Nintendo Wii! But Why?
Nintendo Revolution has been officially named “Nintendo Wii” (as in “we”). Why?
While the codename “Revolution” expressed our direction, Wii represents the answer.
I’m not happy, but I’m not disappointed either. Wii feels pretty awkward upon first hearing it, but then again, so did the controller.
P.S. I’m getting one.
Caprica: New Battlestar Galactica Spinoff
Sci Fi Channel has announced a new Battlestar Galactica spinoff entitled “Caprica”.
Caprica would take place more than half a century before the events that play out in Battlestar Galactica. The people of the Twelve Colonies are at peace and living in a society not unlike our own, but where high-technology has changed the lives of [...]
FlashObject Is Now Named SWFObject
Due to Adobe trying to “protect their Flash trademark, my favourite Flash embed script now formerly known as “FlashObject has changed its name to “SWFObject. Update your bookmarks. More on the event.
Fauna Beta 5
Hot off the stove, the free Fauna theme for Wordpress is now in a feature complete Beta 5. My favourite new feature? The re-introduction of Wordpress’ my-hacks.php file in a new and improved form.
Chernobyl: Nuclear Guardian
Apparently, animals prefer radiation over human interference.
Narnia Mini-Review
Reviews are spoilerfree but beware of comments.
The Chronicles Of Narnia – The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe is the huge 2005 book-to-film adaptation of the popular C.S. Lewis book. It tells the story of four children who travel to the magical world of Narnia through a wardrobe in an old manor. In Narnia, they discover they are part of a [...]
V for Vendetta Mini-Review
Reviews are spoilerfree but beware of comments.
If you want objectivity, go elsewhere. This is a weblog, and I want to be subjective. I absolutely loved V for Vendetta.
V is the codename of a Guy Fawkes-masked freedom fighter (brilliantly played by Hugo Weaving) struggling to overthrow the oppressive regime that England has become.
V for Vendetta is exactly the type of movie I [...]
Embarking on a Redesign
Sometimes, a restructuring is necessary. Throw out all the old, and bring in the new.
When To Redesign
There is no finite formulae that when used to crunch numbers while wearing white lab coats can tell you exactly when you need to redesign.
On one side there’s the hot-air department who says: “Redesign every sixth month! Next time [...]
CSS3 Property “img:after” in Firefox?
The code is fairly simple: img:after { content: “Hello World”; }. It displays the text “Hello World” right after an image. It works in Opera, but not in Firefox! Why is that? Isn’t Firefox supposed to be the new black?
For those of you pondering the Why of this, try out img:after { content: “(” attr(alt) [...]