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Archive, September 2002
Monday, 30. September 2002
[10:51 pm]
I am studying for the Canadian Citizenship test tomorrow. Wish me luck :-)
As always I try to find my answers online.
Saturday, 28. September 2002
[07:47 pm]
Some ideas are just perfect, aren't they?
[08:52 am]
I went to bed at 7:30 pm yesterday and didn't wake up until 8 am this morning. I needed it.
Friday, 27. September 2002
Validate Canadian postal codes in PHP
[01:49 am]
I spent a couple of hours writing a "simple" function that validates Canadian postal codes (something like M4J2L4). Anybody interested in how the function looks like? Any improvements?
Wednesday, 25. September 2002
[12:16 am]
Think twice before you quit your job :-)
They say time is the fire in which we burn. I am not sure how to define time. Maybe that's why some people decided to describe it with pictures.
Tuesday, 24. September 2002
[01:23 pm]
Here is something I received in my mail today. Me? They must be wrong . . .
. . . here are a few quick "fit tips" that you can use right now:
- If your bra cups wrinkle, the cup size is too big.
- If your skin overlaps the bra band in back or under your arms, the bra is too small.
- If the back of your bra rides up, either the cups are too small or the straps are adjusted incorrectly.
Monday, 23. September 2002
[07:23 pm]
Google News launched
A good reason to change my browser's home page.
Take a look at the footer line:This page was generated entirely by computer algorithms without human editors. No humans were harmed or even used in the creation of this page.
Saturday, 21. September 2002
[11:35 pm]
Several months ago I received a so called Nigerian Scum Letter. Of course, I didn't fall into the trap, but found out later, some people did. Some people got even killed after travelling to Africa. If you receive a letter like this just ignore it or spend some time to email them back.
Friday, 20. September 2002
[04:47 pm]
Take a look at a nice article at WPDFD about how browsers and WYSIWYG editors cope with fairly complicated CSS Positioning.
I am busy!
Wednesday, 18. September 2002
[10:40 pm]
Go to hell :))
AOL and CNN are pretty close too.
[via Asylum]
Tuesday, 17. September 2002
[11:58 pm]
Who said banners are ugly?
Monday, 16. September 2002
[06:56 pm]
Notice to appear - to write a citizenship test
01 OCT 2002
You will have to write a test about your knowledge of Canada and your responsibilities and privileges of citizenship. You may write the test in English or French. To prepare for the test, you should study the book "A Look at Canada".
Saturday, 14. September 2002
[11:54 pm]
Ever imagined how visually impaired people use computers or visit websites? Ever imagined how hard it would be for you as a designer to create a website for people with visual impairments but still accessible enough for people without them. Perkins School for the Blind website is an admirable case of forward-thinking, user-centred design.
Friday, 13. September 2002
[02:37 pm]
Nice mouseover effect, on your own responsibility.
Thursday, 12. September 2002
[07:23 am]
Interesting tools found at 508Compliant.com. Particularly interesting is the "Grayscale the Page" tool, which removes colors from the page so you can see what the page will look like to a color-blind person. Unfortunately, the tool requires IE 5 or above.
Wednesday, 11. September 2002
[07:35 am]
It has already been a year.
Tuesday, 10. September 2002
[11:43 pm]
Today started my Java course. It is a continuation of the course I attended from January to April this year. I haven't had enough sleep last night so that I was very tired during the lecture and was hardly able to concentrate on what the professor was talking about. However, I heard an interesting thing he said, that will remain in my mind.
If you want to be a writer, you have to read. Every word you write, read a thousand. If you want to be a programmer, read other programmers' code. Every line of code you write, study a thousand.
Monday, 09. September 2002
[10:46 pm]
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is now available
I should let Svarog update the lately section. He sent me two important news in the last two days.
Sunday, 08. September 2002
[11:48 am]
Ripped off from php.net:
PHP 4.2.3 has been released with a large number of bug fixes. It is a maintenance release, and is a recommended update for all users of PHP, and Windows users in particular. A complete list of changes can be found in the ChangeLog.
Thanks Svarog for the info.
Friday, 06. September 2002
[06:00 pm]
I always thought I was a web designer. But not according to Google.
Thursday, 05. September 2002
[01:11 am]
Nude and Fast, check out some interesting pictures!
And just in case you didn't have enough of it, there is a website entirely dedicated to streakers.
By the way, do you remember? :-)
Wednesday, 04. September 2002
[02:45 pm]
Get a coffee or beer and read it!
99.9% of Websites Are Obsolete, By Jeffrey Zeldman. An equal opportunity disease afflicts nearly every site now on the Web, from the humblest personal homepages to the multi-million-dollar sites of corporate giants. Cunning and insidious, the disease goes largely unrecognized because it is based on industry norms. Though their owners and managers may not know it yet, 99.9% of all websites are obsolete.
Monday, 02. September 2002
[11:30 am]
China Appears to Block Web Search Engine Google
Sunday, 01. September 2002
[09:27 pm]
Warning! Adult Content Ahead! I got a hit from a search engine called "Search with Porn", that claims to combine the two best features of the Internet. Heh.
