Welcome
Stephen Wettone is a software engineer who discovered the Internet in 1994 and hasn't slept since. This is his story.
Recent weblog entries and links
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Reducing SlimStat's database size 
One of the most common themes in the feedback I get is that the database becomes quite large over time. I've been tinkering with my database this evening and I thought I'd recount what I've done so other people could try it and see how their performance is affected.
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SlimStat via JavaScript
Please help me test the new experimental way of calling SlimStat via JavaScript.
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SlimStat 0.9
Version 0.9 of SlimStat is now available, including the ability to remove older data from the database. Read more here.
Windows Media Components for QuickTime
Free download from Microsoft for playing Windows Media in QuickTime; much nicer than their own player.
Best blonde joke ever
Words fail me. This is absolutely brilliant.
Cryptoquote
Crack the code to reveal the hidden quotation. Horribly addictive.
Google Safe Browsing
A new plugin for Firefox 1.5 that alerts you if the web site you're visiting is asking for your information under false pretences. Nice one.
The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web
Stepping through the principles from the book The Elements of Typographic Style and applying them to the web.
Google Homepage API
Wow. It's now possible for anyone to write modules that can appear on your personalised Google homepage.
Samorost 2
Sequel to the brilliant Flash game. Chapter 1 is free, but if you get addicted you'll have to pay $9.90 for Chapter 2.
Work
- Diary
- Find out when I'm available.
Code
Articles and essays
- Email hiding
- Hide your email address from spammers with a bit of JavaScript.
- Clean URLs
- Remove cruft from your URLs and give yourself greater flexibility while making things much easier for visitors and search engines.
- The Elements of CSS Style
- A guide to writing efficient, readable and maintainable CSS.
Weblog
- Index
- The latest entries.
- Archives
- Browse and search.
- Best of
- Some of my favourite bits.
- Most read
- The most popular entries.
&c.
- Sudoku
- New, free puzzles daily.
- Ciphers
- Don't have military-grade encryption available? Try this.
- Crossword clues
- If you're stuck, this may help you find the answer.
- Magic ball
- Don't count on it.
- Word fight
- Sometimes you need to know which word is the best. Find out here.
- Colophon
- Everything you ever wanted to know about this site and its author.