tomphippen.com http://www.tomphippen.com My Blog about stuff Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:29:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 YANT http://www.tomphippen.com/2010/03/yant/ http://www.tomphippen.com/2010/03/yant/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:29:47 +0000 tom http://www.tomphippen.com/?p=283 (Yet another nerdy t-shirt) but one with a romantic angle

]]> http://www.tomphippen.com/2010/03/yant/feed/ 0 Keming http://www.tomphippen.com/2010/02/keming/ http://www.tomphippen.com/2010/02/keming/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:34:37 +0000 tom http://www.tomphippen.com/?p=281 The result of improper kerning [via]

]]> http://www.tomphippen.com/2010/02/keming/feed/ 0 Question http://www.tomphippen.com/2010/02/question/ http://www.tomphippen.com/2010/02/question/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:55:08 +0000 tom http://www.tomphippen.com/?p=279 When a spam tweet has ‘cum’ written in it, is it because ‘cum’ spells ‘cum’ or because the message was 141 characters?

]]> http://www.tomphippen.com/2010/02/question/feed/ 0 Snowball Fight on Wii Fit Plus could be the new Duck Hunt http://www.tomphippen.com/2010/02/snowball-fight-on-wii-fit-plus-could-be-the-new-duck-hunt/ http://www.tomphippen.com/2010/02/snowball-fight-on-wii-fit-plus-could-be-the-new-duck-hunt/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:49:03 +0000 tom http://www.tomphippen.com/?p=277 it’s refreshingly addictive.

]]> http://www.tomphippen.com/2010/02/snowball-fight-on-wii-fit-plus-could-be-the-new-duck-hunt/feed/ 0 That explains it http://www.tomphippen.com/2010/02/that-explains-it/ http://www.tomphippen.com/2010/02/that-explains-it/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:37:23 +0000 tom http://www.tomphippen.com/?p=273 According to a trust worthy poll, by a reputable company in a reputable newspaper, or something like that, these are things women find attractive (bolding mine)

  1. Has facial stubble
  2. Is a bit geeky
  3. Has a hairy chest
  4. Avid book reader
  5. Cries at soppy films1
  6. Sings along to a song while dancing to it
  7. Grey hair
  8. Sweaty after workout2
  9. Wears glasses
  10. Has a passion for sports

That explains why my life is like a Lynx advert.

1 CSS3 selectors on the other hand…
2 It would be bolded, except I don’t work out3
3 If you’re not sweating after a work out your sweat glands aren’t working and you’re probably dead, consult your GP.

]]> http://www.tomphippen.com/2010/02/that-explains-it/feed/ 0 The :not selector in CSS3 (and jQuery) is so brilliant I might cry http://www.tomphippen.com/2010/02/the-not-selector-in-css3-and-jquery-is-so-brilliant-i-might-cry/ http://www.tomphippen.com/2010/02/the-not-selector-in-css3-and-jquery-is-so-brilliant-i-might-cry/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:15:18 +0000 tom http://www.tomphippen.com/?p=271 This could’ve been a tweet, but fuck it.

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]]> http://www.tomphippen.com/2010/02/the-new-beeb-style-guide/feed/ 0 If you don’t know html & css then you’re not a web designer http://www.tomphippen.com/2010/02/if-you-dont-know-html-css-then-youre-not-a-web-designer/ http://www.tomphippen.com/2010/02/if-you-dont-know-html-css-then-youre-not-a-web-designer/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:48:30 +0000 tom http://www.tomphippen.com/?p=265 You’re a graphic designer, and there’s nothing wrong with that it’s a completely legitimate career. But you’re not a web designer, drawing websites in Photoshop makes you a web designer in the same way that this image makes me an architect.

imanarchitect.jpg

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Password

Obviously this doesn’t do anything, I just thought it’d be funny with the recent login kerfuffle, especially with the intentional misspelling of Facebook I might get a few hits on Google. I’m aware that I’m a bastard.

]]> http://www.tomphippen.com/2010/02/facebok-login/feed/ 0 Getting SEO advice from your webhost… http://www.tomphippen.com/2010/02/getting-seo-advice-from-your-webhost/ http://www.tomphippen.com/2010/02/getting-seo-advice-from-your-webhost/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:36:53 +0000 tom http://www.tomphippen.com/?p=258 …is like getting advice on what to say to your customers on the phone from BT

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