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Monthly Archives: December 2005
Technotags WordPress plugin
Thought I’d see out the year by releasing my first WordPress plugin. The Technotags plugin allows you to specify Technorati, Flickr, and del.icio.us tags as well as geo tag your post using Google Maps. Tags are stored as custom fields … Continue reading
Robin guards my geocache
This little Robin is guarding my first geocache buried beneath a tree stump at latitude 52.621433 longitude -1.7096. Since getting my GPS receiver I’ve discovered the geocaching community. Head on over to geocaching.com to find my cache and many others. … Continue reading
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Now GPS enabled
Stand in the place where you live Now face north Think about direction Wonder why you haven’t before Stand by R.E.M I’m now much more location aware since buying a GPS receiver, not that I ever used to feel particularly … Continue reading
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Specifying Flickr tag wildcard
Is it possible to specify a wildcard character when searching Flickr tags? For example, suppose I want to find all geotagged pictures, I would normally have to specify several tag URLs e.g. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/geotagged http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/geotag http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/geotags etc. but with a wildcard … Continue reading
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Exploring WordPress metadata
Sweet. My adventures with WordPress have lead me to explore the metadata capabilities of the posts database. I wanted a way of adding Technorati tags to my posts in such a way that I can optionally render the same tags … Continue reading
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Random banner images in WordPress
I am thoroughly enjoying working with WordPress. Since changing my blogging software I’ve not only found that I have more control over my weblog but I’ve also learnt a little PHP/MySQL too which is coming in handy for other projects. Continue reading
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Wikipedia is dead, long live wikipedia
With the recent news that the wikipedia entry for podcasting has been rewritten to exaggerate one participants role, what does this say about the accuracy of the rest of the archive?… The very fact that the podcasting entry was found to have been altered and that the alterations were at best a distortion and at worst, false, is a great example of peer review in action. The anonymous editor allegedly giving himself a more prominent role in the history of podcasting has been shown to be inaccurate by those who also possess knowledge in this area. Peer review, trust in your fellow (wo)man to collectively verify what you individually know or purport to be true is the only way wikipdia and other shared knowledge archives can grow.
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