 2010Here are my personal top films of 2010… Since journalists are doing this why shouldn’t I 😉 Inception Monsters The Town RED – Retired Extremely Dangerous The A-Team The Expendables Solomon Kane The American Salt Clash of the Titans Biggest missed opportunity: Burke and Hare
Lewis Building Liverpool, Liverpool Resurgent
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010With the cold weather here’s another photograph from earlier in the year… a different view of Liverpool Resurgent over the entrance to the former Lewis’s Department Store.
My Top 11 Blog Posts of 2010
Sunday, December 26th, 2010Since its the time of year when people post lists here are the top 11 most visited of my blog posts for the year. 1. The Expendables 2. Yes, Prime Minister 3. Stephen Fry at the Royal Albert Hall Review 4. RED – Retired Extremely Dangerous – Review 5. Chavasse Park Ride 5. Lime Street […]
Happy Christmas
Saturday, December 25th, 2010Happy Christmas!
Christmas Card 2010
Friday, December 24th, 2010Best Wishes for the Season and the New Year
Proof of the Decline of Gaming
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010I’ve heard a lot about the decline of gaming (or to be a bit more focused RPGs) in 2010. I’ve just read the final, ultimate, absolute proof that gaming isn’t what it used to be. The reports of the theft of 1,753 cards with a value of just under $45,000 from WotC demonstrate the depths […]