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Nathan Hawkes | WordPress Expert
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Expert in WordPress. Web developer, trainer, and nerd. Creator of Colour Library, Who Broke The News? and Project Zero. Perpetually trying.
About ten years ago, I wrote a fanfic, which I published online. It was one of my favourite stories, and it has just sat there gathering dust ever since. Well, this year, I decided to turn that into an actual story of its own, with my own characters and environments. So ... let's see how this goes 😭
January 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I swear, I've already seen responses from guys saying the whole "Man Vs Bear" thing is which would you rather have sex with. Not even ironically, either.
November 28, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Rebooting to the last restoration point is apparently going slower than expected, but it's getting there.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
The Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction
The satirical news company plans to shutter Jones’ InfoWars and rebuild the website featuring well-known internet humor writers and content creators, according to a person with knowledge of the sale.
www.nbcnews.com
November 14, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Someone suggested that Cards Against Humanity would be a good choice.
November 14, 2024 at 3:27 PM
It has become a labour of love of mine and has had a few small tweaks here and there. It still receives a few minor updates when I get to sit down to it, but I absolutely love it. Visit colourlibrary.dev (or colorlibrary.dev, if you're in the US 😜) to check it out.
Colour Library
Our database of 2,310 colours from 731 brands is updated regularly to include the latest trends from leading brands and companies.
colourlibrary.dev
September 26, 2024 at 9:46 AM
For what it's worth, there is an opinion piece saying to do just that. Haven't read the one about Boden, so I don't know how forceful the language is here, but the headline sounds "meh" ...

www.removepaywall.com/search?url=h...

Link removes paywall from here: www.nytimes.com/2024/09/14/o...
September 16, 2024 at 10:03 AM
There have been numerous terror threats in Ohio with schools closed and leaders threatened, after Trump's and Vance's comments about Haitians eating pets.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

abc7chicago.com/post/new-rou...

bnonews.com/index.php/20...

Reports within the last three days
Bomb threats force second consecutive day of school closures in Springfield, Ohio
Several local leaders have also been targeted in the wake of baseless claims aimed at Haitian immigrants that have been repeated by former President Donald Trump.
www.nbcnews.com
September 16, 2024 at 9:56 AM
It's sort of the same, but there's also often a limitation on some trademarks to prevent generalisation. So, I couldn't use "I'm lovin' it" for my fast food company, but I could (probably) use it for my skydiving company. "X" was already trademarked by Meta and Microsoft before Twitter was renamed.
September 3, 2024 at 1:05 AM
Somewhat related: early this year, Walkers lost their appeal for their Sensations Poppadoms.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

I love this because the judge used the argument that calling them poppadoms didn't make them so, as Monster Munch wasn't "generally reserved as a food for monsters".
Judge defines Monster Munch in bizarre ruling on Walkers’ poppadoms
Walkers argued the snacks were not crisps as they were called poppadoms, were intended to be eaten with a meal and had unusual flavours
www.independent.co.uk
June 21, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Salsa: the socially acceptable, tomato-based fruit salad.
June 10, 2024 at 12:20 PM
It's meant to signify "moving forward". There's also an arrow in the Hebrew and Arabic versions. Not only that, but in English, the arrow goes from left to right, because that's the direction we read, so that's considered "forward". In Hebrew/Arabic, it goes from right to left for the same reason.
May 6, 2024 at 10:30 AM
The UK ran a PSA campaign which taught The Green Cross Code in the 70s and 80s, in which the Green Cross Code Man would appear to help kids cross the road safely (youtu.be/CRUBMBi_lp4 was one). He was played by David Prowse, the physical form of Darth Vader.
Green Cross Code 1
1975UK Public Information Film. Road Safety.Green Cross Code Man is Dave Prowse, the same guy that played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars Trilogy. Th...
youtu.be
April 29, 2024 at 12:26 AM
Fun fact: Darth Vader taught kids in the UK how to cross the road safely in the 1970s, and taught those same (now) adults in the 2010s. I think he found our lack of road safety ... disturbing.

(It is also completely true. Sort of.)
April 29, 2024 at 12:20 AM