wade womersley – york based software engineer
Engineering notes from the sharp end
wade womersley – york based software engineer I write the way I work: direct, useful, and more interested in what holds up in production than what sounds clever on a slide.
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I watched Derren Brown – How to Control the Nation last night as I wanted to see how his subliminal video (or as he calls it, PWA) would really work and while I know subliminal messaging can be easily ignored if you expect it, I wanted this one to work (it’s always more fun when … Read More “Derren Brown – How to Control the Nation” »
Drug dealers Software developers Refer to their clients as “users”. Refer to their clients as “users”. “The first one’s free!” “Download a free trial version…” Have important South-East Asian connections (to help move the stuff). Have important South-East Asian connections (to help debug the code). Strange jargon: “Stick”, “Rock”, “Dime bag,” “E”. Strange jargon: “SCSI”, … Read More “Drug Dealers vs Software Developers” »
An upcoming product from a company called TheyFit, is designed to deal with a problem many a European man has had (and some from other countries too but we like to boast the most): condoms that are made to measure, lots of sizes, just like bra’s. There will be 70 sizes in total available and … Read More “Bra-Size style Condoms for Europe” »
For those who haven’t seen it, this is the trailer for Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, a direct to DVD movie to fill in the void between the end of Battlestar Galactica and the (hopeful) beginning of Caprica early in the new year. The Plan is set sometime around the miniseries and series one and will … Read More “Battlestar Galactica: The Plan” »
I’ve just been checking my Google Analytics and Webmaster Tools stats and realised I rank ridiculously high for a term I barely used – anti gravity mice. It’s not just that term I rank high for though, it’s all these: anti gravity mice antigravity mouse antigravity mice anti gravity mouse anti-gravity mice nasa anti gravity … Read More “Google Analytics – anti gravity mice” »
If I still lived in my old house I’d have this – a penis chandelier. Made by a Dutch company called Rock and Royal, it would undoubtedly be a talking point for any guests. The company actually does a lot of weird chandeliers so this isn’t that strange, taking a look at their Impressions page … Read More “Chandelier, Penis Chandelier” »
Yes, the man at work who loves pretty graphs and hover effects has started his own blog at http://restafarian.com. Should be an interesting read on days where we discuss the finer points of hover graphs in 3D with side gauges.
In a word: no. In three words: not worth it. Yeah it was gory, but the second one was better (still not beating the first but that had the advantage of being the first.) It followed the plot of the sequels exactly; people avoid a disaster, guy keeps getting premonitions, one couple refuse to accept … Read More “THE Final Destination (3D)” »
This weekend is my superb fiancée’s birthday (well today it is, but it’s a weekend so it becomes a weekend affair.) Last night we went to eat at Browns in Leeds, I had rare lamb, and I mean rare, I’ve never had it so uncooked before, was good though! It came with broccolli and potatoes … Read More “Food, Theme Park and a day to go still” »
That’s the name of the video “Good News – Windows 7.” The little kid is called Kelly and she believes “seven” is a happy word – it does stand for “togetherness” in China though so maybe that’s the underlying message here – “with Windows 7, we’re together again and I’m stealing your soul.” At the … Read More “Good News – Windows 7” »