And here we go… converting a… July 5, 2009 And here we go… converting and compressing the 100 films of DC Shorts 2009 starts this morning!
Life... Don't talk to me about life. Oh, hello there! 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
IOWA. Wow. This just makes mos… IOWA. Wow. This just makes most other states look ridiculous. April 3, 2009
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
