World Press Photo Awards 2004- (Found July 8, 2008 ) BBC News has a gallery of a dozen of the winning images from the World Press Photo Awards for 2004. I think the last three images - Jahi Chikwendius shot of a sandstorm in Chad, Lars Tunbjrks image from a fashion show, and Bob Martins overhead shot of a ...http://soreeyes.org/archive/2005/02/13/world-press-photo-awards-2004/ Rat Birthday Cake- (Found July 8, 2008 ) I cant remember where I saw the link to this Rat Birthday Cake, but I should thank them for ruining my appetite. The description is one thing Okay so this is kind of a combo of baking, sculpture, and painting: For my rat-obsessed roomates 21st b-day I made her this cake, of ...http://soreeyes.org/archive/2005/02/06/rat-birthday-cake/ Windows for Whinging Eurowimps- (Found July 8, 2008 ) In the wake of the EUs insistence that Microsoft make a version of Windows sans Windows Media Player available, the obvious question is what to call the revised program. Oddly enough, the EU isnt totally pleased with Microsofts suggestion, Windows XP Reduced Media Edition. As you might imagine, the internet is ...http://soreeyes.org/archive/2005/02/06/windows-for-whinging-eurowimps/ Breaking the weblog- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Tom Coates has a feeling that the plethora of different types of content weblog authors post nowadays may be pushing the concept of a weblog beyond breaking point. The problem isnt so much finding a home for all that content on the front page of your weblog as it is ...http://soreeyes.org/archive/2005/02/06/breaking-the-weblog/ The Avengers- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Did you know that the French broadcasts of The Avengers went under the title Chapeau Melon et Bottes de Cuir Me neither. According to The Avengers Forever, this means Bowler Hat and Leather Boots, which somehow manages to be even less inspiring than the shows German title: Mit Schirm, Charme ...http://soreeyes.org/archive/2005/02/07/the-avengers/ Pretty pictures- (Found July 8, 2008 ) A day late, but a bigger selection than usual to compensate: A couple of similar images from LazyGecko: Splat by bagdaddy captures a delicately poised moment when a waterlogged spiders web forms a crude lens, whereas Screen Shot Red Rover by rcmannjr takes a man-made screen in not dissimilar conditions and ...http://soreeyes.org/archive/2005/02/07/pretty-pictures/ Referrer spam removal- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Kris pointed out this useful page of suggestions for ways to block referrer spam, which has been so bad lately that its made the referrers section of my web stats utterly useless. Keyword-based blocking may not be a particularly sophisticated technique, but Ive reached the point where something simply has ...http://soreeyes.org/archive/2005/02/08/referrer-spam-removal/ Prison letters- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Jon Ronson has kept in touch with Jonathan King since the pop impresario was imprisoned: Anyway, JK writes to me a lot and sends Xmas cards, etc. For a little while I was getting Xmas cards from JK, and messages from the equally incarcerated Jeffrey Archer. I felt like one of ...http://soreeyes.org/archive/2005/02/08/prison-letters/ Broadband Thats so 2004- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Typical. I finally get a broadband connection at home and it turns out broadband isnt very useful after all Oh well, if it takes a couple of years to get tired of broadband then thats plenty of time for me to spend listening to internet radio (currently playing: BBC Radio 4s ...http://soreeyes.org/archive/2005/02/09/broadband-thats-so-2004/ Eek!- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Caution: do not read this chilling anecdote anywhere near bedtime if you hope to get a good nights sleep. Particularly if youre squeamish about anything touching your eyeshttp://soreeyes.org/archive/2005/02/09/eek/ |