December 2008
Nerd Tip: Bicubic Client-Side Image Scaling in Internet Explorer 7
Posted by on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 in - 6 comments
Joel Spolsky points out a non-standard CSS extension that forces Internet Explorer 7 to re-size images much more smoothly (like Firefox and Safari do by default): • “img { -ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic; }” • It’s unfortunate that this is not the default behaviour, but at least it can be …
Banks Blog
Posted by on Monday, December 22, 2008 - 3 comments
Last year, I posted about a friend that had been accosted in a coffee shop by one Tim Banks. I found it delightful, at the time, that a Google search for the name “Tim Banks” brought my friend's account of the confrontation as the first result. • Since then, Banks has started his own blog and as …
Great live set by Hey Rosetta! in the CBC East Coast Sessions.
Posted by on Sunday, December 21, 2008 in - leave a comment
Sad Wanted Ad
Posted by on Thursday, December 18, 2008 - leave a comment
As seen in local free coffee-shop newsletter classifieds: • “Wanted: First Nintendo boy. Call 555-5555.” • Phone number changed to protect the confused parent.