Monthly Archives: October 2009

PHP Markdown

By Sharpy | Published: October 31, 2009
While watching a video about blogging from TextMate, I went on further to discover this pretty awesome PHP version of Markdown. After then downloading PHP Markdown Extra and installing it on my site, this is my very first attempt at a blog written purely in Markdown syntax, with no HTML at all. Hope it works! [...]
Posted in Blogging, Computing, Mac OS X, TextMate | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Waxing thematic

By Sharpy | Published: October 27, 2009
So. Whilst visiting imjustcreative.com I read this post about WordPress themes which lead me to this article—a list of some pretty cool minimalist/typographical designs. I couldn’t go past this one: Wu Wei, by Jeff Ngan. There’s just something about the gorgeous, chunky Helvetica (well, actually it’s Helvetica Neue—if you have a Mac you’ll be seeing [...]
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Ben Stein’s “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed”

By Sharpy | Published: October 17, 2009
Came across this film in the CMI newsletter this morning, and it looks to be worth investigation. From the newsletter: Expelled is a very entertaining yet thought-provoking film that will shock anyone who thinks all scientists are free to follow the evidence wherever it may lead. As you are well aware, evolution as the explanation [...]
Posted in Christianity, Creation | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Why you and I are obsessed with Facebook

By Sharpy | Published: October 5, 2009
Note—that’s not a question. I daresay that if you are on Facebook (Twitter, YouTube et al.) you are addicted. Maybe you don’t agree. Unfortunately, that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re correct. Now, don’t get me wrong. For those of you who know me (and also those who don’t), I’m not attacking you with this comment. Actually, [...]
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