The only thing is, since I started trying to integrate myself back to my original look, I keep getting one that's real close, but something's just not fundamentally exactly right about it...
The biggest thing I've noticed is the spacing of comments. They're very, very close together. A little more space between lines would make it much easier to read.
Other than that, congrats on implementing some standards!
Which is exactly why I don't want to buy a ReplayTV or TiVo box. I don't have cable. I get a grand total of five TV stations. I'm perfectly happy programming the DVR myself, just the way I now program my VCR. I just don't want to have to mess with tapes anymore.
I've been investigating non-subscription PVRs/DVRs, but I've yet to find any kind of useful comparison of features and such, and my knowledge is not yet up to the level where I can do any effective Googling.
My dad is an agricultural engineer with the USDA. One of the things he does is help farmers design and put in wells. He told me that every well he's worked on has been witched. My understanding is that there's no way to know exactly what you're going to hit until you start digging, so witching works just as well as any other guessing method.
Mozilla is already open for work-related use so it's more like this:
Ctrl+T s Down arrow Enter Ctrl+R Ctrl+R Ctrl+R Ctrl+R Ctrl +R Ctrl+R Ctrl+R Ctrl+R (For some reason, I find this more natural than F5. Probably because I don't use the F keys very often.)
I'm going to disagree with everyone else in this thread, with the caveat that it depends on why you're writing. If you're writing as a job, then you probably should treat it like a job. I don't write as a job. I don't ever want to write as a job. My mom started writing as a job and stopped writing for herself, and I love writing way too much to ever give it up.
I write because I love to write and because it's fun for me. When I read the "write X number of hours/words per time period" advice, the implication I get out of it is that writing is somehow hard and horrible and the only way to ever do it is to force yourself. I'm not saying it's always easy and effortless, but I don't think it's horrible or torturous. I think it's fun. And because I do it for fun, I don't force myself into writing just to have something down on paper. It doesn't work for me. Some days, I have a lot of stuff that I need to get out onto the page. Other days, I have nothing to say and I don't even bother opening up a file with an in-progress story. On yet other days, I'm somewhere in the middle where I or write just a sentence or two or spend some time editing. And I'm okay with it, whatever kind of day it is. I don't feel like I'm a bad person or a bad writer or that I've somehow failed because I didn't work on a story today. My self-worth is not dependent on a word count.
Now, none of that means that I don't take my writing seriously. I do, very much so. I believe in writing well, in editing over and over and over again, in putting in the work it takes to get the picture in my head down into words. But writing is important to me precisely because I come to it freely and joyfully, and I refuse to do anything with my writing that diminishes that joy.
why anyone would listen to whiny teenage messageboards
That one's easy. Do a little Googling on the spending power of teenagers. It's enormous. If a company can figure out how best to get that spending power focused on it instead of some other company or companies, then 3. Profit becomes a lot easier.
There is a text layout problem. Using Mozilla, it looks fine at its default text size, and the text size increases nicely (all the pretty color behind the text stays with it), but decreasing the text size will make the text overlap the pretty stuff the same way it does in your screenshot.
I agree that it's good to get more people to vote, but here's what I don't like about the big vote by mail push: Voting in person creates community. When I was growing up, we would walk with my mom to the polling place in our neighbor's garage. While we were there, my mom would vote, my brother and I would play with their sample ballot machines (we had punch card machines then and the sample things let you vote for Red, Yellow, or Green for mayor), and we would spend some time catching up with the neighbors we already knew and getting to know the ones we were just meeting. Our neighbor was always the polling place, so she eventually did things like paint an American flag on the wall of the garage. When I went to vote for the first time, she took a picture of me signing in and hand-delivered it to me when she had the film developed.
You don't get any of those experiences--which both build community amongst adults and teach political responsibility to children--by filling out a form and dropping it in the mail.
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The only thing is, since I started trying to integrate myself back to my original look, I keep getting one that's real close, but something's just not fundamentally exactly right about it...
Did you remember to add a constant?
A level three diagnostic might help you uncover the problem.
The biggest thing I've noticed is the spacing of comments. They're very, very close together. A little more space between lines would make it much easier to read.
Other than that, congrats on implementing some standards!
Which is exactly why I don't want to buy a ReplayTV or TiVo box. I don't have cable. I get a grand total of five TV stations. I'm perfectly happy programming the DVR myself, just the way I now program my VCR. I just don't want to have to mess with tapes anymore.
I've been investigating non-subscription PVRs/DVRs, but I've yet to find any kind of useful comparison of features and such, and my knowledge is not yet up to the level where I can do any effective Googling.
I'm much smarter than most of the other kids and especially girls
I'm a girl, and I assure you that I was (and still am) much smarter than most of the other kids, boys and girls alike.
Mozilla and Firefox have a "Shrink to Fit Page Width" checkbox under Page Setup. IE does not.
87% of statistics are made up, and 23% of people know that.
You're on your own for the burger and fries.
My dad is an agricultural engineer with the USDA. One of the things he does is help farmers design and put in wells. He told me that every well he's worked on has been witched. My understanding is that there's no way to know exactly what you're going to hit until you start digging, so witching works just as well as any other guessing method.
Now if only they can get Moby to do a concert to promote it.
You joke, but teenagers have tremendous spending power.
Don't worry. I'm sure somebody will be calling you shortly with a fabulous offer.
The fall of Rome was followed by the Dark Ages. The Renaissance was much later.
Mozilla is already open for work-related use so it's more like this:
l +R
Ctrl+T
s
Down arrow
Enter
Ctrl+R
Ctrl+R
Ctrl+R
Ctrl+R
Ctr
Ctrl+R
Ctrl+R
Ctrl+R (For some reason, I find this more natural than F5. Probably because I don't use the F keys very often.)
Awesome! Thank you!
I'm going to disagree with everyone else in this thread, with the caveat that it depends on why you're writing. If you're writing as a job, then you probably should treat it like a job. I don't write as a job. I don't ever want to write as a job. My mom started writing as a job and stopped writing for herself, and I love writing way too much to ever give it up.
I write because I love to write and because it's fun for me. When I read the "write X number of hours/words per time period" advice, the implication I get out of it is that writing is somehow hard and horrible and the only way to ever do it is to force yourself. I'm not saying it's always easy and effortless, but I don't think it's horrible or torturous. I think it's fun. And because I do it for fun, I don't force myself into writing just to have something down on paper. It doesn't work for me. Some days, I have a lot of stuff that I need to get out onto the page. Other days, I have nothing to say and I don't even bother opening up a file with an in-progress story. On yet other days, I'm somewhere in the middle where I or write just a sentence or two or spend some time editing. And I'm okay with it, whatever kind of day it is. I don't feel like I'm a bad person or a bad writer or that I've somehow failed because I didn't work on a story today. My self-worth is not dependent on a word count.
Now, none of that means that I don't take my writing seriously. I do, very much so. I believe in writing well, in editing over and over and over again, in putting in the work it takes to get the picture in my head down into words. But writing is important to me precisely because I come to it freely and joyfully, and I refuse to do anything with my writing that diminishes that joy.
Wouldn't do them much good anyway--I'm a lesbian.
I'm a fangirl, you insensitive clod!
- Duplo
- I have no hands, you insensitive clod!
- Play-doh
My favorite philosopher jokes:
Sartre goes into a cafe. He says, "I'd like cup of coffee, no cream."
The waitress says, "I'm sorry, Monsieur Sartre, but we're out of cream. Would you like that with no milk?"
***
Descartes goes into a bar. The bartender asks, "Would you like a beer?"
Descartes says, "I think not," and *poof!* disappears.
A guy walks into a bar. The second guy ducks.
why anyone would listen to whiny teenage messageboards
That one's easy. Do a little Googling on the spending power of teenagers. It's enormous. If a company can figure out how best to get that spending power focused on it instead of some other company or companies, then 3. Profit becomes a lot easier.
There is a text layout problem. Using Mozilla, it looks fine at its default text size, and the text size increases nicely (all the pretty color behind the text stays with it), but decreasing the text size will make the text overlap the pretty stuff the same way it does in your screenshot.
Dude. Anyone who knows anything about LiveJournal knows it would be LiveJournal-on-a-goat.
I agree that it's good to get more people to vote, but here's what I don't like about the big vote by mail push: Voting in person creates community. When I was growing up, we would walk with my mom to the polling place in our neighbor's garage. While we were there, my mom would vote, my brother and I would play with their sample ballot machines (we had punch card machines then and the sample things let you vote for Red, Yellow, or Green for mayor), and we would spend some time catching up with the neighbors we already knew and getting to know the ones we were just meeting. Our neighbor was always the polling place, so she eventually did things like paint an American flag on the wall of the garage. When I went to vote for the first time, she took a picture of me signing in and hand-delivered it to me when she had the film developed.
You don't get any of those experiences--which both build community amongst adults and teach political responsibility to children--by filling out a form and dropping it in the mail.
Is there any way... (Score:4, Funny)
Apparently so.