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Slashdot's Vastu

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the we-go-vertical dept.

nanopolitan writes "Wired has a story on harmonious website design according to Vastu, 'the Indian counterpart of feng shui'. The graphic accompanying the story has an analysis of Slashdot's design by Dr. Smita Narang. Her verdict? This site is 'in desperate need of balance'." From the article: "Thirty-year-old Smita Narang is rapidly becoming one of India's hottest Web designers. Her method: applying vastu shastra, the Indian counterpart of feng shui, to the online realm. The process entails mapping page attributes - HTML, colors, graphics - to elements like fire, water, and air. 'Any disturbance of these established elements can cause an imbalance in the site that directly affects its business,' Narang says."

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  1. Standards! by headkase · · Score: 5, Funny

    If he encourages the use of the blink tag I vote we brand him a heretic and burn him at the stake.
    I'm not kidding.

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    1. Re:Standards! by cptgrudge · · Score: 5, Funny

      I know "this thread is useless without pics" is a Slashdot faux pas, but calling this chick a dude is pretty harsh.

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  2. I've known for a long time.... by The+Famous+Druid · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... that the average /. poster is 'unbalanced'.

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  3. Windows by Konster · · Score: 4, Funny

    Windows Vastu.

    It's clear that Microsoft's GUI designers have been smoking some pretty serious weed and studying arcane bullshit notions and ologies of myth when you use Vista or IE7.

  4. Re:Her website is damn UGLY!! by _Hellfire_ · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://www.webvastu.com/

    I wish I hadn't clicked on that link.

    The goggles... they do NOTHING!

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