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I love Urban Dictionary

Posted on 2 March, 2010 by Si

Usage defines meaning. Hippie-whip: (verb) To exploit someone’s strongly held alternative values and beliefs for the purposes of tricking them into going out of their way to help or support you. The subjects of a hippie-whip are compelled to act … Continue reading →

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How to fake LaTeX in Microsoft Word 2007

Posted on 1 March, 2010 by Si

Ever seen those sweet research papers with that awesome font? That’s LaTeX. If you are a die-hard LaTeX fan you can pretty much stop reading this post right now. For the rest of us, Microsoft Word 2007 is often a … Continue reading →

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Google Reader Recommendations

Posted on 8 December, 2009 by Si

Google have added a new “recommendations” feature to Google Reader. First I thought, “Oh great, they’ve stolen my idea.” But actually, it’s not even close to the goal of increasing the precision of my Google Reader inbox. Recommendations does not … Continue reading →

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Google PDF Quick View

Posted on 13 November, 2009 by Si

Google has started to integrate it’s Google Docs PDF viewer into search results, allowing you to view PDFs right in the browser. Finally, you can uninstall that bloated Adobe Reader plugin, like you’ve always wanted to. If you’re on a … Continue reading →

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My first Stylish script

Posted on 23 August, 2009 by Si

Hey for all you WordPress junkies out there who are sick of squinting at the screen when writing blog posts, here is a Stylish script to increase the font size! http://userstyles.org/styles/20377

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