Blogging is HARD. No, seriously, it is. Now, before you brush me off, thinking that “you just write a few paragraphs every so often and that’s it,” let me assure you – there is quite a bit more to it than that (or rather, there has to be more to it than that if you… Continue reading Blogging is HARD
Update on OpenID
Well, I’ve had my OpenID for a while now – and frankly, I haven’t used it once since I signed up. Oh don’t get me wrong – I am totally for the idea of a single, universal log on. But, in my opinion, the system isn’t quite “polished” enough. Adding all my information into OpenID… Continue reading Update on OpenID
Xenophobia
I’ve been noticing a disturbing trend lately – people are becoming more and more xenophobic. If you don’t believe me, just take a look at all the anti-immigrant sentiments floating around these days. And in case you weren’t sure, the definition of xenophobic is: An exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners. A strong… Continue reading Xenophobia
OpenID
So, I finally made the jump and signed up for an OpenID – on the recommendation of Jeff Atwood, I chose myopenid.com as my provider. Interestingly, you can set up your own domain through OpenID and basically give out OpenIDs based on your domain, instead of someone else’s. (In case you’re not aware of how… Continue reading OpenID
Breaking the Web
Recently I’ve found more than a few websites using a very annoying pop-up preview thing – you’ve probably seen it yourself, popping up when you mouse over a link on a web page. It’s from some place called “Snap,” and it shows you a preview of the page the link leads to – I guess… Continue reading Breaking the Web