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We've woken up, but we still need a cure to Insomnia The news broke several days ago now that Insomnia Publications had released all of its creators from their contracts. Everyone received a short, polite email from publisher Crawford Coutts, and thus ended many weeks of speculation, worry, and countless threats of violence. The rumour mill continues to...
Wake up Insomnia Publications - It's the Sleepless... This is blog post asking for your support for a project that I'm involved in. I have written lots of blog posts like this. I'm normally shilling something, a new grahic novel, a new web site, or something else that I've created and now I'm hoping that you'll adore. I normally want your money too, as...
Chris vs. Five Reasons iPhone vs. Android isn't Mac... Tim O'Reilly tweeted out what he called a "compelling" article today, the titular "Five Reasons iPhone vs. Android isn't Mac vs Windows" by Mark Sigal. Having read the article I countered by tweeting that I thought the article was "biased" and "unbalanced". Tim, in turn, was gracious enough to tweet...
Bristol Comic Expo Panel: Signs and Portents The audio recording of my Bristol Comic Expo panel, "Signs and Portents", is now available from the Sidekick Cast website, iTunes, and anywhere where good podcasts can be found.
Before I write anything about this panel, I want to send out a huge thanks to both the boys from Sidekick Cast and to...
Two wise monkeys and me: It's the Comic Book Outsiders... Last year the Bristol Comic Expo played host to a round table discussion between the twin publishing mights of Monkeys with Machineguns and Orang Utan comics, the crew from Geek Syndicate, and some hardcore comic fans, all masterfully hosted and chaired by the erudite genius Scott Grandison. The result...
The software that is free in Microsoft's Free Web Software Eco-System seems mostly to be open source; watch out for Wordpress and Drupal in their top five! Considering that Microsoft are touting this as "their" web platform, does anyone else think that the inclusion of PHP and MySQL based apps is a little misleading?
Watch out, trouble's about … call the WatchMEEENNNNN!
This Watchmen trailer is far better than that one with the Smashing Pumpkins soundtrack.
Bill Hicks once said "People are rubbish, that's my general contention. I can prove it, with math, on paper". Or something along those lines.
For those of us who share that disposition from time to time, there's XKCD. So immensely popular that I don't need to review it or plug it or pimp it … just follow this link and enjoy the ingenious application of a wrench to a 00000 dollar problem. I think I might to start a meme – "What we need is a dollar wrench".
Incredible piece of work – not only beautiful, but also a staggering labour of love once you understand *how* it was made.
A quick and easy way to build deep cross linking in your Wordpress site.
Well, that's another "Animal vs Animal" question answered, and a cautionary tale for anyone who doesn't chew enough before swallowing.
As a wise man once told me – "Never try to eat anything bigger than your own head"
Video about Cardiff's now somewhat lamented (since it move to Whitchurch) comic shop "The Comic Guru".
Worth watching if only for the snippets of Stu.Art sketching and my shameless pimping of the shop.
Publishers take note – I can and will sell out at a moment's notice
A handy description of how to fix being given the wrong key by your sys admin









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