This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on September 19, 2008). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.
Sometime between September 18th and September 19th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too!
- Twitter, ye markup be non-standarrrrrd.: I know this will make me sound like the annoying standardista, but how could anyone who still uses
<center>still be doing web design professionally in, of all places, San Francisco? This is an element which has been deprecated for eleven years. Do we really have people who haven’t changed their coding practices since before 1997? (Also, as noted by wnalyd, going all AJAX-y broke accessibility. The redesign is pretty, but flawed.) - Rollergirls win bout with Starbucks over logo: The roller derby team got into a bit of a dispute with Starbucks this spring after the coffee giant asked the team to change its logo, which it deemed too similar to its own.
- The 20 Best Worst Science Fiction Movies Of All Time: Not every movie gets to be the Oscar darling of its time, but sometimes we love the bad movies the most. These movies exist to be found in the bottom of bargain DVD bins and are met with squeals of excitement. Movies like Red Planet, Enemy Mine, The Faculty — these aren't successful by any standards other than the people that love them and treasure watching them for the 14th time. So I asked around and pulled a sampling of what I believe is the science fiction equivalent to Point Break. Here's our list of the greatest bad scifi movies of all time. (I want to go out and rent ALL OF THESE RIGHT NOW. At least the ones I don't own already.)
- Chuck’s ‘Buy More’ Versus Best Buy: Do Best Buy workers really watch movies in the stores' theater rooms? Do Geek Squad members (called the Nerd Herd on the show) really go joy-riding in the Geek-mobile? Is there really a special evacuation code word for use on Black Fridays? (via Engadget HD)
- Is there anything that can’t be made into a “sexy” halloween outfit?: I totally get the sexy costume idea for some of them – cheerleaders, witches, Playboy Bunnies, nurses, all of that stuff. I even get the sexy Alice in Wonderland and Princess Peach and stuff like that. But these… these are ridiculous. (Related: this YouTube bit for the Girls's Costume Warehouse) (via Mike and Mellzah)
- Fla. judge rules saggy-pants law is unconstitutional: A judge has decided a law banning sagging pants in this town is unconstitutional after a teenager spent a night in jail on accusations he exposed too much underwear. (This is good. As stupid as I think this fashion is, the law was ridiculous. From what I remember of the stories from when the law was first passed, the way it was presented, you could get busted and fined $150 for showing too many inches of your boxers above your pants — but if you took off your pants and just wore the boxers as shorts, you'd be fine.)