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Why I Still Use Textpattern?

The Bombsite started way back in 2002 and was a completely static site, that is to say that each individual page was an HTML file and, along with all the image files, these files were all located on my site, split into various folders to make it “easier” for me to find things.

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It's Just Around The Next Bend

Textpattern 4.3.0 of course. Many improvements and additions. You can try out a Release Candidate (RC1) if you can’t wait.

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Election?

So we have riots in Greece? I cannot condone the loss of life but who the hell can blame them? The people of Greece are due to suffer because of...

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High Definition Apollo Launch

High Definition Apollo Launch

I have watched Apollo launches before, both live and in special TV programmes but this video is just phenomenal. It is a 30 second, real-time sequence recorded at 500 frames per second which stretches it out to around 8 minutes.

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Porcupine Tree DVD/Blue Ray/2 CD Special

Porcupine Tree DVD/Blue Ray/2 CD Special

Porcupine Tree have a new film package due out in early May 2010. It consists of 130 minute DVD and Blue Ray versions of their concert in Tilburg, Holland in October 2008 along with a double-CD of the soundtrack.

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thebombsite Facelift

Well it has been a while since I even posted here but I’ve just finished installing a re-design which uses Andreas’ latest theme as it’s basis.

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Lording About

There is a man in this current government who, without beating about the bush, I wholly dislike. He seems to have little moral or ethical backbone. He has held posts in the previous “Blair” governments and holds a post in the current “Brown” government.

Whilst holding the post of Trade Secretary he was forced to resign in 1998 over a scandal involving a £337,000 loan to the then Paymaster General Geoffrey Robinson, who also resigned.

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Stupidity

I was thinking stuff, as is my want from time to time, and came up with this little quandary.

Smoking. Everyone knows it’s bad for you. It’s bad for your health,...

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