Game of thrones life-size throne

While doing a bit of shopping over at ThinkGeek.com (yeah, my t-shirts keep shrinking), I noticed something totally awesome – a full-size throne from the “Game of thrones” TV series.  Here is one of the pictures they have for the product. As it is obvious from the other picture, the throne is not actually made … Continue reading Game of thrones life-size throne

Mamihlapinatapai

Mamihlapinatapai The word Mamihlapinatapai (sometimes spelled mamihlapinatapei) is derived from the Yaghan language of Tierra del Fuego, listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the “most succinct word”, and is considered one of the hardest words to translate. It refers to “a look shared by two people, each wishing that the other will offer something that they both desire but are unwilling to … Continue reading Mamihlapinatapai

Beware of religious scammers

Cyprus Mail reports: POLICE YESTERDAY warned members of the public to be wary of scam artists posing as religious or charitable groups. According to police, a group of people are going around pretending to members of a church committee or charity selling pictures of negligible value for €50 or more. Their target market is elderly … Continue reading Beware of religious scammers

WordPress Plugin : WP Instagram Digest

For a while now I enjoyed automated Instagram Digest posts in Yana’s blog.  I’ve decided I want the same for my blog too.  A quick Google search suggests that these are done with WP Instagram Digest plugin.  So I’ve downloaded and installed it. The configuration is not too complicated.  You’ll need to login into your … Continue reading WordPress Plugin : WP Instagram Digest

WordPress + P2 = Company Intranet in 5 minutes

I’ve mentioned a few times already that I became a big fan of P2 theme for WordPress.  I currently maintain multiple installations of it, just because it is so easy to setup and start using.  I have it as company Intranet or as a project collaboration tool.  It’s like a blog, a wiki, and a … Continue reading WordPress + P2 = Company Intranet in 5 minutes