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February 03, 2009

Rant of the Day: CSS should not be used for layout

So I will admit that my knowledge of web design has stagnated recently, despite a genuine interest in it. What can I say - life happens. However, I do read what little I have time to stumble over, and this article caught my attention:
CSS should not be used for layout
The author builds up his argument in a rather convincing and (for those of us who are a bit rusty on floats and positioning) kind way, and ultimately the point he is making seems fantastically true and logical

Of course, all of these things can be fixed. But the point is they have to be fixed! The correct CSS is inextricably bound to the content. Smarter people than me have tied themselves into knots trying to figure out how to make a three-column CSS layout that doesn't have these problems.

If I had some more free time on my hands I would dig into this article and put the claims to the test. and pull up some old links to articles on "perfect" 3-column design in CSS and compare. However, I don't have the time at the moment, so I will have to take the argument at face value, and accept it as possibly true. At least it's an interesting read!

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December 11, 2008

Right on!

The Tuskegee Airmen, who made history during World War II as the country's first black military pilots only to return home to discrimination and exclusion from victory parades, have been invited to Barack Obama's inauguration.

WWII's Tuskegee Airmen Invited To Inauguration

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Advice to President-Elect Obama

This is an interesting collection of advice from 18 men and women in various positions of political, and other, leadership in American. Wonder if he will "listen" to all these? From Reader's Digest:
Memo to President-Elect Barack Obama

"Talk But Also Listen" -- David M. Abshire

"Encourage Debate" -- Karl Rove

"Remind Us What It Takes To Be Great" -- Anne-Marie Slaughter

"Restate the Case For U.S. Leadership Abroad" -- Madeleine Albright

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December 06, 2008

H.M. - one of the most intriguing cases in neuroscience/cogsci - dies at 82

I still remember reading about H.M. for the first time... I think that was when I realized just how amazingly curious, odd, amazing, complex and mysterious the human brain is. This man suffered severely from seizures and in an attempt to stop them underwent brain surgery in which parts of his hippocampus were removed. The seizures stopped, but H.M. was completely unable to form new memories.
H.M., An Unforgettable Amnesiac, Dies at 82

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December 05, 2008

Let's make the world smarter - with salt(?!)

I am probably not alone in having NO IDEA the impact that iodized salt apparently has on mental, cognitive and physical development. In fact, in reading this article: Raising the World's IQ I must admit that I struggle to fully accept the science... I mean, can they really meant it when they claim
We’re preventing people from becoming mentally retarded.???

I have checked my calendar several times, and am at least certain that this is not an april fool's joke. So here's to spending a few bucks on salt and preventing retardation!

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