Gazette Theme for WordPress
I may start using this 5-column theme for a new project I have in mind. (It’s very hush-hush, or I’d say more.)
I may start using this 5-column theme for a new project I have in mind. (It’s very hush-hush, or I’d say more.)
Lots of links to free site icons, backgrounds, etc.
Christian Montoya » 14 Resources for the Artistically Challenged
This is pretty wild.
“Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest.”
For example:
Land Area
Total Population
Total Births
Total Children
Total Elderly
Population Year 1
Population Year 1500
Population Year 2300
Population Year 2300
Refugee Destination
Refugee Origin
and so on
A tip on how to use Google translation as a proxy server, to view web sites that have been blocked by censor services.
Here’s the Cliff’s Notes version:
You just need to type the following URL:
http://www.google.com/translate?langpair=en|en&u=www.forbiddensite.com
Neato tool. Just check out the gallery of photos that people have taken of their printed-out posters if you don’t believe me.
Plus, it’s free, as is the standalone version.
Rasterbator standalone version.
An interesting post about the Flesh-Kincaid readability scale.
FWIW, I checked a recent short story of mine, and it does quite well according to the Smith Ideal Writing Standard.
Here’s the standard’s ideal results:
No more than 4.25 characters per word.
No more than 5% passive voice
No less than an 80% readability on the Flesch Reading Ease scale.
A Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level of 5 (although on the chart, he lists that as 4-6).
Here are the results for my story “The Show Must Not Go On“:
Characters per word: 4.2
Passive sentences: 1%
Reading Ease: 84.7%
Grade Level: 4.1
Here’s the post that kicked off the discussion: Flesch-Kincaid: Threat or Menace?