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Monthly Archives: August 2006
I LOVE WORKING UNDER PPPPPRESSURE
I promised to deliver some unspecified “changes” to the global CSS by tomorrow morning. The graphic designer (Customer Experience lead) is going to review the site over the next few days — she’s leaving the company and we can’t stall … Continue reading
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On getting lost
I’m having trouble doing effective code reviews. Our team does informal, glance-over reviews of code before check-in, which works when you’re building on an established design, but I have trouble seeing how it works for scattered-out bits of code written … Continue reading
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Ikea desk
Well, after much reluctance, I have had an Ikea experience. Voluntarily and not at the behest of my mom. There was the same walking in circles and getting stuck behind slow-moving people that I remembered, but then I found the … Continue reading
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Frustration of being a newbie
This must be how it feels to be a 70-year-old starting at McDonalds. I’m the only webdev on a team of engineers. They don’t talk down to me, which is awesome, but they usually don’t have to explain the things … Continue reading
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Odds & Ends
Some random thoughts: Never name your JavaScript onload handler onload(). Proposed: ICR as standard net acronym for "I couldn’t resist." Example from Amazon internal mailing list: re: Recommendations for demolitionhttp://www.hells-angels.com/(sorry, ICR) My uncle Mike’s website: ILResources.com – large body of … Continue reading
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"Ajax"
I put quotes around the term in feeble protest against the buzzword AJAX.[1] (Ajaxian Blog is as good a source as any for reading up on it.) Yes, it’s an important concept. Perhaps it’s the hype that bugs me. If … Continue reading
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My bank’s privacy policy
From the Key Bank privacy policy: KeyCorp (“Key”) does not share customer information about you outside of the Key family of companies, except as permitted by law. (Emphasis mine.) Well that’s reassuring. At least I know they’ll act in my … Continue reading
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