I must say that bread making has never struck me as particularly interesting. I’m sure most people would feel the same way. So how could a show about making bread possibly be entertaining? I’m not certain but Yakitate!! Japan manages to pull it off.
Archive for June, 2007
Ever get tired of always coding things in PHP, Java, or C? Can’t be bothered looking up these “new fangled” languages like Python, Ruby, or D? I suggest you have a look at one of the esoteric languages listed here and brighten up your day.
Continuing on from my previous list, here are some more books you might like to check out for your collection. Once again, I tried to keep the list manageable so expect some more booklists!
CSS image replacement, or Fahrner Image Replacement (FIR) as the original method was called, is a cool and useful trick that you can do with CSS to spice up some of the text on your web pages. The basic premise is that we replace plain text in HTML with an image; doing this not only makes the text (potentially) look better but also doesn’t carry the usual accessibility or search engine unfriendly consequences. I discovered recently that this technique wasn’t as widely known as I had thought so I figure I’ll do my bit for spreading another CSS technique to the masses.
This post is about one of my “daily visit” sites: AnimePaper. I found the site a few months ago - I don’t remember how - and it has been a regular source of new backgrounds ever since. AnimePaper (AP) has been set up, in their own words, to be “all about making wallpapers and being creative”. I think this is an apt description of the site as a brief glance at some of the wallpapers will tell you. The site is also a great place to check out some of the things that can be done with standard web technologies. If you’re in the market for some anime, or manga or game, related wallpapers - or want to check out some cool web techniques - then give it a look.
Karin is a romantic comedy-horror manga and anime (that’s light on the horror and loaded with comedy) about a young vampire girl, Karin Maaka, and her relationship with a human classmate, Kenta Usui. The strange thing about Karin is that she’s not your average vampire - she loves sunlight, has a poor sense of smell, great sense of taste and doesn’t suck blood. In fact, she actually produces blood which she either injects into people when she bites them or, more often, the blood comes gushing out as a nosebleed. The series is great if you’re into vampire stories, cuteness, romantic comedies or light drama.