Skin of Stars

Machines, Media and Miscellanea

by Kevin Carmody

Blog Entries

The Future

Just thought I’d mention the small feeling of sorrow that I have for the loss of Arthur C Clarke, a childhood hero of mine. I’ll append an image from xkcd which I think shows this feeling a little.

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New toys

I’m very excited today after winning an auction last night on eBay. I’d decided that I needed a computer as doing graphic work and generally pouring through code is hard work on this little laptop. What I needed was a mighty box, which is what I’ve now just bought. The specs on this beast are as follows; intel core2 quad … Read the remaining 71 words

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No need to get flash

I posted this on oonagi, but thought it interesting enough to post here: I do think that flash has a purpose, especially in sites that where it’s more important to have strong visual features, like band sites. For example, neverestsongs.co.uk is undeniably beautiful. But when we look at that instance, you cannot say that it is crawlable by seach engines. … Read the remaining 477 words

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So long Blogger, it’s been swell

It’s taken me some time and a little soul searching if ones being honest, but I have finally decided to leave blogger behind me. Blogspot has served me well enough but struggled with the resrictions I always feel when someone else is hosting my webbyness, so I felt it was time we parted ways. Now I get the freedom to … Read the remaining 47 words

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Status Updates

Preparing myself for the #uksnow deluge. [skinofstars]

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Inbound weather may scupper weekend run plans. Fingers crossed for freak warm snap. [skinofstars]

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RT @andrewjskatz: Why is that the same people who argue "if you have done nothing wrong, you have nothing to fear" so anti #wikileaks? [skinofstars]

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RT @ThePoke: Chris Huhne's wife appears in court to explain the misunderstanding. #Huhne http://t.co/o1NscUF4 [skinofstars]

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RT @Iananities: Headington Quarry people - largish black cat, red collar, hanging around St Leonard's Rd for past week. Seems lost. Plea ... [skinofstars]

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RT @4foot30: Your site says "Did you know we have an app?", my brain thinks "Skip Intro". [skinofstars]

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RT @MarianaMota: . @johnwards didn't allow us to tweet the amazing banners that arrived today for the @jquk http://t.co/xDNc9sEF [skinofstars]

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RT @oneltd: Anyone know a #SouthOxon trainee photographer that would like to get some experience working on a magazine? Get in touch. [skinofstars]

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RT @freedimensional: To achieve YouTube fame, pull up to the microphone & serenade the drive-thru girl with your order - Giorgio Loves S ... [skinofstars]

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RT @freedimensional: A hack from Midem Music Hack Day that creates tour routes for artists based on IP data from torrenting - Tourrent P ... [skinofstars]

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RT @lewisnyman: A eureka moment from @elliotjaystocks - mock up responsive designs using 1000px instead of 960px http://t.co/e9KC4dRN [skinofstars]

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