Mike Pirnat

• The Ultimate Website Launch Checklist | Our Blog | Box UK
  (tags: checklist launch website webdevelopment tips reference deployment)

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• A Simple Python Jabber Bot | Morethanseven
  (tags: jabber bot programming python)
• Presentation Zen: Making presentations in the TED style
  (tags: speaking presentations advice tips reference ted howto)

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• One Div Zero: A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages
  (tags: humor programming history language)
• Font Squirrel | Handpicked free fonts for graphic designers with commercial-use licenses.
  (tags: font resources free typography design)

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• 10 Useful RSS-Tricks and Hacks For WordPress
  Added to my lengthy list of "gosh I should look into this when I get a chance" stuff…
  (tags: wordpress tutorials webdesign tips howto rss blogging hacks)

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• HTTP errors – a set on Flickr
  HTTP error codes illustrated as one-panel comics. Charming and brilliant, expressed with a perfect economy.
  (tags: humor funny web graphics images cartoons errors http geek)
• 15 CSS Tricks That Must be Learned
  Stuff I should really pay attention to one of these days to be a little more competent in the CSS department.
  (tags: design web webdesign html css lists howto tips reference tutorials)
• Towards A One-Disc White Album
  Interesting takes on editing down the Beatles' "White Album" to fit on a single record. I might try out some of the suggested playlists, or noodle around with my own–it's an intriguing idea.
  (tags: beatles music mixtape)

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• Create a Vibrant Modern Blog Design in Photoshop
  I have some usability education, I noodle with Photoshop, and the web is my life, but I'm somewhat design-impaired when it comes to conjuring up my own pretty things. Stuff like this may help turn that around.
  (tags: design tutorial layout wordpress webdesign howto inspiration photoshop graphic blogs)

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• Star Wars Chubbies Series 1 Darth Vader Nesting Dolls
  Awesome, funny, deep, *and* Star Wars. How can one go wrong?
  (tags: starwars toys)
• typeface.js — Rendering text with Javascript, <canvas>, and VML
  I absolutely hate sIFR (it's the biggest pain if your Javascript/Flash universe is nontrivial–eg, if you use dojo's storage stuff); this looks like the start of a viable alternative.
  (tags: javascript fonts sifr html typography design css webdev)

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This is about the closest thing I’ve seen to a practical implementation of the Total Perspective Vortex.

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Taking a bit of a break from Germany photos and work to close some Firefox tabs and share some linky joy:

• Forthcoming surge protectors designed for cable management — finally!
• Interfacelift has some really cool backgrounds, especially for folks with big or wide screens.
• Frustrated with the rigid online interface for making a flickr badge? Make your own!
• Lullaby covers of cool rock music — it’s strangely tempting to just buy them all…
• Beam on up for Star Trek motivational posters!
• Or make your own motivational posters from stuff you find on flickr.
• Lists of links you find online? You’re on notice!

geekery, links, sci-fi

It would probably be a good idea to avoid hanging out in dark, bat-haunted caves of Venezuela, especially if you don’t like being eaten by giant centipedes.

*shudder*

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