- My Name is Tom, or Errant. I write about geeky things, politics, and life in general and politic. My current day job is in computer security but I have been known to program in my spare time.
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Tag Archives: design
Copy my idea, not my design (or what I learned from Obtvse/Svbtle)
How far can copying a website layout go before it goes from “inspired” to “ripped off”? It’s a question I’ve been turning over in my head this morning, after reading the commentary around nwienert’s clone of dcurtis’ recently announced “Svbtle” … Continue reading
Beating The Competition
Last year I went to a local air show for the first time in a few years. It’s always a fantastic place to go because a fighter jet is one of the pinnacles of human engineering. Last year there was … Continue reading
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New Design
I put together a new design for my website. Not 100% happy with it for now (tbh I am fed up of wordpress and will be moving away from it soon too – when I can work out a nice … Continue reading
Lesson Learned
Adblockers take a “dumb” approach… I was just sat here wondering why an image stored in /content/banners/ would not display on my web page, but wiould show perfectly in /content/. Huh? Till it dawned on me that the banners bit … Continue reading
No Appreciation: Take 1
I was hungover yesterday – which is always a good time for me to come up with shit. The thinking is this: as a programmer I know we get a really bad deal compared to “designers”. Take the web as … Continue reading