http://tdwright.co.uk The life and works of Thomas David Wright Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:49:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en OK, haven't posted in a while, but I laughed at this and Aviary have some great apps... How to draw anything (in 1 step) http://tdwright.co.uk/2008/08/how-to-draw-anything-in-1-step/ Thought I'd share another (vaguely) political whatsit with you today. Theyworkforyou.com is a great resource for engaging with your local MP (or MEP, MSP etc...), seeing how they vote and how they compare with other MPs. They've got a really interesting campaign on at the moment: Free our Bills! Basically the idea is ... http://tdwright.co.uk/2008/08/free-our-bills/ Today I received a letter from Simon Burgess of Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven Labour abour "Our NHS": Click for a bigger (readable) version. To which I felt compelled to reply: Dear Simon Burgess, I'm am writing to express my most sincere disappointment with your latest mailing: "Our NHS - the next 60 years". Like its police-focused ... http://tdwright.co.uk/2008/08/tell-simon-burgess-your-views/ Some of you may know that I'm making a documentary this summer, but what very few people knew was that the documentary is just another excuse for me to be incredibly geeky. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, please give a warm welcome to: ScribeSense - Video transcription without the trauma Basically, ... http://tdwright.co.uk/2008/08/introuducing-scribesense/ This needs no introduction... Nor does it need a conclusion. I hope you enjoyed it, Tom x http://tdwright.co.uk/2008/08/wonka-a-recut-trailer/ Right kids, as you may have guessed from the title, todays post is a double-bill... First up: You remember I posted a while ago about the correct alignment of toilet roll? Remember how important we discovered it was to have the free-end hanging over, rather than under? Well the other day ... http://tdwright.co.uk/2008/08/toilet-roll-update-pushy-ice-cream-vending/ Hey guys, I'm afraid today I have to confess to an almighty amount of stupidity, but first - please allow me to set the record straight so that nobody ever makes that mistake again: The PHP MD5 function produces the same hashes as any other MD5 function written in any other language ... http://tdwright.co.uk/2008/08/md5-in-php-works-exactly-as-it-should-dont-believe-the-hype/ Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it is with great pleasure that I post the next link... Please put your sticky hands together for the one, the only, the marvellous masturbation metaphor generator! I found this little gem on the b3ta links board, so many thanks to flatfrog for making and ... http://tdwright.co.uk/2008/07/the-marvellous-masturbation-metaphor-generator/ Zeitgeist the movie I ask you when you watch this, please look past the gaudy Americanisms and watch it all the way through. Please forgive the smultz and overstressed points. They can't help it, it's what they're used to. At the same time, watch it with a mind critical of the facts. ... http://tdwright.co.uk/2008/07/zeitgeist-the-movie/ Thanks to Curious Cat for warning me of the latest tactic of the evil robot insurgency - penetration of the homes of our elderly relatives. Disgusting isn't it? Sure, they look pretty useful, but what's in it for them? We know the robot scum better than that! Whilst neither Curious Cat ... http://tdwright.co.uk/2008/07/robots-will-eat-your-elderly-loved-ones/