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WP-Cron Is Not Cron, and on a Quiet Site It Barely Runs

WordPress ties background execution directly to incoming web traffic.

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Editor on one screen, the site on the other — the arrangement most of these fixes actually get made in.Photo: StockSnap · CC0
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A quick note on auditing a public directory in NZ

I’ve been looking at information architecture, performance budgets, and accessibility patterns in casino directories, and this New Zealand guide is a handy real-world reference point.

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Archive 2005

Drinkcold Desktop

From drinkcold.com: Desktop: Perhaps a handy program could be invented which automatically deleted your desktop contents every 14 days or something.

Archive 2005

Competition Time!

Dudes and dudettes, it’s competition time here at Ludicrous HQ. The story goes that I have 2 hard drives in my PC which used to be called XP and Data, because one had Windows XP installed on it and the other was just for data.

Archive 2005

Films

There are some good looking films coming out soon (and out already). Even though my bank balance doesn’t agree with me at the moment, I must get to the cinema to see all of these!

Archive 2005

BonBourn I

Here is some of what went on during my most recent trip to Newcastle-Upon-Bulman, and in usual Bon fashion I’m posting it three days after it actually happened.

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