Just As I Thought

I could spend an entire day ju…

May 12, 2009

I could spend an entire day just arranging and prioritizing my to do list. In fact, I might just do that.

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Far back, in the mists of ancient time, there existed a technology for sharing one’s thoughts, musings, memes, and other nonsense. You may have heard of it, if you’re over 40. The web log, or blog. The  [more...]

April 12, 2023
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If I had a million dollars

I once played the lottery when it was up to $220 million - like a lot of other people. I have since spent a lot of time trying to decide what I would do with the money (even though I never play the lottery, which makes  [more...]

November 28, 2002

This page for the Chevy Volt contains the usual – a few pictures, a lot of text. But visiting it makes my hard disk thrash and my fans ramp up. Why? ‘Cos it is not just a few pics and some text. It’s a HUGE FREAKIN’ FLASH FILE. And when I say huge, I mean, it is a Flash file that is 1,039 pixels wide by a ridiculous 4,269 pixels high.  And what gets me most steamed is that the entire thing could have been done quickly, easily, and simply in regular HTML. There’s nothing interactive, animated, or otherwise that requires Flash. NOT ONE DAMNED THING.  INSANE. But don’t take my word for it. Go look. Assuming you’re on a big honkin’ computer that can take it.

How not to do a web page

July 27, 2010

came home to find a bunch of s…

came home to find a bunch of snails drowned in the fountain, mass suicide. Rescued 1 and after a moment it came back to life; others: lost.

May 18, 2009

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