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Re: Better Comments Manager - Wordpress Plugin release

Darfuria — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:12:33 -0000

Nice...

Re: Hello!

Darfuria — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 17:55:49 -0000

I'm still not completely keen on it, but I guess that's where our opinions differ on nice design: I like shiny web 2.0 things which look very graphical and organised, yet have subtle curves and hidden features.

It has been interesting working on another WordPress theme. This one was horrible to edit, I have to admit. The writer of it really needs to take some time out to learn what his tab key does.

I have to say you are one of the most awkward people I've had to do anything for, but hey, you're my Mum, so I guess that's allowed.

Good thing about WordPress is, it's so easy to switch between templates that you could easily have a few that you like to change between, or whatever. Once you have this one up, you can less-actively look for an even nicer one. Either that or wait until I have a burst of inspiration and Photoshop you something magical.

I'll work on some things tonight, perhaps, and at work tomorrow. Yay for half a day of personal development.

I do like your blog Dan, but it just looks a bit too boyish and clinical for me.

Sorry I've been a pain, but if something's worth doing.....lol. I can't wait to see what designs you come up with at work.

I bet you're going to moan at me for replying in the comments, aren't you :)

Re: Hello!

Darfuria — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:10:13 -0000

Ah-hah. See, your problem occurs when someone wants to reply to a reply you wrote when you edited their comment. That's when things get complicated.

We also don't know when you have replied to comments unless we read through them all, which is awkward!

One day you will see the light of the web 2.0 design shininess and never look back.

We're going to have to come up with something better than this, though.

Could you change my link in your blogroll to a link to my blog, instead of my website, please?

Hmmm. I see what you mean now. I've had a look at that plug in you emailed, and I want it! Pretty please? I've seen the light!

Will change the link now. x

Re: Hello!

Darfuria — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:01:38 -0000

You should all move to the world of WordPress. Blogger is so... behind.

It's like learning a new language! In fact, I think Italian may be a bit easier than this...lol.

Re: Hello!

Darfuria — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:31:27 -0000

It's nothing like a new language. Think of what I had to go through...

Can you log into your WordPress account (on www.wordpress.com), if you made one - go to your profile and copy and paste the API key there into an email and send it to me. I would have emailed this to you, but you seem to check this more, and it was open.

It's a shame you don't like these comments. I think they look really nice.

I don't know where you find the patience!

I do like your comment boxes Dan....perhaps we can sort that out instead?

Re: What a Bargain

Darfuria — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:57:17 -0000

It bothers me, but I realise there is nothing that I, as a single person, can do about it.

I've read some truly horrible stories today about the experiences of some of these workers. It really is sad, and it bothers me too.

Re: What a Bargain

Darfuria — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:39:45 -0000

@ Michael

That's how I see things. Along with the fact that I'm only a leader in certain places. If I knew that me becoming a vegetarian, for example, would change the world and prevent the slaughter of animals, then I'd do it. However, I know that in my current position, that isn't the case.

But if all the vegetarians in the world suddenly started eating meat based on the fact that animals are still being slaughtered, what would happen?

I know there is strength in numbers, but when we start counting, surely we have to start with #1?

Re: Icing Nightmare

Darfuria — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:14:01 -0000

I'm sure you told this story before on your blog... but I may well be wrong.

I think you pulled it together quite well, considering.

D'ya know...I've written so much, I forget these days what I've done and what I haven't.

Haaaaaaa! You ate the cake :)

Re: Icing Nightmare

Darfuria — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:59:40 -0000

You gave it to me! How can you live with yourself with the amount of things you've made me eat over the years? You're going to hell for all of the infected cereal and confectionery that I have consumed because of you.

Infected cereal??? Darling, it just wasn't Kellogs!

Re: Donkeys, Sheep and Haggis

Darfuria — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 05:18:18 -0000

Oh dear...

What??? LoL.

Re: Icing Nightmare

Darfuria — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 05:19:56 -0000

Wasn't Kellogs? It was poison!

Kind of worried about your tooth comb there.

Why would you be worried about that? C'mon...what did I do wrong?

Re: Icing Nightmare

Darfuria — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:46:18 -0000

I'm being pedantic, don't worry.

... fine-tooth ;)

Aha! I should have guessed.

Re: Donkeys, Sheep and Haggis

Darfuria — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:00:42 -0000

I thought you were going to tell the "That's ewe that is" story.

I'd forgotten about that! One of my funnier moments!

Re: The Passion Returns

Darfuria — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:26:46 -0000

Congratulations on the book. I've always thought that you could get far with your writing if you not only put your mind to your talent, but to doing something with it once you've written. I think everyone else here who reads what you write thinks this as well.

I hope you finish it.

Thanks Dan. I know you're one of my biggest supporters. I promise I'll try to keep at it. x
(I still have Sam and Jessica somewhere! And half of Alien Bus, too.)

Re: Fight or Flight

Darfuria — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:23:22 -0000

But oh my GOD, it was good.

Re: Fight or Flight

Darfuria — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:32:48 -0000

Oh, some nice scary spam there.

Mum's out painting all week with one of her friends. The kitchen people are a nightmare, to say the least. No doubt she'll fill you in on it this weekend.

Re: Changes

Darfuria — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:02:05 -0000

The thing about the sponsored run is, it's not a race. It doesn't matter who came first, who came last or who ran it in under 10 minutes. It matters that you're participating. And if you go out there and do this, and you take an hour longer than anyone else, that's still a dedication and contribution you have made to helping those who are less fortunate than you, and really that's all that matters.

If anyone you speak to attempts to turn it into a competition, and mocks you for taking an hour more than anyone else, then they're completely missing the point of a charity event.

Do you think the people out there who are suffering care about how slow you were?

Re: D

Darfuria — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:34:23 -0000

Isn't it funny how D hasn't yet commented.

We need to find you a new blog template. This one doesn't look right.

I knew D would be commenting at the end of the evening, Dan. He was busy.
Why doesn't it look right? What don't you like?

Re: Tree Time

Darfuria — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:41:26 -0000

Ah, that's just our family behaving typically, isn't it?

You do the work to try and keep everyone happy. Nan worries. Granddad plays along but silently dies a little more inside, and your Brother will avoid all forms of commitment and become transfixed on a small, inanimate object for more hours than humanely imaginable, relentlessly jabbing the cold, bony finger that is his pride at anyone who dares question his profuse fiddling or come between his ineffable desire to reduce matter to more pieces of matter.

It's such a hectic time of year. I just hope that when we reach the 25th, everyone can sit around at the table and appreciate the fact that we are all still here, again.

Re: Tree Time

Darfuria — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:10:45 -0000

I'm just writing a test comment because I'm having some security issues with my domain name, and wanted to make sure it wasn't causing any issues with any other websites hosted on my account. Ignore this.

Re: Merry Christmas!

Darfuria — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:39:39 -0000

I'm glad everybody likes it.Mum has been busy with Christmas and spending time with family and such, as have I. I'm sure that now all celebration is over until New Year's Eve, she'll hassle to make a load of changes.I hope you all had a good one.

Re: Prezzies

Darfuria — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:40:17 -0000

I knew that when I was making it, it would be something that Mum wouldn't like 100%. I knew there were things that I had missed out and things that I would need to change.

Without her input, which I obviously couldn't really have until Christmas, I just put it together in a way that does work and look nice, but leaves room for improvement. I wouldn't have believed her if she had said that it was perfect and nothing needed changing.

I was trying to take the approach to gifts from a thoughtful angle this year, instead of just buying what people want. I knew that a blog redesign was in order, because this template is far from perfect. I mean, something has happened in this post which has caused the rest of the content to be in italics.

I've spoken to her now and I have a more fluid idea of what she would like, so when I next get some time to sit down and develop it, I'll be making a bunch of changes. She can be very picky, but when I spent a year working at a website development company, I had to deal with clients that were much, much worse.

Re: http://www.liebfraumilchandlipstick.com/?p=339

Darfuria — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 06:23:03 -0000

And I still look just as dashing in a suit, obviously!

Thank you for the birthday wishes, though I did no such thing as hack into the e-mail accounts. I was just accued of causing £2,000 worth of damage to the wireless network system before they had even checked any system logs of what had happened.

I thought it was quite nice that I was being shouted at by the head master and the deputy head, who quite frankly should have dried up and died when she was running the marathon, telling me how "sick" it made her feel that people are capable of hacking (the shit that came spewing from her mouth was incredible) when the technicians hadn't even proved that it was me, they had just made an assumption. At the time I didn't know this was the case, and if I had I would have done something about it because it was completely out of order.

I nearly put up your prom picture instead of that one :)

I didn't say that you hacked into them, merely that you (supposedly) had the know how - hence being invited up onto the stage amid a rapturous round of applause to accept your award, as none other than 'Hacker Boy'.

You're right. She was out of order. As was he. But I think a lot of good things came out of that nightmare.

And you're still special :)

Re: http://www.liebfraumilchandlipstick.com/?p=339

Darfuria — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:28:56 -0000

Thank you everyone :)

Re: Bedrooms and Birthdays.

Darfuria — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:32:02 -0000

Bless her with her curly straw, glass of Malibu and lemonade and her mobile phone right next to her.

She looks adorable. x

Re: Hubby meme

Darfuria — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:24:50 -0000

Hah! To think you doubted that I'd bought you a birthday present!

xxx

Re: Yay, Imported! « Darfuria

Darfuria — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 03:20:03 -0000

Test comment. Funny, this looks different in IE7. Think I might have to make my own stylesheet. Rarrr!

Re: Upcoming (To Do) « Darfuria

Darfuria — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 05:11:02 -0000

Mummy needs apostrophe lessons!

Re: Merry Christmas, and all that Jazz « Darfuria

Darfuria — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 18:39:10 -0000

Mum - The coat is awesome

Dan - I'm guessing you're the Dan linked to my Mum's blog, and not either a strange Dan that seems to know my Mum, or a friend of mine pretending to be Dan ;)

Re: Poison « Darfuria

Darfuria — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 08:01:08 -0000

It's not a bad song... but still, out of the thousands of songs they could have played, they played that one.

Re: Merry Christmas, and all that Jazz « Darfuria

Darfuria — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 18:15:13 -0000

You think you were confused? I thought my evil twin from a parallel universe came to do things to my soul.

I thought I saw it the other day when I was in the bathroom, as well. I was just about to punch it when my Mum shouted "Dan!? What the fuck are you doing!?" and I realised I was about to hit the mirror.

I didn't steal that from a Bill Bailey sketch. Honest.

Re: The Puzzle Frame « Darfuria

Darfuria — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 18:56:30 -0000

Hehe. Well, that's quite unique really. You'd have a collection on puzzles that were all missing one piece. As long as you had some variation as to where the pieces were missing, you could make your own puzzle piece and draw something on it to reflect how you are feeling at the time.

That way you'd have your own little puzzle diary, which would be slightly abstract because you'd have all of these abstract reflective thoughts surrounded by various artwork on puzzles. I like it :]

Re: The Puzzle Frame « Darfuria

Darfuria — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:00:00 -0000

I think you should carry out the idea. You're the one with the disappearing puzzle pieces

Re: The Bag-Holder’s Bag-Holder of Bag-Holding « Darfuria

Darfuria — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 02:20:10 -0000

Heh. I've never really been much of an artist in the way of drawings and doodles, so I haven't really taken any of these things to the step where I have them planned with dimensions and prototypes.

Re: Good Night « Darfuria

Darfuria — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 17:09:04 -0000

I think the B52 definitely contributed, as did the Sangria. Well, I guess all of it contributed in its own way.

Views of the bottom of the toilet bowl, no way!

Nope, I didn't call you old. I suggested you were complaining like an old woman. You know, the way they complain about the weather, no matter how the weather is?

Re: Excess Punctuation « Darfuria

Darfuria — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 08:20:56 -0000

Oooh! So I did :)

Re: Ottery is Weird « Darfuria

Darfuria — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:51:44 -0000

I have told you about 10 times, maybe 15, that the town I work in is called Ottery. Well, Ottery for short; Ottery St. Mary in full.

Re: Placebo « Darfuria

Darfuria — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:29:35 -0000

It's not going that bothers me; it's coming back.

Re: Placebo « Darfuria

Darfuria — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:37:46 -0000

I'm more than happy to make up any money you don't have, if your parents let you come over. I imagine my parents would be quite happy for you to stay, as well.

If not, we can sneak you in, eh? ;)

xxx

Re: Bored at Night « Darfuria

Darfuria — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:27:50 -0000

I looked into the future and saw that my throat would keep me awake. Shush :(

Hah, smelly girl! :p

Re: Bored at Night « Darfuria

Darfuria — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:44:46 -0000

Coming from the girl that said "my hair is greasy today", earlier.

Mine is silky and soft!

< Winner!

Re: What’s Annoying Me « Darfuria

Darfuria — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 07:18:24 -0000

Fucking girls! :P

Re: What’s Annoying Me « Darfuria

Darfuria — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:40:13 -0000

Oh I could list more! But that would just be me being cynical, impacient and a general bastard :P

Re: Super Power « Darfuria

Darfuria — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:56:27 -0000

I can sort of purr. Not innately though. It'd be a cool thing to be able to do.

Re: Who? « Darfuria

Darfuria — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:26:54 -0000

What's the point in you knowing for "future reference"!? Like you're going to remember! :P

But yeah, I do agree, I am very easily annoyed.

Re: Who? « Darfuria

Darfuria — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 10:53:09 -0000

No! It's still absolutely pointless, really!

Re: Anthropomorphism « Darfuria

Darfuria — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:50:15 -0000

Yeah, it kind of does, actually. I dislike the way images are handled in this blog template. I'm going to have to mess with it.

Re: Obsession « Darfuria

Darfuria — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:31:02 -0000

Yeah, I reckon she does that.

Hey, like my new plugin? I can reply to comments.

Re: Obsession « Darfuria

Darfuria — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:32:20 -0000

Actually, scratch that - it's horrible. Nevermind.

Re: Why Cats Kick Ass « Darfuria

Darfuria — Sun, 13 May 2007 12:41:58 -0000

Well yeah, in a straight out fight, because dogs are bigger. They're also violent, agressive and stupid. But if it was a competition of coolness, sweetness, cleverness and general awesomeness and intellect, cats would win straight out.

Re: Why Cats Kick Ass « Darfuria

Darfuria — Sun, 13 May 2007 12:58:13 -0000

No they're not. They're annoying and I dislike them. I suppose I will tolerate him and his dogness for you, but THAT'S all.

Re: Why Cats Kick Ass « Darfuria

Darfuria — Sun, 13 May 2007 13:31:51 -0000

Jesus, did you use enough question marks there? Roly was stupid and you know it.

Re: Shut the Fuck Up « Darfuria

Darfuria — Sun, 13 May 2007 20:25:27 -0000

Heh, no. Definitely not you! ♥

Re: Another New Theme « Darfuria

Darfuria — Mon, 14 May 2007 17:54:01 -0000

Yes, I like it. So got to edit the comment form so that all fields are required to submit. Muahaha.

Re: Subscribe to Comments « Darfuria

Darfuria — Tue, 15 May 2007 05:16:04 -0000

Yeah. If you look at the bottom now you should see "Manage subscriptions"

Re: Getting a Passport

Darfuria — Tue, 15 May 2007 13:10:07 -0000

It's not a matter of being clever. If it were, I'd have had one weeks ago.

Re: Getting a Passport

Darfuria — Tue, 15 May 2007 13:33:10 -0000

That doesn't make sense! I told you that you should go and lie down.

Re: More Passport Kerfuffle

Darfuria — Wed, 23 May 2007 16:10:31 -0000

Hopefully on Saturday, if I'm not arrested for stabbing someone in the head. Oh, you'd be surprised at how many times they can do that. 6 weeks from Saturday is June 30th :\

Re: Language « Darfuria

Darfuria — Thu, 24 May 2007 15:46:36 -0000

Well, you impressed me. ♥

Re: Language « Darfuria

Darfuria — Fri, 25 May 2007 05:06:26 -0000

Dad and I need a dictophone turned on whenever we're together. It's the same with my friend Ben and I. We just come out with the most insane things.

I guess in a way you are right, though. Although I'm not entirely sure which D&D; stories you are refering to. I'm just not sure how many people would take an interest in reading that sort of thing, as such.

I guess writing stories, or something, is a good idea. However, I still find that no matter what I write, I don't output that delicious string of complex vocabulary which just makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside.

I suppose that being in a position where I spend the majority of my time writing in languages that don't even make grammatical sense (yay for PHP), my English doesn't really have a lot of time to improve. I asked Cliff yesterday if he found that his writing ability and vocabulary drastically improved due to being in a writing career, and obviously he said yes.

Ah well, guess we can do nothing but see what happens.

Re: Language « Darfuria

Darfuria — Fri, 25 May 2007 09:02:43 -0000

I was thinking of doing that, actually.

Re: Passport Complete « Darfuria

Darfuria — Sat, 26 May 2007 09:22:06 -0000

I was actually tempted to take a picture, but I didn't have my camera with me. Nevermind. Yay!

Re: Language « Darfuria

Darfuria — Sat, 26 May 2007 09:32:27 -0000

Thanks, man.

You know, I could continue a discussion with you about that, but frankly all I can do is chuckle at the picture of a dolphin that has suddenly appeared in my mind. Awesome simile use there.

I guess time = practice = improvement.

Re: Wrisolation (Writing Isolation) « Darfuria

Darfuria — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:03:20 -0000

Hehe. Sorry I didn't write a hugely complimenting section about you, telling everyone how amazing you are. You look gorgeous in that photo, and I am sure everyone that reads the post will think so to.

Your necklace is really nice. My Mum only just noticed it actually.

Hah, nooo, I don't want to say it!

xxx

Re: Wrisolation (Writing Isolation) « Darfuria

Darfuria — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:54:04 -0000

Either that or just work on the speed you can type at. I think the above post took me around 90 minutes - two hours. I did know what I wanted to post about, though.

Even then, 4,000 words in 2 hours doesn't really compare with the speed I can type at. If I was typing at full-speed for the whole time it'd be closer to 10,000. You've got to stop and think about how to write something, upload and insert images, fiddle with the code and make things look nice, though.

It's a pleasure to read your's too, and nice to get comments.

Re: Bo « Darfuria

Darfuria — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 09:53:37 -0000

Yeah, it is a shame. It'd be crazy if he turned up when I was over. I'm sure Clifford will be fine, as long as he doesn't annoy me...

Re: Bo « Darfuria

Darfuria — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:08:30 -0000

Yeah, the photo of Truffles in the pot was very funny. Truffles is a genius name for a cat too, by the way.

I often find that it's hard to capture a moment with cats, because when they do something, it's often so sudden, and usually accidental. A few days ago I had one of the two windows (that are next to each other) open in my room. Barney half-climbed out one of them so that his front paws were outside the window, but his back ones were still inside. I called his name and he looked around through the closed window, and then walked forwards towards me.

In a split second there was a hollow thunk sound, followed by some scuttling with a mixture of a cat looking surprised, but trying not to look surprised and in fact attempting to look like he had planned to bump his head on the window for months.

Cats just need to be constantly filmed.

Re: Awaiting the Future « Darfuria

Darfuria — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:01:49 -0000

More of a surprise than generally scary. I hope they do, otherwise it makes it a bit pointless being anywhere, really.

I am pretty sure that I am not, but if you have any suspisions...

Re: Flights Booked & CSS3 « Darfuria

Darfuria — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:18:21 -0000

Comment thing is very, very sexy! As are you! <3

Re: Awaiting the Future « Darfuria

Darfuria — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:26:50 -0000

Although in my case the short-term contract was only the issue because of the reason I came here in the first place, it was never determined that I would leave after I had completed the "qualification" with ETS - and obviously that is the case with everyone that joins in my position. I'm just waiting for the whole thing to be reviwed.

Displaying enthusiasm, dedication and intellect certainly aids the situation, I think.

Re: Awaiting the Future « Darfuria

Darfuria — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:49:20 -0000

Yeah, seems a little pointless:
"I know, let's spend 12 months of our time training these people in how to work for a company like ours, then get rid of them so that they leave with the knowledge of how our company works, but work for somebody else."

That doesn't make a lot of sense really, does it? Yeah, September I started. Madness!

Re: Flights Booked & CSS3 « Darfuria

Darfuria — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:38:25 -0000

Lucky for you guys I'm not going for as long as I want to ;)

Re: Flights Booked & CSS3 « Darfuria

Darfuria — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:43:49 -0000

You're not allowed to touch any of my things!

Re: Number Thirteen « Darfuria

Darfuria — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 04:45:52 -0000

The situation has improved, but that doesn't mean it's still enjoyable. I can't afford a bedsit. Not comfortably. Meeka wouldn't be allowed to stay there (strict parents kick ass).

The house is haunted. Believe me, I know.

Re: Eloquence « Darfuria

Darfuria — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 18:03:08 -0000

No! Why do people have to butcher the English language by doing things that don't make sense, look stupid and waste time? How is having an OCD with question marks funny?

- See what I did there? I asked one question and used one question mark. Oh, I did it again.

Mmm. Correct English.

Re: Eloquence « Darfuria

Darfuria — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:19:24 -0000

Whilst I agree with you on the point that there aren't enough ways of expressing your emotions in a text-based format, I still believe that there are alternative solutions besides using incorrect English. For example, formatting your text to be bold or italic. Or even bold AND italic if you are feeling adventurous.

Re: Eloquence « Darfuria

Darfuria — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 04:53:05 -0000

(which isn't really the correct way, but nevermind), is good practice ;)

I understand what you mean, but I find that I am plagued with such things everywhere, which is why it gets to me.

Re: Eloquence « Darfuria

Darfuria — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:19:00 -0000

Well of course. I love being defeated, but I only accept defeat when I know that I am completely wrong. Otherwise all people are correct in their individual ways, and I will consider every point of view presented.

A new comment system it is. Huzzah!

Re: An Amusing Thought

Darfuria — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:47:15 -0000

MAFVDP

Sorry, hun, I think MAD is better. <3

Re: Belonging (Full)

Darfuria — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 04:35:27 -0000

Hah, I didn't actually notice that. Good one!

It took me ages to get the pictures to work in this post, because when you left or right-align them to the paragraph relating to the image, the text doesn't look right because it's left-aligned, and not justified. Eventually I just decided to put them at the bottom of their corresponding paragraphs and think it looks nice enough. I think I will use this method from now on.

Re: Belonging (Full)

Darfuria — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:00:50 -0000

Yes, I had to put that picture up. Despite the fact you're stuffing your face with popcorn and you're not wearing makeup, you look lovely.

Yeah, well, I had to live up to my reputation until I could stand it no longer, okay!? Awh... She better remember me.

Ah, I didn't realise that. They're still in the rape squad though, so go them.

I hope you can come. Miss you lots too. xx

Re: Friday the 13th

Darfuria — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:04:55 -0000

Yeah, after the conversation we just had I think we might be related. :/

Re: Friday the 13th

Darfuria — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:48:08 -0000

Oh, yeah... Completely.

*tumbleweed*

Re: Business Joke

Darfuria — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 20:32:09 -0000

What's that supposed to mean?

Re: Cuts and Bruises

Darfuria — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:36:12 -0000

Yeah, yeah :(

Re: Business Joke

Darfuria — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:13:35 -0000

If I joined them perhaps something would get done...

Re: Business Joke

Darfuria — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 05:06:08 -0000

Actually, I'd probably get diagnosed with the WORKGENERATIONANDDONOTHING disease, which is common in these parts of Ottery.

It's going alright, really. Having a bad morning trying to work with cookies. Ah well. How are things going for you? What've you been doing?

Re: Server Document Root Solution « Darfuria

Darfuria — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 04:41:08 -0000

Hey! Of course I was paying attention. You know that!

Ah, thanks for that. I'll look into it.

I'm not using it here, but I am using it, and plan to use it for a few things that are coming in with COSMIC too.

Ooo, that sounds nice. What are you planning to do with Rocket now that you've made the OO leap? Anything fancy?

Re: Server Document Root Solution « Darfuria

Darfuria — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 05:04:45 -0000

Ah bollocks to it. Just rewrite a few things and call it Sprocket. By the time you're done writing it again, nobody would know.

I'm about to look into Python because some client Julia is in contact with wants a website using Plone CMS, which is helpfully written in Python. Greaaat.

Re: Clear CSS Defaults « Darfuria

Darfuria — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:43:13 -0000

The same one you are, I think.

wp_syntax

Re: Crossing the Line « Darfuria

Darfuria — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:44:24 -0000

I still can't think of a witty comeback for this one.

You're right, the love should be spread.

It's nice to see you coming out of the closet on this one. I didn't realise you had such a strong opinion on the matter.

Re: Slide of DOOM « Darfuria

Darfuria — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:54:17 -0000

I have the sick urge to try and find the "AFTER" to that "BEFORE" picture.

Re: Slide of DOOM « Darfuria

Darfuria — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 05:01:27 -0000

You just know that whatever is going to be deposited on that plate will be garnished with that hair style.

Re: Crossing the Line « Darfuria

Darfuria — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 05:31:20 -0000

I do completely agree with you on that account, John. People should be entitled to do whatever they like with whoever they like as long as, as you said, no other party is hurt or compelled to do something against their will. They're living their lives as much as we are living ours.

However, from a humorous point of view, that was comically crossing the line in an email, hence me drawing the picture.

I've said it before somewhere else - I can't quite remember where (ah it was on my MySpace profile):

" I do, however, dislike any form of discrimination (homophobic/sexism/racism) to the point beyond humor. I'll listen to a gay joke, I'll laugh at a gay joke. I won't sit there and take your bullshit comments about how you think homosexuality is wrong."

Re: Clear CSS Defaults « Darfuria

Darfuria — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 08:33:12 -0000

Well, yes, because the CSS attributes you're defining in the wildcard apply to all of the HTML elements, so removing the padding/margins from paragraphs would be intended.

I generally apply some style to my paragraphs anyway. I find it's easier to start from the beginning than break things down as you go. Plus you know that any conflict with divs or anything would be due to your programming, not because of defaults.

Re: Conditional Comments « Darfuria

Darfuria — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:49:57 -0000

Yeah, usually that is the case. And recently I have learnt more about how CSS should work with divs inside divs, etc. However, I was in a situation today where Firefox and IE6 were displaying the website fine, but there were errors in IE7. The layout of the website was slightly complicated, and I needed a quick fix.

When I'm at work I'll usually make websites work in IE6 first, then extend to IE7 and Firefox. And then hope that Netscape and Opera are working too, and make some minor adjustments if not. When doing it personally I'll just look at IE6 and Firefox.

Thanks for the link to the blog. I see that person's point, however, when you're designing a website for a client, they won't see it like that. Also, thanks for linking to me because it's insanely pretty, and makes me want to redesign this.

Re: My Plan « Darfuria

Darfuria — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:48:17 -0000

Aye, I knew that. *strokes trace IP*.

Might pursue the idea of going for a teaching degree.

Re: A question of English « Darfuria

Darfuria — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 20:07:05 -0000

I always thought it was the first. I can't think of a good example of it right now, but when I do... When I doooo *shakes fist*

Re: A question of English « Darfuria

Darfuria — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 06:56:51 -0000

No :P

Re: A question of English « Darfuria

Darfuria — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 09:55:58 -0000

Ah, here we go.

I have both (because they are different!).

I have both (because they are different!)

I can't think of one with full stops just yet though.

Re: Back Pocket « Darfuria

Darfuria — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:37:39 -0000

I don't think it would be that difficult. Perhaps I'm just more bendy than normal people.

Re: The Quote Site « Darfuria

Darfuria — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:09:48 -0000

Well, I quite like the background. The only thing I haven't thought up is the header, so if you have any suggestions they would be most appreciated.

Re: Next Generation Cutting Board

Darfuria — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:39:17 -0000

If you remember, one of our old toasters had a crumb tray.

Considering the majority of the population can't even spell, do you think allowing the possibility of microwaves travelling in an uncontained environment such as the kitchen is a wise idea?

Re: Next Generation Cutting Board

Darfuria — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:22:05 -0000

Sure thing ;)

Re: Next Generation Cutting Board

Darfuria — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:24:33 -0000

Well yeah, I could see that working. Go create it then.

You only did that because I mentioned it.

Re: Windows Organisation

Darfuria — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:54:58 -0000

I think they could both do with some tips from each other.

Re: This is my rant face « Darfuria

Darfuria — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 09:34:50 -0000

What's so good/different about it?

Re: This is my rant face « Darfuria

Darfuria — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 08:26:34 -0000

Nawh, she was actually sick.

Re: Boredom & Wishes « Darfuria

Darfuria — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:18:24 -0000

All in all I'd like to be a writer. I love journalism. But getting in to that entire scene isn't as easy as I would like, unfortunately.

You're right, I'm not overly thrilled with the world. Well, some parts of it I am exceptionally thrilled with, where as other parts are almost about as unthrilling as one could possibly imagine, which doesn't do much for morale and motivation.

I didn't finish the modern apprenticeship. All I was going to get was some stupid level 2 qualification that suggests I know how to use Microsoft Office that I really didn't care about in the first place. I went to COSMIC because of the web dev experience that was available. I could have done an ICT apprenticeship at Tesco, I'm sure.

Re: Insomnia « Darfuria

Darfuria — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:58:11 -0000

Now that you've read this or thought about it, do you think that your sleeping pattern could trigger anything? Or have you just thrown that thought aside and know that the two (or more) things aren't linked?

I wouldn't go as far as saying I'm naturally depressive, but I don't bumble around with a smile on my face 24/7, and people are constantly telling me to cheer up. I know what you mean about the dry wretching; that would often occur during the beginning of an anxiety attack and continue throughout, which as you know is not very nice at all.

"Warning my contain nuts" on peanuts and "Warning, can not be microwaved" on condoms are two of my favourites. I'd like to get a load of pictures of stupid labels together.

Re: Insomnia « Darfuria

Darfuria — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:05:29 -0000

Ah the joys. Perhaps it's the same with me. I have never really thought about it much.

Re: Insomnia « Darfuria

Darfuria — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:34:57 -0000

I rarely find that my sleeping is different depending on what mood I am in. When I'm happy it takes me a while to get to sleep, and when I am scared it takes me a while too. Generally it just takes a while, which sucks.

Re: Insomnia « Darfuria

Darfuria — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:31:51 -0000

Yeah, I remember you telling me that before. I don't think it's something that I really developed; like you said, I was born with it. However, I think when I reached a certain age it really kicked off.

The prospect of taking pills to be able to sleep normally isn't nice, no. However, considering society forces us to work 9-5, generally, and I don't much fancy smoking drugs constantly to help me sleep.

I'm not too sure about a sleep study at the hospital. It's not really much of a sleeping in your natural environment study, is it?

Re: TinyMCE Comments

Darfuria — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:51:35 -0000

And just to test...

It works

Oh yes it does

Yay

Re: Social Netfucking « Darfuria

Darfuria — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:31:53 -0000

I am shaking my fist at my friends for using them, because who in their right mind really needs a fucking hatching kitten on their profile on a social networking website? Who in their right mind cares? And who in the right mind would want to make an application so that people could have exactly that?

I honestly don't understand what would condem a person to actually want to program for hours and hours, with the intentional result being something they release to a social networking website, allowing people to have kittens hatch on a page. Honestly, why!?

I don't have to use them, indeed. And I don't. But the thing is I might as well, because I get enough spam because everyone else uses them anyway.

Re: Real life is for people with nothing better to do « Darfuria

Darfuria — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:56:35 -0000

Pangs of envy? Why?

Re: Real life is for people with nothing better to do « Darfuria

Darfuria — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:35:23 -0000

I'm sure you could do it if you applied yourself.

Re: Real life is for people with nothing better to do « Darfuria

Darfuria — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:44:21 -0000

Hey Sneakatron - welcome to my humble abode. How did you come about my website?

Indeed you are right about the website design thing. I generally look up to the good designers, and have worked with them as well, so whenever I attempt to design something it usually gets deleted and I go on the hunt for another theme. However, I've realised that it's time that I brush up on my design skills, and the only way I am going to do that is by jumping into the deep end and swimming to the top.

I like the minimalist style of your website. It loads nice and fast and draws all attention to the content.

Re: Real life is for people with nothing better to do « Darfuria

Darfuria — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:19:10 -0000

Heh - I hear that.

Well, enjoy your stay. And if you're a gaming type, do head over to rewiredmind.com. Content is a little slow right now, simply because I'm trying not to rant about christmas.

Re: Swamped

Darfuria — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:31:35 -0000

Wow, those are harsh hours. Though thinking about it when I was working I did 7-6, so I wasn't far off. I know how much it can suck. I wish I could avoid the lethargic thoughts though, so I'm envious of that aspect.

Re: Oops

Darfuria — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 22:18:23 -0000

"<span class="commenttext">Ummmm….what will I see when the sun comes up?"</span>

What do you mean by that?

I don't mind reinstalling Windows on this machine. Backing up doesn't take too long because the majority of my files are on another harddrive anyway. Just a few things I run on the C: drive. I'm looking forwards to building a web server next year, when I have the money.

Re: Oops

Darfuria — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:08:02 -0000

Yeah, I've wanted to go down the Macbook road for so long. However, I'm not actually sure if I would build and develop websites on the Macbook, or if I would do it on my desktop. I'm always going to run Windows on my desktop, because it's a gaming & music PC, but because I have a huge monitor, it's also great for web design and development.

The main reason I use a laptop is to take the strain of various IM clients and mail applications off of my PC so that I don't have all of these resources being used in the background when I want to devote the power to a game. Macbooks are nice and small, and they run very nicely.

Eventually I plan on building a small web server so that I don't have to run apache on my desktop machine, so I'm wondering if there's going to be any conflict going on between OSX and Linux if I were to develop on a Macbook.

The Eee PC does look really nice and super-portable though. I do a lot of my writing on a laptop, so it would be nice to have something that is really easy to carry around. I have heard that Apple are redesigning the Macbook to be lighter and thinner for the next gen release, which is probably when I'll buy one.

Hopefully by then I will have decided.

Re: Social Netfucking #2 « Darfuria

Darfuria — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:54:20 -0000

I don't doubt it. All of my ideas are generally being manufactured by a company with millions of pounds to invest. To be honest, I don't keep up with the news around social networking developments.

Re: Social Netfucking #2 « Darfuria

Darfuria — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:23:34 -0000

Ah yeah, all that rivalry and merging. Joining of applications and what-not. It's all a crazy digital web of social interaction.

People should go back to writing letters, even though I hate using pens.

Re: Valuable Lessons

Darfuria — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:16:45 -0000

I'm fairly sure turning to look as the bus drives past isn't "naturally looking", but then I am willing to be proved wrong. I don't see it happening though.

Oh my God! Victoria Beckham eats carrots!? I've got to tell my whole family about this in voices raised over the volume of Big Brother whilst I drink cheap wine and smoke cigarettes!

Re: I Like Stuff « Darfuria

Darfuria — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:20:33 -0000

Hi Ciara - it's nice to know that my Mum's blog brings some readers my way. You are, of course, more than welcome to drop by whenever you like and leave me a comment or two.

I think everybody likes a shiny new toy to play with once in a while, and hey, if it's not technology it's something else, right? Everyone should have their thing(s).

Re: I Like Stuff « Darfuria

Darfuria — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:44:16 -0000

The only new iPod I'd go for really is the iPod Classic. 16GB is not enough. Hell, 80GB is only just enough. I'd completely get an iPod if I was a Mac user, but I haven't managed to get a Macbook yet, and even if I did get one, my music will always be on my desktop PC, which runs Windows, because of the amount of it there is.

I don't really have a problem with the iPod player, just iTunes (I use Winamp) and the way it works.

I'm not overly keen on the iSmudge anyway. I prefer to use buttons.

Your website seems to be down, as I'm sure you're aware.

Re: I Like Stuff « Darfuria

Darfuria — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:40:16 -0000

Ah that's fair enough. iTunes doesn't seem like a bad application either - just the way it synchronises with the iPod annoys me excessively. Also, it seems to be a much heavier program than something like Winamp, which is fairly minimalist and runs nicely in the background without hogging too many resources.

I like the little players, they're all quite cute and convinient - unfortunately I like to take pretty much all of my music with me. I don't really have much use for video playing capability right now, but when I get a faster internet connection it would be quite handy to be out with some friends or something and say "Hey, have you seen this movie trailer? We should go and see it at the cinema" or something.

Re: Slang « Darfuria

Darfuria — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:16:10 -0000

Yeah, I think I swear to make up for my lack of said slang. I'm not ashamed of it though; I use it when it's appropriate.

You know, it actually took me ages to find a reasonably sized photo of a packet of Polos. It would seem that if you're into photography, taking large images of confectionery is a good way to make money on iStock Photos, because there hardly seems to be any of them.

Hey, it's a good enough excuse to go out and buy loads of sweets, isn't it?

Re: I Like Stuff « Darfuria

Darfuria — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:19:45 -0000

It uses twice the amount of resources as Winamp on my Windows machine, so perhaps it is just far more suited to a Mac environment, which wouldn't surprise me.

If I was a video editor or something, I'd like it. Or perhaps showing school kids porn on the bus in exchange for their lunch money. That could work.

Re: Slang « Darfuria

Darfuria — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:43:26 -0000

Ah, talking like that doesn't bother me. That's just different pronounciation to RP. Using various adjectives and such though, that's what really gets to me.

I wouldn't say calling a female a "bird" shows dominance as much as it just makes it sound like you consider yourself higher class than them.

I'm glad you no longer say it anymore ;)

Re: I Like Stuff « Darfuria

Darfuria — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:05:31 -0000

To be honest it's quite a winner situation if I actually go through with it. Not only do I make money from the kids on the bus, but they're spending their lunch money so slowly they are starving, which is good because the kids here are complete twats.

Re: Pointless Violence « Darfuria

Darfuria — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 08:46:33 -0000

I'm not entirely sure what sort of state he was in; whether he was just off his face on some sort of drug, if he was just crazy, or he plain hated younger guys with long hair. He wasn't the smallest person I've ever seen, so getting involved in a fight probably wouldn't have ended well for me.

I'm glad that it didn't go any further and he didn't literally try to force me to stand up. What I am actually more surprised at is the behaviour of those who were around me. There were plenty of students around before more started to leave, and not one of them said anything, did anything, or even recorded this guy being a complete idiot on their phones. I would have loved to have recorded it, but I don't think asking him to step back a bit so that he's in focus would have gone down too well.

Thank you for the congratulations - I'm just about to post a new entry about the new job.

Re: Pointless Violence « Darfuria

Darfuria — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 15:41:32 -0000

Ah well. It's not that in doing anything much would have happened. Even if it had been recorded and used as evidence to file some sort of report, the authorities wouldn't have done much.

I do like how this blog post has brought out the word "cunt" from everyone's vocabulary. It's a lovely word when used properly ;)

Re: New Jobbie « Darfuria

Darfuria — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 15:49:08 -0000

Ah, the typing is just one hell of a lot of practice. I spent so much time talking to people online that it just comes naturally. It's a little harder when you're copying text, because often you'll have to copy words that you don't use often; so in doing that regularly, my typing should become more accurate.

This isn't the best online typing test, but it's one of the quickest ones to use. Take it and see how you do.

http://www.typeonline.co.uk/typingspeed.php

Your speed was: 101wpm.

Congratulations! You made no mistakes, practice does make perfect.

I’m glad I got the job, it will be an experience, and indeed they do have to start somewhere. Usually it’s the people that make the job anyway, so I’m looking forward to learning the names tomorrow.

Re: Pointless Violence « Darfuria

Darfuria — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:47:58 -0000

Man, that's horrible. I hope he's okay.

Re: Pointless Violence « Darfuria

Darfuria — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:34:20 -0000

Cheekyfaces: Good. I'm glad to hear that.

He looked like the sort of person that generally just gets into fights in pubs and whatever all of the time. I don't think he was carrying a weapon or anything, but I'm not going to completely strike that off of the list of possibilities. What annoys me most is the fact he got away with walking away from it. One of the people standing there should have taken a picture, recorded it, or simply called the poilice. I was in no position to do any of those things.

Re: Pointless Violence « Darfuria

Darfuria — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:13:07 -0000

Man, that's crazy. I hope they are both okay now.

Part of me really wants corporal punishment to be reinstated, especially in schools. I think knowing that they will be hurt is an excellent discipline for children and teenagers.

Anyway, no doubt my Mum will read these comments soon and then proceed to attempt to lock me in the house. It's nice to see lots of new faces here though, I do hope you visit more.

Re: Typing Speed « Darfuria

Darfuria — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:29:45 -0000

Home keys? Ooooh, you mean F and J, right?

;)

Re: Typing Speed « Darfuria

Darfuria — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:33:08 -0000

Well, that's what you get for having long nails!

Re: Pointless Violence « Darfuria

Darfuria — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:34:36 -0000

Any chance we can get an example of what you have in mind for that Mike? I'm intrigued now.

Re: My First Day « Darfuria

Darfuria — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:26:02 -0000

Aye, the hunt for employment continues.

Re: My First Day « Darfuria

Darfuria — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:50:01 -0000

I haven't found anything like that unfortunately. If something came up then I'd probably be interested, depending on the position requirements.

Re: My First Day « Darfuria

Darfuria — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:30:56 -0000

Unfortunately it costs me money to return to college and do my A-levels now. I feel a lot more focused and mature, and there are a lot of things I would like to learn. I might take a night class or two when I'm finally working (and enjoy it).

You should think about going back too ;)

Re: Is Guitar Hero harder for guitarists? « Darfuria

Darfuria — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:20:05 -0000

I think Guitar Hero players and guitarists should stop being so prejudice towards each other, simply because there are very few similarities. Guitar Hero 3 is just a game that people can enjoy, and I enjoy playing it. It doesn't make me any less of a musician or anything.

Sure, the real thing is far more rewarding in the right situation, but knocking out Through the Fires and Flames on expert at a party with some friends is also very rewarding. It entirely depends on the situation you're in, I think.

Rock Band is a great laugh when you have friends over.

What I always wanted to see was a game where you use an actual guitar (or any other instrument) to give people different motivation to learn how to play. One is actually in production now, I think it's called Guitar Wizard.

I don't think people who play the games are wannabes, they're just doing something they enjoy. Hell, I enjoy it too.

Re: Is Guitar Hero harder for guitarists? « Darfuria

Darfuria — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:35:09 -0000

Ah, a friend of mine imported it for the PS3, and we had a good laugh going to his house for a bit of a Rock Band party. I'll definitely get it when it comes out over here on the 360, and I can afford it.

I think the finger co-ordination thing is just something that eventually clicks. Then again, I guess it depends how much you're into rhythm and things like that. I suppose in a sense it requires a certain amount of musical talent.

Re: Is Guitar Hero harder for guitarists? « Darfuria

Darfuria — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:10:06 -0000

Ah yes, my friend who has been a drummer for many many years and discovered the same thing, which he was quite surprised and annoyed about. It's funny how instrument representations can be so similar yet so different.

Re: Is Guitar Hero harder for guitarists? « Darfuria

Darfuria — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:22:08 -0000

Yeah, that's one of the worst issues. Guitarists very rarely play chromatically, so playing multiple notes on one string, as it were, is very strange. I don't think Guitar Hero will ever advance to a more complicated instrument, but Guitar Wizard is in development where you can use a real guitar.

Rock Band is fantastic, really can't wait to buy it.

Re: Template & Upgrade « Darfuria

Darfuria — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:42:21 -0000

If I increase the font size then it gets really big and looks horrible. I will give the sidebar some padding though.

Re: Template & Upgrade « Darfuria

Darfuria — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:04:41 -0000

At the moment I'm just using a site-wide pixel size for text, which is very unaccessible of me. I guess I'll go and change it all to percentage values a little bit later, though personally I really like small fonts.

Re: 2008 Chain Mail « Darfuria

Darfuria — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:15:00 -0000

Funnily somebody that I went to school with, who is the same age as me (give or take a few months).

She forwarded it on to a lot of the people in her contacts list, all in the carbon copy, so I now have about 70 e-mail addresses, plus another good 50 or so from the e-mail that was forwarded to her. I'm searching for a directory of spam services that I can mass-add e-mail addresses to now.

Re: Template & Upgrade « Darfuria

Darfuria — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:18:20 -0000

I'll probably make a few changes to it when I'm in the mood, but I quite like it as well.

Re: Where?

Darfuria — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:59:23 -0000

Well, I had my transition into the "real" world in 2006, which is when I started working. Now that I'm not working I feel rather secluded from it, and that's what is getting me down.

I would move, but I'm in a relationship that I'm really happy to be in, and I really don't want to move away from that.

Re: Where?

Darfuria — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:34:50 -0000

Oh, there's nothing wrong with it at all. Just the transition from being a teenager to being in your twenties is quite a scary thing to be facing.

Yeah, the distance thing is a possibility, but unfortunately we're both quite attention-needing people, and I feel that the distance would just make things worse.

About moving away; I'm not sure. I think Tallis is too happy in Exeter to really consider moving away, but I suppose that is something that only time will reveal.

Re: Where?

Darfuria — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:18:50 -0000

As soon as I get an opportunity to throw myself in the deep end, I'm going to take it. ;)

Re: Sugar Packets « Darfuria

Darfuria — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:33:49 -0000

I haven't opened them yet and I don't plan to. They're too good.

Re: That’s it, I’m learning Java. « Darfuria

Darfuria — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:24:01 -0000

Well yeah, it's obviously a typo. It was probably supposed to be £300-£450, which is pretty much standard for contract Java work.

VB.NET scares me. Well, VB on a whole is just icky and gross.

Re: That’s it, I’m learning Java. « Darfuria

Darfuria — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:13:28 -0000

It's not so much a horrible language, it's just... VB.
I don't know, I've always been fond of web languages and not so much application languages.

Re: Just. Yeah. « Darfuria

Darfuria — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:14:12 -0000

Yeah I was pretty devestated about being late. I did catch the earlier train, so I was there 30 minutes before I needed to be. The directions were very simple, they just happened to be wrong.

I was unable to get the train there the day before and find the place, as it cost £5, and I didn't have £10 to spend on trains in two days :-/

The interview went very well, it was just everything that happened before that.

Re: I am the Guitar Hero

Darfuria — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:50:20 -0000

I sure am. Not having much luck though.

Re: Goodbye Sanity

Darfuria — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:49:00 -0000

Hey Seb, thanks for commenting back. I was linked to your site via Craig's blog, and have subscribed to your RSS feed, so no doubt when things at your end are less hectic with moving and such, I'll comment on the new posts you make.
I'm not hugely fond of this design to be honest, and when I finally manage to get around to it, I'll be doing a nice bit of redesigning.

Re: Snap « Darfuria

Darfuria — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:51:38 -0000

I can't find any shitty jobs that I can actually work. I've looked. I look every day. Three or four times.

Re: That’s it, I’m learning Java. « Darfuria

Darfuria — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:48:26 -0000

Hi John, nice to hear from you.
This design is indeed one of mine. It's not too bad - it was a rather quick bit of work, but I felt like it was time to have something I had done myself, even if it wasn't something I considered a work of excellence.
I looked at Spring myself actually, not long after seeing that ad. It didn't scare me too much, but I really didn't feel like sitting down and learning it.
I'm filling my days with a mixture of things really. Music, writing, programming, sleeping, and general mongery amongst the job hunting plague.
I took a look at Python myself a while back, when I was at COSMIC. A client wanted me to look at Plone, which is a Python CMS. It's quite interesting actually, but was way out of my reach at the time.

Re: That’s it, I’m learning Java. « Darfuria

Darfuria — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:44:27 -0000

It could still use a little work, but it's certainly my favourite so far.

I didn't venture that deeply into Spring to be honest.

What fun things are you doing in Python?

Re: Better than MySpace

Darfuria — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:28:13 -0000

Hi Maureen
You are most welcome. I'm glad you had a good day :)

Re: Sleep Button

Darfuria — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:56:44 -0000

Heh, when I listen to anything deeper than background music (such as Ambient Heaven) I'll just have to stay awake to listen to it. I'll sing lyrics in my head, play through riffs, and solos, etc. and it'll just keep me awake.

Re: April Fool’s « Darfuria

Darfuria — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:55:50 -0000

Seb: How dare you laugh at my young stupidity!
Fink: Haha, that's fantastic. I bet neither of you were expecting something like that. I hope you had a fantastic time anyway.

Re: Fallen Leaves

Darfuria — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:52:36 -0000

That comment, combined with the name you posted with, has to be the most random thing that has ever appeared on my blog, you weirdo.

I like this green - it goes with the yellow.

I don't want to live in a house this colour either though.

Re: Fallen Leaves

Darfuria — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:48:20 -0000

Heheh, the WordPress 2.5 admin system is very nice, and I rather like it. It's taking a bit of time to get used to the change though.

One thing I don't like is there's no margin on the br tags. When somebody manually starts a new line I want it to be treated as a new paragraph, but for some reason TinyMCE doesn't seem to be doing that in the source code. Perhaps I need to update or change it or something.

Hehe, I'll get on it!

Re: Fallen Leaves

Darfuria — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:31:26 -0000

Okay, changing the comments, so I'm going to spam my own post with comments... from me!

Yay!

Re: Fallen Leaves

Darfuria — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:38:48 -0000

Ah that sucks - really annoying when things like that happen. 2.5 is real nice.

Re: Nice « Darfuria

Darfuria — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:41:02 -0000

Heh, I'm quite good at adding up. Where do I sign up?

Where abouts are you moving to? Haven't really spoken to you for a while. I'm sure you'll walk into something no problem - you've got a whole ton of experience behind you, amongst the various skills and knowledge you posess.

Good luck with it all, mate.

Re: Fallen Leaves

Darfuria — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:32:59 -0000

Heheh, it's a method that is used quite frequently - I think what it does most of all is attracts interaction, because when your posts are on the main page, a reader has to click the post to submit a comment, but if they're already on the page with the comment form, there's more of a chance for them to leave a comment.

I usually go with a dark theme - in fact, I really like the colour scheme on your website, but for some reason this is what I ended up with, and I rather like it.

Re: Nice « Darfuria

Darfuria — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:43:24 -0000

Hehe, yeah, I should probably. Thanks for the link, I'll be sure to check it out.

Re: Coincidence Haunts Me

Darfuria — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:00:09 -0000

Sounds interesting. I may have to check it out.

I must admit I have been very neglectful of reading lately, primarily because I want an eBook reader, and want to have all of my books on a device, to make life so much easier and more minimalist.

Re: Fallen Leaves

Darfuria — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:47:20 -0000

As a static website, that would work smoothly, but for something that is updated constantly where you want your readers to read the latest entries and such, it wouldn't work so well.

Re: Fallen Leaves

Darfuria — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:47:59 -0000

By the way, how dare you use shift+return. I hate br tags in my comments. I want clean looking paragraphs, line breaks. Aaargh!

Re: Coincidence Haunts Me

Darfuria — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:36:54 -0000

I would consider documenting them again, but no doubt it would just be a relapse of what happened last time, and I'd just notice them less and less.

Apologies for scaring you.

Re: Nice « Darfuria

Darfuria — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:39:25 -0000

Yeah, that's the one thing I am constantly striving; a different atmosphere. Thing is, when I try to work at a friend's house, or something, I get distracted by wanting to socialise and generally relax. Oh how I want to move out...

I'll put my music online at some point, probably when I have written and recordered more of it.

Thank you for your comments :)

Re: Coincidence Haunts Me

Darfuria — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:27:04 -0000

You did it again! Stop pressing shift+enter! There's no need for it!

Ah, I remember when I used to listen to Alkaline Trio, during my last two years of school or so. They have written a lot of meaningful songs, but I just can't get into them again.

How can you blame this on me? How!?

Re: Becoming A Minimalist

Darfuria — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:02:26 -0000

I like the audio quality of records; as actual things they're pretty darn annoying.

Surely advancing into the future is a good thing?

Well, I can understand the books thing, but it enhances real life conversation; it doesn't replace it.

Re: Becoming A Minimalist

Darfuria — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:37:43 -0000

I completely understand what you are saying. I think books are fantastic. I love it in movies where you see people with libraries, and all of the books have the same covers so it just looks like a big leather-bound pattern, spreading from wall to wall.

However, books are awkward to hold, and actually quite uncomfortable to hold, when you are in bed. I'm not sure if anyone else finds that, but I certainly do. You have to roll around trying to get comfy, and make sure you have light on the book so that you can actually see the words, and then you have to make sure your arms are in a position that they won't ache. It's all very silly.

Not only that but they take up a fair amount of space in a bag, especially if you have more than one. They also weigh a fair bit, and are quite susceptible to becoming easily damaged.

Whilst an electronic book reader does take away a lot of the aesthetical value of owning a book, I think it brings in some advantages as well. Check the link to the eBook reader in my post - I think it's quite interesting.

Re: Becoming A Minimalist

Darfuria — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:31:25 -0000

I too appreciate the satisfaction out of looking at the box art, and flicking through the inlay; but really, how often do you look at the cover art of a CD after you've bought it and obsessed over it for a few days? Most MP3 playing software downloads all of the cover art for your albums now, so you still get to appreciate most of the artwork.

DVDs, well, they just take up a lot of space, cost a lot, and are annoying to sort through. In fact, the problem with most of this media is how much it costs, compared to how much of it there is and how much of it I want.

Books will be around for a very long time indeed, because for most people, there won't be any need to have a digital replacement.

Fink - I kept a few of the games that were really important, such as Neverwinter Nights and Baldur's Gate, simply because they can't be repurchased online, and I had such fun playing them. I don't have my SNES, Megadrive or even my Dreamcast anymore, and I really regret that.

The eBook reader doesn't look as you'd expect. You'd expect a bright screen, like a small monitor, which would just be horrible to look at, but actually they've made the ambience of it quite pleasant.

Re: Becoming A Minimalist

Darfuria — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:31:26 -0000

Yeah, posters and maps are nice for a little while, but once more, not important enough to treasure. Yeah, all of my books are in great condition, so I don't imagine selling them will be a problem. I probably won't start that part of the procedure until I have an eBook reader though.

Re: Coincidence Haunts Me

Darfuria — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:20:26 -0000

If anybody is reading these comments - I do suggest following the link to Shelly's blog and reading her post titled "Brainlock" - or click the link below.

http://shelly-rayedeane.blogspot.com/2008/04/brainlock.html

Re: Nokia 2760

Darfuria — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:54:27 -0000

Ciara - I actually find it a lot slower to type or text in shorthand, or what ever you want to call it. I have to think a lot more about what I'm saying and what I am trying to say. It's quicker for me to just type it properly, with apostrophes and everything.

MU - Alongside you would be Nan, Granddad, Dad, Steve, etc. in a group called "Family". Instead of having a group for it I just have everyone in my family with "Family" in front of their contact name, so it reads "Family Mum", "Family Dad", etc.

Re: Chlaustrophobic Attack

Darfuria — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:31:01 -0000

If you suffer claustrophobia then I'd expect you to be a little more understanding, instead of being "insulted" simply because you suffer it a lot worse than I do. Recreating the incident on my blog from memory is hardly going to be an exact replecation of how it actually was, and I'm not going to be able to describe exactly how I felt at the time, but considering you weren't there and you're not me, that's slightly inconsiderate of you.

I was at the back of the bus actually. I always go as far back as I can, and I was right at the back bar one seat, because the very back seat was full. If the bus is full when I get on it, and people are standing, I always walk past them and stand at the very back, in hope that they might just get it, but it never seems to happen.

I have no idea how other people may feel about having to live with me around, especially on the bus, but considering I'm polite, and stay out of everyone's way and am generally quiet and caring, I'd imagine I'm a lot nicer to have around than people who are complaining about the bus being cramped when they're contributing to the problem in the first place.

Re: Vista. Die.

Darfuria — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:30:04 -0000

Well it wasn't my laptop, so I couldn't just say "no, you have to get this one". Also, Apple don't make a £400 notebook, and as gorgeous as they are, they do have their own networking issues.

Re: Vista. Die.

Darfuria — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:24:42 -0000

PC - PC is damn slow these days, and now it's too fucking complicated. I can't say I've ever done Mac - Mac networking, but I don't imagine it's difficult. I've seen plenty of problems with doing constant network work with Apple, and networking Apple - PC, and vice-versa.

Re: Vista. Die.

Darfuria — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:06:34 -0000

You're welcome to it, Cliff.

Re: Interviews « Darfuria

Darfuria — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:25:39 -0000

Hey John.

Life is pretty slow right now to be honest. Unfortunately I didn't get the position with Toucan, and I've not heard anything back from Organic Development, so I don't think I got that either. Not that I'm hugely bothered, because they seemed like a bunch of complete idiots, and indeed the idea of using Joomla for ever was a bit daunting. It's not even a nice CMS.

I'm still on the job hunt, which isn't too much fun. I've been sticking at the web development though. Making a fair few websites in WordPress for people, and I have been working on my own CMS focused at band websites, as there isn't really anything that meets that specification around on the Internet.

I suppose things didn't work out at the new(ish) place then? Where are you headed next?

Re: Big Pile of Hate

Darfuria — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:15:26 -0000

A tiny bit envious about what?

Re: Awesome Apartment

Darfuria — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:37:45 -0000

Far too small and expensive for two people. I'd never get my stuff in there! It's awesome though.

Re: Awesome Apartment

Darfuria — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:07:01 -0000

Well, there's cosy, and then there's "oh fuck, where am I going to sit!?"

Re: Awesome Apartment

Darfuria — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:27:11 -0000

I don't think I could bring myself to pay £650/month for that either. Maybe £550, maybe.

Re: Font Browsing

Darfuria — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:42:27 -0000

They're both missing apostrophes :P

Re: Awesome Apartment

Darfuria — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:43:59 -0000

Ooh, it's come down by £50!

Perhaps by the time I get a job and have the money to get it, it'll be nice and affordable. Yay!

Re: Imagine

Darfuria — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:11:49 -0000

I thought you'd like it.

Re: Work

Darfuria — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:55:06 -0000

Aye, that is always the way.

Re: Design « Darfuria

Darfuria — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:30:33 -0000

I think you're the only one!

Re: Mortgage Support

Darfuria — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:28:21 -0000

Okay, instead of the team of people paying, it's the company that pays for it. So those 4 people are paying back the company, and the 5th person who is getting the house is borrowing from the company. Those 4 people already have houses through borrowing money from the company, so they're paying the company back, which keeps the cashflow going.

I suppose that isn't a huge difference from going to a bank though...

Re: Dave’s Personal Message « Darfuria

Darfuria — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:37:50 -0000

Ah, the ranting thoughts of a 16 year-old pedant. I remember that day well.

Your point is valid, though, indeed.

Re: Changes

Darfuria — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:33:24 -0000

I only see one, which I have fixed. What's the other?

Re: Changes

Darfuria — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:10:21 -0000

Ah, clever.

Well spotted.

Re: A Christmas List

Darfuria — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:18:57 -0000

People already know the easy things to buy me. These were just suggestions for other people to get their friends/family, and also things that I wouldn't mind getting myself.

I did say that...

Re: A Christmas List

Darfuria — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:19:36 -0000

As soon as I find more! ;)

Re: Hold the Button

Darfuria — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:21:17 -0000

I suppose; but then again they are calling a technical support line, where they should place their trust and confidence in the advisor they are speaking to.

People should appreciate that if they are speaking to someone in technical support, they might just know what they’re doing, and should listen to exactly what they’re saying, as to prevent anything from going wrong.

Re: Serial Numbers

Darfuria — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:07:54 -0000

That's actually awesome!

Re: The Levellers

Darfuria — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:25:53 -0000

They sure do! Have you seen them live?

Re: The Levellers

Darfuria — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:26:23 -0000

Thanks to the joys of last.fm I have heard New Model Army. I like them, but not quite as much.

Re: The Levellers

Darfuria — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:46:33 -0000

I really do!

I've seen one I like, I just can't afford to get it yet.

Re: Dear Mummy…

Darfuria — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:48:12 -0000

I can be a nice person sometimes!

Re: Serial Numbers

Darfuria — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:48:44 -0000

Some people are just dense and helpless, I think.

Re: Dear Mummy…

Darfuria — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:58:38 -0000

I'm sure the smoking doesn't contribute to the health of your hair!

I imagine if you go to My Computer, double click on the CD/DVD drive and delete anything that's in there, that message won't popup anymore.

I haven't had spag bol since then either, I don't think. It has been ages. I miss having a nice kitchen lots.

Love and miss you too! x

Re: Imagine

Darfuria — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:45:06 -0000

It was more an ongoing thought I kept having, for some bizarre reason.

Re: Disqus Installed

Darfuria — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:31:20 -0000

Bah! Stop browsing my website on your iPhone and look at something interesting!