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Being 25 Today
Ugh. I remember graduating high school like it was two weeks ago.
Being American Today
Today is July 4th which means Independence Day for us living in the States. As a proud American, I'll be doing the following today:
Amazon.Com WHOIS = WTF?
I was doing some research on domains and WHOIS information today when I stumbled upon a peculiar results for Amazon.Com. Take a look at the server name in the image below.
Share Your Blog!
I stand by my statements in the past where I clearly state that I learn more from you all that you learn from me. Fact. Period. I only have this one blog but most of you have your own. Whenever a user posts a comment on my site and leaves a URL, I click through to their blog. Every single person. Since you spend the time to comment on my blog, I take the time to check out what you have written.
CSS Variables Using PHP
CSS is an amazing formatting tool but it has one glaring omission: variables. In My CSS Wishlist, I proposed a PHP-like syntax for CSS variables. Using PHP, I've made the idea of easy, dynamic CSS a reality.
Back From Silicone Valley!
My girl and I just returned from always festive Las Vegas. It was a great trip and we had a lot of fun. My bronchitis got slightly better, believe it or not, and the weather was very comfortable. Here are a few thoughts and highlights of our trip:
Viva-ing Las Vegas
If you live anywhere near Madison, Wisconsin, you know it's been one of the worst winters ever. Record snowfall, freezing rain, and 100+ car accidents are just a few of the highlights. For that reason, I'll be off to Sin City tomorrow in search of some form of heat.
Judging the Candidates Based Upon What Else? Their Website!
As those of us in the States know, political fever is upon us. Digg is littered with political articles and the networks are doing everything they can to promote anything related to the upcoming election. I don't base my judgments on how the shortcomings are spun by people with agendas — how misinformed. I judge them the only way a programmer can — by their website.
Fun With Google Code Search
As programmers we've all had days that don't go well. You found out the hosting provider switched a setting that blows up a customer's website. That piece of code that you swore worked fine yesterdays in now causing you fits. Your coworker accidentally wrote over the code you just finished. We've all been there.