It only takes one doesn’t it!

EuroMillions AKA “The Idiot Tax” by my brother. But let’s not let the leader of the “fun police” stop us!! If you’ve ever spent time thinking about your number selections then this saves you that time by providing a random selection instantly for you. I’ve coded a random set of numbers with my own algorithms including “Galton” weighted results in an effort to improve your probability of a win. If you don’t like the look of the set of numbers provided…
Compute again for a fresh set.

The UK National Lottery. If you’ve ever wasted time pondering how lucky the set of numbers you pick might be! This might be for you as it takes your pondering time away. This computes using mathematical principles and my algorithms of experimental probability. The calculations are made from a study of previous draws designed to try to improve your probability of a win. Remember, the odds remain the same! If you don’t like the look of the set of numbers provided…
Compute again for a fresh set.

Find a pattern and you could predict the EuroMillions results 😳 This is deeply flawed on many levels not least of which is the fact that it doesn’t use all possible combinations drawn as that would take well over a million years to acquire the data. Not forgetting the draw is RANDOM! So why this tomfoolery? I wanted to witness how quickly my computer could process a large amount of data graphically. It’s just programming intrigue/fun! Do let me know if you discover a pattern ;-) WARNING Patience required. This will slow down your browser.

On many occasions I’ve wanted to scale an image proportionally to include in my website code. A search for “online proportional scaling calculator” didn’t reveal pretty results. So, I’ve built this and designed it for website coders and graphic designers alike, well anyone actually! From the link below it opens in a perfectly small window for you to keep open whilst performing your calculations without taking up too much screen real estate. Please let me know of any improvements you would like to see via the “Buy Me a Coffee” comments. Thank You.

“Sexy Croissant” Probably the sexiest image in the world! My next door neighbour said “It’s more captivating than the f*****g Mona Lisa!” Spend a moment gazing at the Sexy Croissant’s rounded ends and you will be drawn deeply into it’s unique form. People with Synaesthesia can smell it!😳 Truly a masterpiece that you will have the opportunity to own very soon as it will be offered as a superlative NFT purchase. Sexy Croissant has entered the Ethereum Blockchain. Click the button on Open Sea to register your interest.
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A post dropped into my Facebook feed. It seemed to be jingoistically proclaiming another “victory”. However upon reading the article the ship in question was not destroyed. Damaged and still afloat if indeed the propaganda is not fake? As so very often in news, the article didn’t provide any context. It left me wondering how many warships are in the Russian navy? So, I created the following web page to graphically represent this.

Probably one of the best card tricks in the world the “Invisible Deck”. It requires you learn a few rules.

1. Is the chosen card odd or even? This determines which way you pull the cards from the pack. If the chosen card is odd then evens should be face up and vice versa.
2. Spades = Hearts
3. Clubs = Diamonds
4. Now learn the 13 rule. You must calculate the card that when added to the chosen card = 13

That’s it!

Example: Chosen card 4 Spades. It's even, pull your deck out odd face up. You're looking for a Heart (because spades = hearts). You're looking for 9 because 9 + 4 = OUR MAGIC NUMBER 13

Note: There are 13 cards in a suit. Ace to King. This means Kings = 13. So, reversing a King will show you it's invisible King. King of Hearts = King of Spades, King of Clubs = King of Diamonds

CREDITS

Downloadable svg playing cards courtesy of www.me.uk

Card Tricks - Including the Invisible Deck explained.

As the title, a lovely little slider to help you choose some attractive odds on the fly.

1. Estimated cost of Prize
2. Cost of a ticket
3. Number of tickets

That’s it! All done with Javascript.

It's relatively easy to align elements horizontally with css.
<p style="text-align:center;">I'm centered</p>
Introduce the vertical alignment and it get's a little more tricky.

The following two examples are currently the best ways to center content horizontally and vertically.

Pure CSS using transform

Best used as a one-off holding page image

FlexBox

Best used as a template for many pages whereby you might want multiple columns of content centered

Play with it

Open the two examples below and then play with the size of your browser's screen size to witness the content staying in the middle of the screen and also reducing in size when you make your browser screen too small for the original image

CSS to center both horizontally and vertically

FlexBox to center both horizontally and vertically