2002-04-15 11:36

verbiciser

New Fun Verbiciser

Youch. I wanted to install my exciting verbiciser here on diaryland, but there are issues with that.

So I've put it on my own computer instead. If you happen to be fascinated by irregular Swedish verbs by all means check it out - it's a bit rudimentary, but it mostly sort-of works.

Once more, with emotional content

Last week I confessed to playing with JavaScript, and the evidence was later made public. (NB: I can't take any credit for being clever or funny; I just tidied the script.)

But why stop there? Why not forge ahead and try to reduce some of the karmic deficit JavaScript has built up over the years of unwelcome popups and aggravated advertising?

So I bought the obligatory O'Reilly book and set to work on a script to help me learn irregular Swedish verbs. It's still a bit rough around the edges, but I find it useable so I've released it. I am planning to update it; feel free to nag me if you care.

The original plan was to include it as part of a blog entry, but diaryland's entry form does peculiar things to the script. You really don't want to know.

Other (please list)

And all that faffing about has sapped the time and enthusiasm I would normally devote to composing Deathless Prose for you, Gentle Reader. But there's a couple of things I need to mention.

Matt recently blogged about the classic manga/anime Astroboy - it just so happens the complete manga run is now being put out in the English speaking world by Dark Horse comics. Volume One is in comic shops now - go buy!

And the Guardian has this article on Aldous Huxley by J G Ballard. I think Ballard is my only surviving literary hero now that Burroughs, Beckett and Borges are all dead (and, yes, having a name beginning with B is a requirement, as it happens).