I was never a huge fan of Prince's music, but I can recognize talent when I see/hear it. Prince has more talent than any single person has a right to. He has more talent than all those shit boy-bands combined. And, DAMN IT! He plays every damn musical instrument ever invented, it seems. And he plays them well.
People use tables because they want to define exactly how a page looks. That's not how html works. You're supposed to define what kind of information you wish to display and let the client side decide the best way to handle it.
No, browser sniffing is a bad idea. It doesn't always work correctly. Write to standards, then add tweaks to fix things for IE via the "[if IE]" comment conditional. This is much easier to do than to write for IE then try to hack for everything else.
This has nothing to do with illegal aliens. This is about importing skilled workers instead of hiring citizens. On average, H1B workers make about 25% less than the equivalent citizen. But there's more to it than just pay. They can get a person with a higher degree, which means the pay discrepancy is even worse. Also, H1B workers tend to not "rock the boat" when it comes to labor law violations.
I'm not against immigration. Hell, this country was built on immigrants. I want the foreign workers to come here and STAY. I want them to become citizens.
Illegal immigrants is an entirely different problem. We need them for a lot of jobs. The fix isn't to give 1.8 million people citizenship, especially if they've been breaking our laws for years. That would only encourage more illegal border crossing. The fix is to change the seasonal worker system entirely. Allow more seasonal workers, but clamp down HARD on any that break our laws. The vast majority are hard working people who just want to get ahead in the world. We like them. A small fraction are scum of the earth. We don't want them here.
Disabling CSS and javascript is the single best way to evaluate the accessibility of a web page. Label all the graphics, and put the menu at the end, not at the beginning. Don't use tables unless the data is tabular!
If you follow these simple rules, you are 90% there.
When I get around to writing a style sheet for mobile devices this problem will go away. However, it's not really a high priority since I don't think people "on the go" will have an overwhelming need to look up "Francis Drake". Intellicast Weather sounds like the kind of place a mobile user might need to access, though.
The original version was most definitely not a clean job. I learned, though, and rewrote. Then rewrote it again. Then I had a blind co-worker critique the website and I implemented his recommendations (moving the menu div to the end of the document was his suggestion). I use my seadog website as a learning tool. The last round taught me how to divide up the content properly without any style at all, then apply a style sheet afterwards. I wish I still had the a copy as I original wrote it years ago. It was, no doubt, an example of doing everything the wrong way.
When I use javascript is always in a way that is not going to cripple the user if they have it turned off. For example, on Ye Olde Booke O' Seadogs the javascript is for a minor visual effect (hover your mouse over the jolly roger). In case you are wondering, those popout menus are pure CSS (with a hack to get it to work in IE, of course).
In forms I've used javascript to set focus to the first field. In either case, disabled javascript is not a problem.
I use this simple rule: Use javascript to enhance the user experience, not to restrict it.
My stuff is writen to XHTML 1.0 Strict standards. If it doesn't work on the iPhone, it's not my problem.
That's the whole damn point of standards. Write to them you don't have to worry if something will work. Use quirks and tricks, and you're going to be dealing with a tone of headaches every time something new comes out.
BTW, "Hey, Microsoft! Fuck you and your shitty standards-ignoring browser!"
Just today I discovered someone was plagarizing some of my copyrighted material. Had the person asked permission, I probably would have given the go ahead so long as he included proper credits and a link. Since he just took it upon himself to duplicate my work and claim credit, fuck him. I want to send a DMCA style take down notice.
Since Google was rated the #1 company to work for by Fortune, they only explanation for their complete absence in the Computerworld survey is Google's failure to purchase a full page ad in this months issue of the magazine.
Comcast offers a business cable line that has decent upload speed and multiple channels (four ways, I think) to give multiple computers better performance. Kind of like a mini T1.
I agree. They could drop the price to zero and I still won't go for it. Dealing with AT&T is far too painful. They'd have to pay me to take their damn service, and I'm not cheap!
Because that's what all the serious scientific organizations have concluded after examining the data.
Notice how they always say "serious scientific organizations", then dismiss anyone who disagrees as being on the fringe. This is despite the fact that highly qualified scientists do disagree about the actual cause and level of global warming. The simple fact is, most of the hysteria is based on Gore's little movie, which is based on BAD science that can never pass peer review.
It has nothing to do with the supposed value of the property. It makes no difference if it's worth a nickel or a million dollars. The "violation" is not the theft of property. It's the loss of the victims' ability to go about their daily lives unmolested by the the scum of the earth. It's the loss of feeling safe. It's the loss of innocence.
This is not something that can be measured in dollars. Using lethal force to defend against this loss is perfectly acceptable, in my opinion. It was never about the intrinsic value of the property.
People who join Alcoholics Anonymous become addicted to the meetings. My ex was going to meetings every single day, sometimes multiple meetings. For the first month I went along with this, thinking it was healthy (30 meetings in 30 days was the catch-phrase). Then it stretched to three months, then six months. She was ignoring her family responsibilities, something that not drinking was supposed to fix. The truth was, things were even worse than when she was drinking. I complained. I told her I wanted at least one evening a week that we did something together as a family. Her AA buddies convinced my ex that I was interfering with her sobriety, that I just wanted her to be a drunk again so I could control her. What a stupid accusation. We separated, then divorced.
I have nothing but contempt for Alcoholics Anonymous.
Fun AA fact of the day. The failure rate for people who attempt to quit drinking without the help of Alcoholics Anonymous, 19 out of 20. The failure rate for those who attempt to quit drinking with the help of AA. 19 out of 20.
Excuse me? Based on what? I would have been able to accept the argument that "postfix is easier to configure than sendmail", but questioning the security of sendmail is complete bullshit. In the last 10 years sendmail has had how many critical security flaws?
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I was never a huge fan of Prince's music, but I can recognize talent when I see/hear it. Prince has more talent than any single person has a right to. He has more talent than all those shit boy-bands combined. And, DAMN IT! He plays every damn musical instrument ever invented, it seems. And he plays them well.
Am I free to stop paying for the service if I stop using it? Damn, I didn't think so.
It was Atlantic Records who originally sued her and that's who she is suing back. They most definitely do hold a shitload of copyrights.
You should RTFA.
She's suing Atlantic Records. I guess you didn't RTFA.
Yes,the slashdot summary should have made that clear.
You need more tinfoil in your hat. Your brain has been seriously damaged.
People use tables because they want to define exactly how a page looks. That's not how html works. You're supposed to define what kind of information you wish to display and let the client side decide the best way to handle it.
No, browser sniffing is a bad idea. It doesn't always work correctly. Write to standards, then add tweaks to fix things for IE via the "[if IE]" comment conditional. This is much easier to do than to write for IE then try to hack for everything else.
This has nothing to do with illegal aliens. This is about importing skilled workers instead of hiring citizens. On average, H1B workers make about 25% less than the equivalent citizen. But there's more to it than just pay. They can get a person with a higher degree, which means the pay discrepancy is even worse. Also, H1B workers tend to not "rock the boat" when it comes to labor law violations.
I'm not against immigration. Hell, this country was built on immigrants. I want the foreign workers to come here and STAY. I want them to become citizens.
Illegal immigrants is an entirely different problem. We need them for a lot of jobs. The fix isn't to give 1.8 million people citizenship, especially if they've been breaking our laws for years. That would only encourage more illegal border crossing. The fix is to change the seasonal worker system entirely. Allow more seasonal workers, but clamp down HARD on any that break our laws. The vast majority are hard working people who just want to get ahead in the world. We like them. A small fraction are scum of the earth. We don't want them here.
Damn, I missed that. Thanks for pointing it out.
Disabling CSS and javascript is the single best way to evaluate the accessibility of a web page. Label all the graphics, and put the menu at the end, not at the beginning. Don't use tables unless the data is tabular!
If you follow these simple rules, you are 90% there.
When I get around to writing a style sheet for mobile devices this problem will go away. However, it's not really a high priority since I don't think people "on the go" will have an overwhelming need to look up "Francis Drake". Intellicast Weather sounds like the kind of place a mobile user might need to access, though.
The original version was most definitely not a clean job. I learned, though, and rewrote. Then rewrote it again. Then I had a blind co-worker critique the website and I implemented his recommendations (moving the menu div to the end of the document was his suggestion). I use my seadog website as a learning tool. The last round taught me how to divide up the content properly without any style at all, then apply a style sheet afterwards. I wish I still had the a copy as I original wrote it years ago. It was, no doubt, an example of doing everything the wrong way.
I probably break that second rule, and it's a good one, so I'm at fault. In my defense, I'm a system admin, not a web designer. :)
When I use javascript is always in a way that is not going to cripple the user if they have it turned off. For example, on Ye Olde Booke O' Seadogs the javascript is for a minor visual effect (hover your mouse over the jolly roger). In case you are wondering, those popout menus are pure CSS (with a hack to get it to work in IE, of course). In forms I've used javascript to set focus to the first field. In either case, disabled javascript is not a problem.
I use this simple rule: Use javascript to enhance the user experience, not to restrict it.
My stuff is writen to XHTML 1.0 Strict standards. If it doesn't work on the iPhone, it's not my problem.
That's the whole damn point of standards. Write to them you don't have to worry if something will work. Use quirks and tricks, and you're going to be dealing with a tone of headaches every time something new comes out.
BTW, "Hey, Microsoft! Fuck you and your shitty standards-ignoring browser!"
That was funny. If I had any moderation points left I would have given you one.
Just today I discovered someone was plagarizing some of my copyrighted material. Had the person asked permission, I probably would have given the go ahead so long as he included proper credits and a link. Since he just took it upon himself to duplicate my work and claim credit, fuck him. I want to send a DMCA style take down notice.
A million pounds, that's about 2 million American dollars. With that kind of money you can have people handle the phone for you!
Since Google was rated the #1 company to work for by Fortune, they only explanation for their complete absence in the Computerworld survey is Google's failure to purchase a full page ad in this months issue of the magazine.
Comcast offers a business cable line that has decent upload speed and multiple channels (four ways, I think) to give multiple computers better performance. Kind of like a mini T1.
I agree. They could drop the price to zero and I still won't go for it. Dealing with AT&T is far too painful. They'd have to pay me to take their damn service, and I'm not cheap!
Notice how they always say "serious scientific organizations", then dismiss anyone who disagrees as being on the fringe. This is despite the fact that highly qualified scientists do disagree about the actual cause and level of global warming. The simple fact is, most of the hysteria is based on Gore's little movie, which is based on BAD science that can never pass peer review.
It has nothing to do with the supposed value of the property. It makes no difference if it's worth a nickel or a million dollars. The "violation" is not the theft of property. It's the loss of the victims' ability to go about their daily lives unmolested by the the scum of the earth. It's the loss of feeling safe. It's the loss of innocence.
This is not something that can be measured in dollars. Using lethal force to defend against this loss is perfectly acceptable, in my opinion. It was never about the intrinsic value of the property.
I have an artificial heart, you insensitive clod!
People who join Alcoholics Anonymous become addicted to the meetings. My ex was going to meetings every single day, sometimes multiple meetings. For the first month I went along with this, thinking it was healthy (30 meetings in 30 days was the catch-phrase). Then it stretched to three months, then six months. She was ignoring her family responsibilities, something that not drinking was supposed to fix. The truth was, things were even worse than when she was drinking. I complained. I told her I wanted at least one evening a week that we did something together as a family. Her AA buddies convinced my ex that I was interfering with her sobriety, that I just wanted her to be a drunk again so I could control her. What a stupid accusation. We separated, then divorced.
I have nothing but contempt for Alcoholics Anonymous.
Fun AA fact of the day. The failure rate for people who attempt to quit drinking without the help of Alcoholics Anonymous, 19 out of 20. The failure rate for those who attempt to quit drinking with the help of AA. 19 out of 20.
Excuse me? Based on what? I would have been able to accept the argument that "postfix is easier to configure than sendmail", but questioning the security of sendmail is complete bullshit. In the last 10 years sendmail has had how many critical security flaws?