Dr Wingnut

Year: 2003

  • Cascading Style Sheet Tip

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    When using the :before modifier in cascading style sheets, code the content values in Unicode. The string"\00A0\00A0\2500\00A0" produces two non-breaking spaces, an em-dash and a following non-breaking space for use on citations for example: "Anonymous" when using a standards compliant browser, Opera, Netscape or Mozilla, but not Internet Explorer.

  • Web cheats

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    Color Name #rrggbb Black #000000 White #FFFFFF Red #FF0000 Green #00FF00 Blue #0000FF Yellow #FFFF00 Length Name Description em Font size as basis ex Height of the x character of the em font size px Pixels

  • Despair

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    Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, along comes Despair's fine collection of "Demotivators." The antithesis of those success-focused posters and other products that encourage you to "Soar with the eagles," Despair's posters, sticky pads, coffee mugs and such tackle subjects like Burnout ( "Attitudes are contagious. Mine might kill you." ) and…

  • Qantas Airline Humor

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    After every flight, Qantas Airlines pilots fill out a form called a gripe sheet, which conveys to the mechanics problems encountered with the aircraft during the flight that need repair or correction. The mechanics read and correct the problem, and then respond in writing on the lower half of the form what remedial action was…

  • The Bronze Rat

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    A tourist wanders into a back-alley antique shop in San Francisco's Chinatown. Picking through the objects on display he discovers a detailed, life-sized bronze sculpture of a rat. The sculpture is so interesting and unique that he picks it up and asks the shop owner what it costs."Twelve dollars for the rat, sir," says the…

  • Oh No You Don’t

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    Occurred during an update to Windows NT version 4.0.  Submitted to PC Magazine via eMail, Thu, 14 Aug 2003 10:58:07 -0500

  • The 2003 Darwin Awards

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    It's that time again! The awards this year are classic. These awards are given each year to bestow upon (the remains of) that individual, who through single-minded self-sacrifice, has done the most to remove undesirable elements from the human gene pool.5th RUNNER-UPGoes to a San Anselmo, California man who died when he hit a lift…