A comment by Prof. Chris Lawrence on my previous post on CSS positioning got me thinking of a couple of things. Here’s what he said: CSS positioning gives me a massive headache. I used absolute positioning for the sidebar and floated the main body to the left (and fixed the width of it so it… Continue reading this entry
As Scorpius in Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars said: “John Chricton is alive.” And he happened to land in a different show. Having watched all three parts of the Season 9′s opening episode, I can say with some certainty that it really is difficult for some actors to grow past roles that we have known them… Continue reading this entry
Just when we all think that things couldn’t get any worse, they do. Great episode tongiht, BTW.
Senator Bill Frist’s announcement today in support of embryonic stem cell research is a step in a very rational direction towards continuing cutting edge research without going down slippery slope that a lot of folks think we’d be trapped in. Of course, there are plenty who couldn’t wrap their minds around it: Frist told the… Continue reading this entry
I’m sure I’m not the first person to observe the way email attachments behave within our mail applications,be it Outlook, Thunderbird, Outlook Express, or even GMail: each attachment is included in a message as a new copy of the file being attached. If we forward a message with an attachment, another copy of the attached… Continue reading this entry
My stepdad and I have a huge point of contention when it comes to this administration; one in fact that I think will never be resolved but is still fun to play games with. When does a person… LIE? And, yes, dear friends, this relates to the whole WMD issue but that specifically is not… Continue reading this entry
You know, I never really got around to pimping out one of my finer weblog designs: Log Cabin California. I made this around last month but never got around to blogging about it because of a tight—and fulfilling—personal schedule. I’ve only had time to blog today because I’m basically off. I would like to thank… Continue reading this entry
Most sites that use a two-column layout—one like mine, for example—use the float property to move one section to a side and have the flow push the next to the other. Here’s a quick and dirty mockup of what I am talking about: Now, the Classic WP layout used a relative an absolute positioning for… Continue reading this entry
We’re all aware that stubbornly holding to an ideal despite the fact that doing so may not solve a problem at hand is in itself problematic. However, has anyone wondered whether finding a pragmatic solution for the sake of pragmatism can actually leave us with solutions that are made for the sake of making a… Continue reading this entry
EDSBS—Everyday Should Be Saturday—is the newest blog I’ve designed. Its based off of the current theme this site carries, but I think I’ve done quite the bang-up job of customizing it to their needs, producing something all its own. Give them a visit; Orson Swindle—what a handle—has a great way with words: Oh, soo sexxxyyy…Yes,… Continue reading this entry