Dr Wingnut

Year: 2003

  • Font madness

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    I added “trebuchet ms” at the front of the font-family attributes of the Cascading style sheet.  It seems a little bit cleaner than what I was using.

  • Who you see here

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    Who you see hereWhat you hear hereWhen you leave hereLet it stay here…What is the original origin of this message?  Did it start with NA and migrate from there or is it an AA phrase that migrated?  My guess is the former.  Opinions?

  • Fava Beans anyone?

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    German cannibal tells of fantasy Self-confessed cannibal Armin Meiwes tells his trial in Kassel of a lifelong obsession that led to him eating a fellow human. Story At 11:00 AM 12/3/2003, Bonnie saw this story on BBC News Online and thought you should see it.Can you say sick and wrong?

  • XHTML 1.1

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    All entries have been validated for compliance.  There are still some spacing errors from when I initially loaded the database, but at least the markup for the entries in the database complies

  • Satisfying Supergeeks

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    "Did you realize," my daughter asked me one day, "that Dad has about 20 computer keyboards in the basement?  What’s up with that?"Great question, I thought.  Too bad I’ll never get a straight answer.  To my eternal chagrin, I’ve found that direct inquiries about technology purchases at my house always seem to end up in…

  • Create your own Engrish!

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    Machine Translation isn’t what its cracked up to be.Try the Create your own Engrish! procedure posted at www.engrish.com.  They also have Christmas Cards with a picture of Santa Claus winking with the greeting, "Have you done a nice boy & girl?" for sale in the engrish store.  Very nice.

  • Holiday Christmas Party Memo

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    The following is a slight rewrite of the the classic Christmas Party memo which I got from my friend Julie K. via email, Mon, 01 Dec 2003 11:47:47 -0600.From:Patty Lewis, Human Resources DirectorTo:All EmployeesDate:October 01, 2003Re:Christmas PartyI’m happy to inform you that the company Christmas Party will take place on December 23, starting at noon…