and post them all at once, but here is another fun link for your enjoyment: the soda constructor.
I’m still trying to build a construct that will walk instead of flop about like the remains of a bad transporter accident. (Think comander Sonak from the first Start Trek movie – eeew..)
If I were to ever get a table computer, this is what I’d want. (just download and uncompress the zip, and watch the mp4 file with quicktime..)
Too bad it doesn’t actually exist.
(Link originally found here)
Not really testing GLUE, just testing the off-site linking behavior of a friends photo album…
EDIT- Removed the image link, I’ve set up an account, I’ll try it again with one of my own images later.
Edited on Jan 30th 2003, 21:56 by Hooloovoo
An Apple Switch Parody t
Another Switch Parody from the same folks (I think this one’s funnier)
And if you ant to see them all: [Link]
I took a major step backwards in my attempts to write better structured HTML at work today. I’ve resorted to using a few nested tables in a layout that I’m currently working on. The reasons are “ehh”: time allocated to the project (almost none), possible future replacement of the navigation with flash will be easier (I think), working from a mock up done by a print designer (print != web).
I can’t help but feeling like I’m moving back towards 1999/1998 with this layout. So much code to display so little content… This layout leaves a bad taste in my mouth. (It’s either that, or the salt bagel I just ate…)
-Hool
A couple of interesting articles about measuring the speed of gravity. 20% margin for error seems high to me, and there seems to be some disagreement on what the experiment actually measured.
Speed of Gravity Measured for First Time
Speed of Gravity Results ‘Incorrect,’ Physicist Says
Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
That, and many more phobias can be found here
Sluggy Freelance is nifty. Worship the comic: [Link]
Today’s strip made me laugh – and its probably still funny even if you aren’t following the full story arc.
Something’s been bugging me about my workstation all day, and I finally put my finger on it. One of the strips of flourecent lighting that is usually off is on today, and its causing glare near the top of my monitor. It’s been bugging me on a subconcious level. I only figured it out after playing with the angle of my screen and seeing the glare move.
I prefer to have the lighting directly over my head turned off, which was fine when I was in a bull-pen with like-minded individuals, or in a cubicle on my own. I was finaly able to compromise with the folks I’m sharing working space with now. The flourecents in the bullpen are off, the fixtures that create ambient light by bouncing it off the wall are on. (The light sources themselves are hidden abouve acoustic tiling, and there is a about a 3 foot gap between the tiling and the wall, allowing light to bounce down.) I actually like this set up much better than just having everything off.
There is a good-natured, running joke around here that some people would prefer to work in a cave. The fact is, they are just trying to cut down on monitor glare from the flourecent lights. I think the ambient light solution (described above) in this building is great, and I wish it was used a lot more. Why can’t all the fixtures just bounce light off the ceiling?
Anyway, I went over to the wall and played with the switches for my immediate area. I was able to get rid of the glare on my screen, and I don’t think I’ve affected anyone else’s light levels too much. The people that are still here in my immediate area are fine with the changes I just made. I guess I’ll see if I have to do some negotiating about the lights when I come in tomorrow.
Another advantage to the current lighting: my lava lamp looks so much cooler now. 🙂