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  • Rework

    March 23, 2010

    This site was built last year some time as I was learning Django. It was a rushed effort as I was applying for jobs at the same time and needed something to show prospective employers. Consequently there are a bunch of things I'd do differently if I were to start from scratch.

    However, I don't think it's worth starting from scratch, but things have been reworked (mainly behind the scenes) and the source is now available. Visually there's been a bit of a clean up too. The type is less squashed and easier on the eyes and the site width is wider, again making it less claustrophobic.

    I haven't finished tweaking just yet, so don't expect things to stay exactly as they are.

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    Lick of Paint

    Aug. 28, 2009

    Well ... less a lick of paint and more a rebuilding of the wall really.

    I've recently been rewriting this site to use a custom blogging/CMS system written from scratch using Django. It is noway near complete, but I wanted to put something live so I felt like I was making progress. Release early, release often an' all that.

    This is a work in progress.

    I'm going to be implementing tags, search, comments and the like soon. And sort out the portfolio and projects pages so they have more content and look nicer.

    I've pulled some of the old blog posts out of Google's cache so there is something to look at here! Have a look round and give me some feedback if you feel inclined.

    Love,
    Ben.

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Something I said

… on Twitter.

  • Rained for the first time since I got here today. Only lasted about 5 minutes though!
  • La Porchetta in Finsbury Park is AMAZING! Awesome goats cheese pizza.
  • There were no more goes in Jenga. We actually reached the physical limits. Believe.
  • Jenganator http://twitpic.com/2lb20s
  • From the @virginmedia Service status page: "Sorry, this service isn't working at the moment." Great.

Something I saw

… and put on flickr.