RSS Archive for July, 2009
NakedTranslations.com – building a bilingual website
Posted on July 30, 2009 ~ Filed Under Web ideas
Today we launched the new version of NakedTranslations.com, a website for my friend’s translation business. The site is entirely bilingual, including a blog, and raised some technical challenges. Here’s how I did it.
Defining ‘bilingual’
We wanted to be able to do the following:
give the user a clean experience in their language of of choice, so [...]
xkcd – estimation
Posted on July 20, 2009 ~ Filed Under Diary
One of my favourite comics made me laugh today.
My photos on Flickr
Jemima trying for a grab over a jump
Sarah about to ollie off a box in the park
Sarah's ears still make me laugh
Sarah's goggles, Matt's hand and Jemima's exhaustion
Jemima and Matt at the bottom of Glacier
Matt and Jemima about to walk up that little trail
Pakalolo, Whistler
Ruby bowl, Whistler
Snowboard seat
Thawed lake
Jemima at the nature lookout at Alta lake
Dogs on the lake
Sarah's feet on frozen Alta lake
Helicopter on its way to Blackcomb mountain, probably to rescue an injured skier or rider
Jemima at Alta lake
Footprint in Alta lake ice
Jemima at Alta lake, resting her feet on the frozen lake
Blackcomb and Whistler mountains from Alta lake
No fishing while dogs on beach!
This is the special dog beach
