rangerpolitic

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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
You could actually do that with XHTML, and it was perfectly valid.
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
It's easy to use. It's not easy to use well.
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
> HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is a simple markup system used to create hypertext documents that are portable from one platform to another. Source: The HTML 3 Specification. https://www.w3.org/MarkUp/html3/i
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
https://tailwindcss.com/docs/utility-first/ You could always use a little classname vomit to go with your div soup. The problem is that "modern" development has misplaced importance. It's become an
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
The new approaches to HTML/CSS run directly counter to the specs sometimes. Take Bulma for example. They provide styles for titles and subtitles, but their examples use h1 elements. See: https://bulma.io/documentation&#
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
To help people understand low blood sugar episodes, I think it's good to watch these three videos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC_0CI9jV6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv4HIci1Qtc https:/&
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
The linked source is directly from Adobe and directly contradicts the claim that "you need 13.1 to launch in 64-bit." The source says: > Photoshop CS6 and CC only install a 64-bit version on Mac OS. Further, it says: > Photo
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
Photoshop CS6 is 64-bit. Source: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/64-bit-os-benefits-limi...
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
What constitutes hate? Should people be permitted to use the word "marijuana" on YouTube? See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igtLqhX4BCA Should people be permitted to use the "okay" gesture in videos?
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
This is a non-starter until hate is unambiguously defined.
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
There needs to be a hard rule about this. Don't mess with scroll. You will always get it wrong.
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
When you have the power to write the rules, you can break the rules. Google is too powerful.
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
If I were to hire you, can I trust that you would not publicly complain about a disagreement? This needs to be asked because this simple act, even though your anger is justified, calls into question your ability to act professionally. I wou
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
There is an unhealthy desire amongst freelancers to burn clients.
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
> Surely the guy not paying is the unprofessional one? Surely, both people in the relationship can behave unprofessionally. > How is cutting your losses and walking away (but outsourcing the code you wrote) unprofessional? That's
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
That's because people are trying to use HTML for applications rather than documents.
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
> Can you give us a link to your elegant table-less IE5 supporting website? I cannot. They no longer exist. This was 14 years ago. I left web development shortly afterwards. For your example, horizontal alignment was easy. One container
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
You don't see it because either (a) people don't do it or (b) people are using HTML as a markup language for apps rather than documents. HTML was created to be used for documents. It was coopted to be used for apps. They really sh
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
> Did you miss the 5-10 years during which every CSS designer tortured themselves replicating tables with floats? I never really understood why people had such difficulty with this. I was able to execute table-less layouts while still su
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
> Good thing theming doesn't modify the software. Changing the UI changes the software from the user perspective.
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
It's unreasonable to expect a developer to support third-party modifications to the software--especially when that software and support are free.
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
They're not addressing this to end users. There is a notice at the top of the article in a bright yellow box. > Please read the letter all the way to the end. This is aimed at distributions breaking apps by default, not tinkerers pl
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
From the linked thread: https://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2089310&cid=35860... > I find things about both platforms that are unique and that I prefer to the other. However, when you look at what Samsung did
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
For patents, but not trademarks. Trademarks are still first-to-use.
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
> no one complained when Samsung or LG copied Apple’s designs Apple and Samsung were locked in a legal battle over this very issue and in several countries. It was massive news at the time (circa 2011-2012) and even went to the US Suprem
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
I am growing increasingly annoyed with "user experience." It's becoming a catchall excuse for Google and others to inject all kinds of crap that no one wants.
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
> They're not doing this as they see fit. Sure they are. It's already part of Chromium. https://cs.chromium.org/chromium/src/content/browser/portal/... It's been there since at lea
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
VR+AI will not make a significant impact. I am a former language educator, and I've been through this before... and before... and before. It follows a hype cycle. The idea is promoted. People get excited. It comes out. It fizzles. Late
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
Isn't great that exact match doesn't mean exact match? Or, isn't it great that your ads and landing pages routinely outperform the supposed Quality Score? Isn't it great that...
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by rangerpolitic 7y ago
The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman.

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