You may already know that WordPress mobile apps are the easiest way to manage your WordPress site any time, anywhere. Helpful features in the apps include our Stats widgets, which make it simple to keep an eye on your site’s activity without even opening the app. We recently rebuilt our widgets for iOS 14, and we’re happy to announce that ...
A friend of mine introduced me to Fiesta, a free-to-play MMORPG he’s been playing lately. Now, yours truly has never played an MMORPG before. I’m well aware of the favourites – Wow, Rift, and my all-time (wide eyes) favourite, EVE ONLINE. But suffice it to say that I fell in ...
Leave me out with the waste This is not what I do It’s the wrong kind of place To be thinking of you It’s the wrong time For somebody new It’s a small crime And I’ve got no excuse Is that alright? Give my gun away when it’s loaded Is that alright? If you don’t shoot it how am I ...
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What would you do if you had superpowers? Seriously. I was watching this rather interesting film called Chronicle, where three college guys find themselves blesses (or cursed) with increasingly dangerous telekinetic powers. One of them, an abused, weak, kid struggling to cope with a dying mom and a drunk dad, is the film’s…endgame antagonist: he turns to using his powers ...
If you use Ulysses for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, you already know that this Apple Design Award-winning writing app offers a focused, pleasant writing experience. You might also know that Ulysses publishes to WordPress with just a few clicks or taps. If so, you’ll be happy to hear that the newest version improves the already-smooth integration between WordPress and Ulysses. ...
Love, like all great things in life, demands patience, sacrifice and commitment. Why is my hitherto-unruffled mind turning to thoughts of love? Simple. Being in love is hurting me. The details are…private, but suffice it to say that I am not an adolescent dreaming of a crush. Neither is this one of the ridiculous Sri lankan tele-drama style “Ane, Pawan, ...
GENERALEXAM!ITII! DONE! This post is being written through a haze of chocolate mousse, so ignore any signs of madness, tooth decay or diabetes. I am being serious: the A/Ls are over. Today was the first time I actually set eyes on the so-called “General Knowledge” paper, which as it turns out is actually the “Common General Test” and is more ...
Are you building a website for the first time? Returning to WordPress after a break? Just looking to get caught up on the newest Gutenberg features? You’re in the right place. We’re excited to announce a brand new free course called Create Your Site. If you’re searching for a solid foundation for making a WordPress.com website, look no further. This ...
I’m currently getting over what was a serious relationship, so this week I’ve been distracting myself by checking out chicks in sarees. Montessori teachers FTW: Honestly, our traditional, historical, stiff and formal national dress, in the hands of these ladies, is transformed into an undeniably sexy outfit. Want arms? No problem: no sleeves. Prefer bra-less women? We’ve got that covered, ...
A/Ls: the bane of every Sri Lankan student’s life. Come on, people. They SUCK. Half the time there’s not even relevant to what you want to do, anyway. 3 bloody years spend in school running to and fro till 6 pm between bloody tuition classes for a chance at a crummy campus where all they do is fight and get ...
This is a post about me. Some time back, there was this kid called Yudhanjaya. Bit chubby. Hell, let’s call me fat and get over it. Said kid was a genius, by exam standards, but a loser socially. He didn’t belong. He never did. He was always the last to be picked for the team. Remember those movies you’ve seen ...
Is this mike on? Right. Starting from two days back, me and Kalana aka Subzero have resolved to STUDY. Standard talk among all doing A/Ls, but we actually put it into practice by getting together at subzero’s house and doing maths. A girl I know gave me her IT papers from grade 12 [no idea how she gets my number ...
Every time I go to Wikipedia, they’ve got personal appeals from the founder up top. How many of you actually read it? Please do. Wikipedia is in a near-crisis situation. I know we all use it; hell, why not make sure it stays up? It’s possibly the noblest thing on the Internet, if it it were up to me the ...
The early bird catches the worm, as the saying goes. Parents, teachers and society at large use this hypothesis to get generations of children to wake up on time. Nobody mentions the poor worm, who gets up even earlier and gets his butt handed to him by said bird. If there’s a lesson in this (other than that worms should ...
Cant’ believe I lost the password to my blog! Well here goes my latest rant: Compared to us, a butterfly is a very simple creature. What does it react to? “Find flowers”, probably. Optimal temperature and pressure conditions. It’s basically a set of limited senses coupled with a need to seek basic, optimal requirements. Not very different from us humans, ...
That I have two blogs. One is 4250. It’s doing a decent job of pushing out my international and gaming-related content. Seriously. But I also happen to have this much more personal blog just lying here. And there’s always content that belongs here rather than on 4250, which was initially built to showcase my games. So *cough* *get the life support, Watson!*
Ever wanted to make games? Well, why not start now? You don’t need to know C++. Or Java. Or any other programming language on the market. With the tools available today, all you need is a PC and a brain. Wanna make hip, 2D action games? Why not checkout Game Maker . . . it’s free, and you don’t need ...
Aaaaaaaaah, the sun. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAh, that horribly bright shining hot thing hanging in the sky. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAh, how you burn us. How you shine benevolently over our little Earth, giving Antarctican seals something to look at while simultaneously burning the hapless Sri Lankans to a crisp. Aaaaah. You make us sweat. Your turn fair skins dark and dark skins purple. Rich people ...
