Dropped by YouTube this morning and thought I’d share a couple of cool videos with the rest of you.

Over the years I’ve tried numerous webhosting companies and even if they look equal on “paper” there’s huge variations in the service they’re actually providing. As a rule of thumb there’s a few things you should consider before you decide on a webhost:

Comprehensive list of every major - and some minor - programming languages that have developed from 1954 to today, starting with Fortran!

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I’ve now more or less completed version 1.0 of the theme displayed at this website. It’s been tested on WP 2.05 and works with WP 2.1 (as you can see). In total I’m running 20 plugins on this site, but it should be possible to use it even with only a few of them installed. Both XHTML and CSS validates, with the exception of the iframe search results from Google (which I really have noe way of influencing).

Please feel free to comment and make future requests, as this theme is still considered work in progress.

ToDo

1. Create printer friendly CSS and text to replace graphics on prints
2. Make it 100% plugin independent
3. Support for more plugins based on feedback from you

Please find below an enchanting way, for people who experience a certain amount of suspicion and fed-upness towards great America and its culture-confused residents, to start the week-end.

NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF INDEPENDENCE

To the citizens of the United States of America,

In the light of your failure to elect a President of the USA with an intellect beyond that of a weevil and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective today.

Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories. Except Utah, which she does not fancy. Your new prime minister (The rt.hon. Tony Blair, MP) will appoint a minister for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire will be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed. To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect: