Category Archives: Quirks

quirky technology things and maybe some workarounds

Grrrrr xcode 4.2 woes

Posted on October 30, 2011 11:09 pm by lartens

Recently i started a new job where i have to learn to develop iPhone apps, which is pretty cool and interesting, better than android too. But just recently we’ve updated to xcode 4.2, and here lies a few problems, i … Continue reading →

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Microsoft 5000 bluetooth mouse on a macbook sometimes fails to pair after update

Posted on July 7, 2011 7:09 pm by lartens

This is just a quick post on how some folks have made their microsoft 5000 mouse pair with their macbooks again after updates 10.6.6 -8 or at all, i just bought one and where it worked on the bootcamp windows … Continue reading →

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Fixing html 5 validation errors on a self hosted wordpress blog

Posted on July 1, 2011 5:51 pm by lartens

So it was bout a month ago when suddenly the validator at http://validator.w3.org/ decided that it was going to be picky about the values in the “rel” attribute. Although i fixed this for grigorig back then i didn’t have time … Continue reading →

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Welcome To Swine-Town: Population: You!

Posted on May 9, 2011 9:48 pm by bedgell

Reckon you might find yourself in Swindon, UK on Friday night? What, wait – you do? UGH! You disgusting heinous filth! What kind of degenerate pervert would even go to Swindon, let alone admit it online? Well, I’ll tell ya … Continue reading →

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Nyan Cat The Destroyer

Posted on April 18, 2011 7:38 am by bedgell

2011 has taught us one thing so far: don’t get complacent or you’ll get bitten on the ass. Those pootling along with dreams of nuclear safety awoke to nightmares in Fukushima. The early believers in a peaceful Arab Spring had … Continue reading →

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Slow news day huh, but i found print screen on a macbook pro for win 7(bootcamp) woot!

Posted on April 17, 2011 11:39 pm by lartens

Yeah folks it was genius, i searched google haha. The problem with the macbook pro is that f keys run out at 12, and print screen is something like 13 on regular keyboards. So where is the magic to make … Continue reading →

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King of Limbos – Mega64 Awesomeness!

Posted on April 9, 2011 10:43 am by bedgell

We love Limbo. You love Limbo. Mega64 loves Limbo. Of course, to show their love, they’ve gone live action in a convenience store. The results are simply awes – very impressive spider legs! – so get watching people! Love ya … Continue reading →

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Any Old Iron?

Posted on April 4, 2011 5:56 pm by bedgell

This afternoon, I felt the final nail slip noiselessly into the coffin of ye olde world of video games. And what bastion of the old order was filling today’s tomb? The casual video games trader. Back in the day when … Continue reading →

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Mad Scientist Starts “End Of World” Ball Rolling

Posted on March 26, 2011 10:45 am by bedgell

OK, you’re a mad scientist, buy you still have a choice: Create a bio-mass fuel cell that allows robots to chuck us in a blender and power their ascent to global dominance by munching on our poor innocent bodies in … Continue reading →

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