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Web 2.0

Sunday, May 14th, 2006

Well, it’s been a long time since I’ve done a rant, so I might as well do one now.
What exactly is “Web 2.0?” What was “Web 1.0?” What is classified as Web 2.0? The whole idea of Web 2.0 is ridiculous. It seems like any site that uses “AJAX” and has rounded corners is “Web [...]

Well this sucks…

Tuesday, June 28th, 2005

On Friday, I got an iPod. The 20 GB model. I loaded it up with music and have been very happy with it. Until I realize Apple released a new 20 GB model two days after I got mine. With a color screen: for the same price. They eliminated the iPod Photo, replacing it with [...]

AJAX r0×0rs, don’t abuse it

Saturday, June 11th, 2005

A while ago, someone discovered AJAX. He’s been implementing many features using it in his forum software, which some people decided to also implement. Now he’s started adding bloat that serves no real purpose other than “wow, this is cool.” All this does is slow down the browser and cause problems for users of older [...]

How NOT to be annoying with JavaScript

Saturday, April 30th, 2005

Dear JavaScript developer,
I’m tired of your javascript:void(null) links, fancy Javascript new window things that break my middle-click, your inaccessible AJAX, and your “k3wL |)H7ML!!!!1111111.” Fix it. How? Don’t break browser functionality, compatibility, and fancy “snowflake scripts.” Make your sites work.
Thank you,
MutantMonkey

I’m back…

Saturday, March 26th, 2005

Okay, so I’m back from my vacation, but don’t fly US Airways. Ever.
The flight TO Mexico went smoothly, if you don’t count the 45 minute delay for passengers to get through security that had already checked in. But when we got to the hotel, “we [had] a situation for one night only.” We had to [...]

More about the state of the Internet…

Monday, March 14th, 2005

First off, IPS has a serious problem on their hands. There’s WAY too many pirated IPBs out there.
and that’s just some of the popular sites that are using illegal IPBs. IPS needs to do something about this, but I’m not sure what they can do. Modders need access to the source, so do warez distributors.
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