May 2008
144 posts
Will your mobile squeal to the police? →
Your mobile phone - especially Smartphones and iPhones - keep a lot more data than you may think.
Applying Divine Proportion To Your Web Designs →
Good article on how to use grids and aspect ratios for killer layout designs.
Sigur Rós's next album →
Sigur Rós is going to release their 5th album on the 23rd of June. Find out more, and download & watch the first track now for free.
Man assaulted while walking cats →
Horrific crime, no question. But why was he walking his cats in the park?
Inspirational Package Design →
Finding creative inspiration from product packages.
One-Way Mission to Mars →
US Soldiers seem happy with the idea of a one-way mission to Mars.
The Biggest Drawing in The World →
Seems like a needless generation of CO2, but still a very unique idea.
Beautiful And Original Product Designs →
“It’s very easy to pick a country that’s going to give another...”
– http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7418959.stm
Where to Go to Find Design Inspiration →
A good list of gallery sites and sources of inspiration for when that creative block strikes.
Javascript Super Mario Kart →
Mario Cart style game written in Javascript. Insane!
Websites if you’re into Web Dev/Design →
The role of the web developer is ever-expanding.The list includes variety of sites that covers fields relating to web development - such as information architecture, user interaction, and…
The Right Brain vs Left Brain test →
The Right Brain vs Left Brain test … do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise?If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa.
25 Ways To Tell You're Grown Up →
Classifying you as an adult, and making you wish you were a teen again.
25 Ways to Help a Fellow Human Being Today →
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” - Dalai Lama
Too often the trend in our society is for people to be separated from either…
EpicNoseGuy on BBC News →
You know the story about EpicNoseGuy by now. This was on the BBC London News at 6:30pm. Keep checking http://www.wirah.com for updates on the story.
Goodbye Earl →
Last night, whilst giving the rabbits their supper, I noticed Earl wasn’t hopping out of the bedroom area of the hutch to scoff the fresh hays. I opened the door, and saw what I never expected - he…
30 Websites to follow if you’re into Web... →
I’ve made it a goal to learn at least one useful thing each day so that I can stay sharp and well-versed on the topic of web development and design. To that end, here’s some of the websites I keep…
He Took a Polaroid Every Day, Until the Day He... →
Yesterday I came across a slightly mysterious website — a collection of Polaroids, one per day, from March 31, 1979 through October 25, 1997. There’s no author listed, no contact info, and no other…
The Telectroscope →
Facinating invention from the 1800s to allow people to see from one side of the world to the other.
List: The Rules of Fist Bumping →
We’ve all done the fist bump. Maybe your team just scored, maybe you just bowled a strike, maybe you just won a rap battle. These are all acceptable times to bump fists with a friend. The picture on…
iPhone Vista Theme Makes Steve Jobs Cry Tears Of... →
Best, worst or most hilarious iPhone Summerboard Theme ever? VistaPerfection 2.0 is a complete Windows Vista theme for the iPhone with over 90 icons, wallpapers, a dock, sound effects and everything…
Balancing act →
Delicate backdrop of the Dalai Lama’s UK visit
10 Free Web-based Alternatives to Photoshop →
I’m fed up with Photoshop and its one billion rarely-used features. How about a simple photo-editor that’s quick, easy, and doesn’t cost a thousand dollars. Fortunately, there’re tons of web-based…
Man remanded after 'urine' attack →
A man has been remanded in custody charged with spraying urine at two supermarkets, a pub and a book shop.
Man sprays supermarket food with urine →
Two major supermarkets were cordoned off by police today after a man shocked shoppers by spraying urine on the food.
The maths of Eurovision voting →
Britain’s Eurovision hopes will no doubt be dashed as bloc voting sweeps a Balkan or Baltic act to victory on Saturday. What patterns do mathematicians spot in the voting?
Everything You Were Afraid to Ask about Donnie... →
“Donnie Darko” is being re-released in a handsome director’s cut, with remastered sound and picture, 20 minutes of new footage and new visual effects. Years of midnight screenings at theaters around…
Home now, taking photos! Look out Fickr! - Links on http://scottfreeman.net
We are now the proud parents of a lovely black lab!!
On the train to Kidderminster, going to look at some puppies! How exciting!! :)
I really should take more photos and get back in to Flickr again.
Oh nuts - I’m out of herbal teas. Builders tea for the rest of this afternoon then. Bum.
10 Surprising Health Benefits of Sex →
Sex does a body good in a number of ways, according to Davidson and other experts. The benefits aren’t just anecdotal or hearsay — each of these 10 health benefits of sex is backed by scientific…