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The innocent age of comic books

March 4, 2009 in thought-after by Lafinboy | 2 comments

How the times have changed. Things that seemed so innocent once now have rampant sexual overtones. Just take a look at a few examples from the seemingly harmless comic books of yesteryear.

Archie doesn't know how kinky his girlfriend is

Archie doesn't know how kinky his girlfriend is

It's not heavy rain, just a golden shower really

It's not heavy rain, just a golden shower really

The man of steel isn't enough for Lois.

The man of steel isn't enough for Lois.

Peter Parkers' aunt has a "Something about Spidey" moment

Peter Parkers' aunt has a "Something about Spidey" moment

So that's how he gets the spidey goo in

So that's how he gets the spidey goo in

And finally…

Captain America doesn't need to be ordered to wank

Captain America doesn't need to be ordered to wank

I'm sure there are many, many more examples of past innocence seeming corrupted by present standards. Let me know where they are and I'll make a running series.

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Will apathy let the filter in?

December 28, 2008 in thought-after by Lafinboy | No comments

There has been much written about the pro's and con's of the proposed Australian Internet Filter. As a technologist and father I am strongly opposed to it's introduction. As a member of the Australian public I am appalled at the steps that the Government, and in particular, Senator Conroy, have taken to get it introduced.

I have written directly to the Senator, as well as my local MP, requesting answers to several key points that have not been addressed in any public announcements. I have discussed the implications of the introduction of the filter with relatives, friends, and colleagues, and asked them to do as I have, and voice their objections. I will be asking them again, because the more effort we put into stopping it's introduction now, the less chance it has of being implemented.

Nathanael Boehm articulates exactly why we must make the effort now in his blog post "Why we must fight the filter NOW". I advise that you read his post, and if you need more information about the implications of the introduction of the filter visit the No Clean Feed website.

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SEO friendly web content management system launched

September 30, 2008 in thought-after by Lafinboy | No comments

After months of fine tuning, and a rebranding, Amplify are pleased to announce the public launch of their search engine optimisation content management system, Boost Optimiser.

Built from the ground up to enable designers and content editors to rapidly build and manage search engine optimised websites, Boost Optimiser fills a gap in many CMSs available today.

Tight integration with Google Analytics and Website Optimizer Tool allows quick development of whole sites, mini-sites and landing pages tailored to rank well with the major search engines.

Online demos of the CMS are available at the Boost Optimiser website, and applications from resellers are welcome. Check it out at www.boostoptimiser.com.au.

Using Gmail Notifier with HTTPS

August 29, 2008 in thought-after by Lafinboy | 1 comment

Google recently changed an option in Gmail to allow the user to use HTTPS for the whole session, not just the login. As a security conscious user, I immediatelly took advantage of the option and switched over to full time HTTPS communications with Gmail.

The first problem I found with making this choice is that the Gmail Notifier tool does not play nicely with HTTPS, and so could not login and retrieve data from my Gmail account. Bah!!

Luckily, there is a workaround available while Google get an update sorted. Details below are sourced from the Gmail Help Discussion list on Google Groups.

  1. Download http://www.google.com/mail/help/downloads/notifier_https.zip
  2. Open up the folder.
  3. Double-click on the file called notifier_https.reg to install it.
  4. Click 'yes' when you're asked to confirm if you want to add the information to the registry.
  5. Restart the Notifier.

And you're done! The Notifier will now work with Gmail set to always use HTTPS. If you decide you don't want to use that setting anymore, you'll need to install the other file in the zip folder – notifier_https_undo.reg – to reset Notifier.

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JQuery port to PHP

August 28, 2008 in thought-after by Lafinboy | No comments

Came across this little gem today, a partial port of JQuery to PHP5. Looks awesome, and I already have several uses for it. Now I'm off to play :)

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