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Conditional server side includes and cookies

GS — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:24:36 +0000

I can’t write PHP or Javascript. I could learn, but I don’t have much interest. Most of my websites are good old-fashioned static HTML and I use server-side-includes a lot.

I thought I would write, in simple terms, about some of ways I’ve used them.
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Classic Colgate toothpaste ad

GS — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:10:59 +0000

A marvellous Colgate toothpaste ad from the early 1980′s based on ‘Baggy Trousers’ by Madness.

And here’s a version for the US market with some of the same kids. But with every trace of Britishness and most of the Madness imagery removed it doesn’t quite ‘get it’ and ends up looking like a dog’s dinner.

Heinz pulls ad for unhealthy Deli Mayo due to ‘gay’ kiss

GS — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:35:50 +0000

Heinz has pulled a TV ad which featured a kiss between two men, following 200 complaints from viewers. Some of them complained that it was unsuitable for children. However the ad was banned from being shown in and around kids’ shows anyway because the unhealthy Deli Mayo product is high in fat, salt or sugar, not because of the same sex kiss.

Christian group criticised by ad watchdog

GS — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:47:20 +0000

A scaremongering poster from an extremist Christian organisation has been criticised by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The Christian Congress for Traditional Values (CCTV) was told it has an outdated view of what constitutes a family in modern Britain.

Vaughn Lowery ad (video)

GS — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 01:27:53 +0000

Famous across America for being the KMart Joe Boxer underwear guy, now Vaughn Lowery has done a great ad for the Houston Chronicle.

More KMart/Joe Boxer ads featuring Vaughn here and here. How long before we see this talented guy on British TV?

Posterior Vitreous Detachment — update

GS — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:33:04 +0000

A surprising number of people have found my blog when searching for ‘posterior vitreous detachment’, after I wrote about what had happened to me. So I thought I would do an update. I’ll tell you up front that it is relatively good news.

Pollution in our cities — ten tips on how to minimise your exposure

GS — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 01:34:44 +0000

The air in our cities contains a cocktail of airborne pollutants that could be seriously damaging your health.

The Guardian offers ten tips on how you can reduce your exposure.

Posterior Vitreous Detachment

GS — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 19:01:14 +0000

A week ago yesterday I awoke to find I had a large black ‘floater’ in my right eye. It was like a daddy-long-legs at a window. As I moved my eye, it leapt around — sometimes in the opposite direction. It was disturbing… But I wear contact lenses and I thought maybe I had a slight eye infection.

‘Snow chaos’ doesn’t hit Manchester. Hundreds of thousands severely not affected by lack of weather disruption

GS — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 07:34:55 +0000

Looking out of my high-rise window across the whole of south Manchester, the only snow I can see is about 15 miles away on the hills of the Peak District and some more further east on the hills near Stalybridge…

Resource-hungry websites

GS — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:11:01 +0000

The animated Flash advertisements on some websites can hog an extraordinary amount of your computer’s processing power.