B3ta is apparently somehow 25 years old. TBH it feels older, like it should have been around during my undergrad days rather than postgrad, but I suppose 25-years ago is proper internet old school and we are all old.
Posts in: Web
WikiMaybia
This is why you shouldn’t rely on Wikipedia for anything important (this post isn’t important!)
Free Speech Is Free (I Don’t Care What It Says)
Fighting Neo-Nazis and the Future of Free Expression
I am deeply disturbed by this knee jerk blocking. The EFF make some great points but even they seem afraid of offending by mentioning. Never would I agree with these opinions, but as Voltaire never said, you can say them.
Hold On
Before this website existed I had another one, norcimo.com. For quite some time accessing a top level area of that site has redirected to a holding page. I’ve just changed things to redirect here instead. How exciting.
Does Time Pass If No-one Clicks?
Insanely impressive “found timelapse” Continue reading
How Old Am I?
An online tool to guess my age from a photo? Oooh, how young I am Continue reading
What Colour The Sea
Colour choices make a map confusing Continue reading
The BBC Should Decide How Prudish To Be
There has been quite some controversy over a Columbian women’s cycling teams kit this week. So much so, the BBC Sport section reported on it. This is the photograph (a full version of which was widely distributed over the internet) they used to illustrate the story; As the story notes, Continue reading …
Google Maps Gallery
Surprised more hasn’t been made of the Google Maps Gallery. Lots of nice stuff there, including a load of historic maps.
Depressed Alien
Liking the Depressed Alien webcomic by Connor Ullmann; made me laugh.