Playdoh parrot and the grisly beast
Model making with Mayhem
Add comment January 30th, 2008
Archive for January, 2008
Why Oikofugic
Well ya know, it was available. That is it in a nutshell.
Oikofugic
‘obsessive wandering’
When I became aware of the definition of Oikofugic I knew the domain name was for me.
It had been a difficult choice. I wanted a short name.. Easy to remember..? and I came across this particular word.
1 comment January 28th, 2008
Different sidebar content on different pages
WordPress: Unique sidebar content on different pages.
Grab the code and dash, or stick around and read the ramble.
Copy your current sidebar, make modifications, add stuff, rename and save as sidebar2.php
The code
In the page you wish to call sidebar2.php simply replace
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
with
<?php include ('sidebar2.php'); ?>
The long winded ramble
You have your blog up and running, out of the box or a manipulated theme, most likely you will have a sidebar.
Usually here you have links to recent posts, categories, friends and post/comment feeds as standard.
You can add advertising, google ads/ affiliate ads whatever and a variety of other plugins.
The thing is because of the wordpress template system these items will be the same on each page.
The simple solution above allows you to call a different sidebar to a different page.
Go to your dashboard – Presentation – Theme editor and select sidebar.php, copy, modify save as sidebar2.php and FTP the file to the correct place on your allocated server. Eg.
/oikofugic.com/blog/wp-content/themes/evolution, and drop it in there. You should see sidebar.php in the file list, so you will know if you are in the correct location.
Then if it’s your ‘about me’ page, or ‘contact page’ as described above just replace the call for sidebar with a call for sidebar2.
Now that is out of the way the possibilities are endless, you can obviously create as many templates as you wish. Have fun.. Enjoy.
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Category template customization
Template plan: design your own theme
Add comment January 26th, 2008
Re-Visiting the past
Where are you now
Physicists tell us that time is, contrary to perceived wisdom, not an everyday forward motion in a three dimensional space, but an encompassing medium in which we reside. Time has no direction, or every direction in the mathematics that explore the realms beyond our current understanding. The tiny sub atomic stuff that violates the laws of classical physics. Yet forward like a stream to the sea we move.
Moments behind us.
Atoms are our core, they whizz randomly, they vibrate, they change, interchange, they are here.. and there, in fact we are told our atoms have counterparts- an opposite value charge, characteristic, but linked via cosmic strings.
Parallel, an interesting geometric concept, two lines travel forever, and never shall meet.
In the catastrophic last moments approaching the event horizon of a black hole, do these pathways stay illusive to contact. Is this gravitational force powerless to interact on theoretical mathematical geometric states.
Do we have a real world paradigm, that would allow the crazed proponents of ‘mine is an interesting idea_Please publish’ to vindicate in some real sense the complexities that stir the imagination of the average, (in perpetual flux) person.
Was just getting confused.
It is not for me to say about the validity of this, but the animation is nice.
Cycles and Harmonies
The Sun Solar Glow
The Sun is:
- about 4.5 billion years old now.
- Presently somewhere in between an 8 and a 14 year sun spot cycle. (giggle)
What is a billion anyway, is that 100 million, or more?..
It is more, many more, a thousand million, or 109
lots of zeros 1,000,000,000 in truth a very old celestial being, although not that old in comparison with neighbors of similar cosmic origins. The point in all this being that the dynamics of the sun are now increasingly thought to be of influence in the atmosphere and subsequent temperature of this planet.
You know, I was just reading about this possible effect, and that some are beginning to think that ‘it’ might have an influence. Shit me, for not thinking of that.
Now before you get your lawn mowers out, or switch to 4 wheel drive and cruise the sand-dunes, we do have a responsibility.
It’s in our air
‘And balanced on the biggest wave…’
Add comment January 25th, 2008
Introducing my Nikon D40
So it is with great pride I bring you this post in the category of science, and the newly created category of Nikon D40.
I say pride, for the technology that allows me with no previous Digital SLR experience to snap happy, in the many auto modes, or dabble with the settings in various programmable modes blows me away.
Just take a look at the beast.
Nikon D40
I have had the camera since Christmas, taken loads of indoor, and garden snaps, trying out the auto settings to learn how the camera reacts to conditions when it chooses it’s own shutter speed, aperture size etc.
Still haven’t got my head around the interaction between aperture and shutter speed, but slowly I think an understanding is developing as I become more familiar with the controls menus and settings. Looking forward to better weather conditions and getting out and about to see what our combined efforts can achieve.
Nikon D40 | Side profile
I plan to do a series of posts charting my progress, a list of useful resources as I find them and feature pics if I take any goodies.
I have often been frustrated in the past when viewing a scene with my eyes and not having the hardware to capture that image. With luck and practice, constant flipping through the manual I hope to get there.
Mayhem in the woods
I like this one:
The Mols
2 comments January 23rd, 2008
Lynsey Birchall | Photography
Photography and photographic retouching.
This site represents a synthesis of my accumulated knowledge and experience, and as such is possibly with the exception of this humble blog the work I am most proud of.
The site is hand written in valid xhtml and css, conforming to the standards set out by the web’s governing body, the w3c.
The site also uses php include to bring the various aspects of the template together.
This was a very nice project to work on, because my client Lynsey had from the beginning a very clear idea of what she wanted, and plenty of excellent material to fill the pages.
As photography is an everyday activity I felt that Lynsey might like the addition of a blog to update and upload images.
Enter Alizarin-Updates.
This is a wordpress template database driven addition to Lynseys site, and has been styled to blend seamlessly with the main site.
Add comment January 22nd, 2008
Rachel Macdonald
Singer Songwriter
Rachel, and her husband Hamish are friends. Going back many years Rachel has always been a talented musician, so when I heard she was producing her first album, I was excited at the prospect of making my first real promotional website.
Also worth a look is their blog the Macdonald Clan around the globe.
Beginning April 07 for twelve months Hamish Rachel and their three kids Seth, Darcy and Flora are on a world tour. I take no credit for the design of the blog, just uploading pictures, administration, housekeeping etc. Check it out, The scenery/sights are amazing.
Mt. Doom | Lord of the rings
Click image to enlarge.
Add comment January 22nd, 2008
Formby nature reserve
The squirrel woods
This is a little site I did quite some time ago now.
It is a sub domain of central12, and is just a general information site about the pine woodland and coastal dunes on this national trust reserve.
This section of the Sefton Coast is owned and managed by the National Trust. The open foreshore, shifting sand dunes, historic asparagus beds, and mature pine woods make it a special place for recreation and wildlife.
Add comment January 22nd, 2008
Baby Jaguar has disappeared
Diego the irresponsible oaf
Just spent the last 10 minutes looking for baby jaguar, and I have only been out of bed for 10 minutes
I assured Molly that he would turn up, that he had just gone for a walk, but she was adamant and a full rescue party was to be mounted.
My first and gut instinct was that he may have been extracted from his jungle romps with Diego and Dora by the much feared giant material extractor from the sky.
Having sufficiently shaken the vacuum cleaner for evidence of the little people, and having satisfied myself they were not to be found in such a monstrous place the search resumed in earnest around the landing party of Peppa pig and Danny dog.
A delicate situation was unfolding.
Having only recently recovered from the disappearance of Danny Dog, after his two day away mission in the dusty realm of sub sofa prime, we checked to see if they had news of the errant feline.
From their now elevated position Peppa, Danny and little George could survey the mass wastelands known to many as Chaotic space, or to few as the lounge, and a glimmer of hope was observed on the face of George.
Across the realm, in the distance could be seen the Nirvana-esque dwelling known as the animal rescue center, and strolling around the back balcony was baby jaguar. He wasn’t lost at all, he had been home all along.
Order has been restored to chaotic space for now, but a massive paddy wave is approaching, and is likely to shred the very fabric of reality itself.
The plight of the Jaguar
Add comment January 18th, 2008