Comments on: When It Rains… http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2006/07/21/when-it-rains/ Things that Eric A. Meyer, CSS expert, writes about on his personal Web site; it's largely Web standards and Web technology, but also various bits of culture, politics, personal observations, and other miscellaneous stuff Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:46:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Renee http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2006/07/21/when-it-rains/#comment-40311 Renee Tue, 25 Jul 2006 15:20:24 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/?p=754#comment-40311 Hey Eric, Just curious...do you read WIRED magazine? Hey Eric,
Just curious…do you read WIRED magazine?

]]> By: will chatham http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2006/07/21/when-it-rains/#comment-40185 will chatham Mon, 24 Jul 2006 13:32:36 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/?p=754#comment-40185 Awww man...I was hoping to see a response to the <a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1987181,00.asp" rel="nofollow">Dvorak CSS column</a> that has had everyone in a tizzy the last week. Though, I guess it really speaks for itself. Awww man…I was hoping to see a response to the Dvorak CSS column that has had everyone in a tizzy the last week. Though, I guess it really speaks for itself.

]]> By: Panos Stokas http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2006/07/21/when-it-rains/#comment-40146 Panos Stokas Mon, 24 Jul 2006 06:10:24 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/?p=754#comment-40146 Eric, I'm currently on a so-called "vacation" in a small village on a mountain where in fact I am working on a database application. Some vacation, hugh? Well The only available connection is a dialup line but for some reason the wires produce a humming sound that drops the signal to 24kbps (and that's for a lucent modem, other modems cannot even connect). But comparing the pros and cons of the mountain village vs the noisy city, I'd say 24kbps are enough :) Eric, I’m currently on a so-called “vacation” in a small village on a mountain where in fact I am working on a database application. Some vacation, hugh?

Well The only available connection is a dialup line but for some reason the wires produce a humming sound that drops the signal to 24kbps (and that’s for a lucent modem, other modems cannot even connect).

But comparing the pros and cons of the mountain village vs the noisy city, I’d say 24kbps are enough :)

]]> By: Eric Meyer http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2006/07/21/when-it-rains/#comment-39962 Eric Meyer Sun, 23 Jul 2006 02:28:06 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/?p=754#comment-39962 <a href="http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2006/07/21/when-it-rains/#comment-39898" rel="nofollow">Matthew</a>: <blockquote> The Federal Marriage Amendment (to which you were implicitly referring in the second paragraph)... </blockquote> Actually, I was implicitly referring to both the Federal Marriage Amendment and the Flag Desecration Amendment ,with the latter being foremost in my mind---thus the "so hot to amend" formulation. Personally, I think my proposed amendment would be furlongs more useful than either of those cynically political panderings, but of course mine is not the only view in the world. Just the only one represented in my blog entries. <blockquote> Can you show me a more glaring example of the courts ignoring stare decisis than the Massachusetts decision to allow gay marriage? </blockquote> Absolutely: the U.S. Supreme Court, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education_of_Topeka" rel="nofollow">Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka</a>. Matthew:

The Federal Marriage Amendment (to which you were implicitly referring in the second paragraph)…

Actually, I was implicitly referring to both the Federal Marriage Amendment and the Flag Desecration Amendment ,with the latter being foremost in my mind—thus the “so hot to amend” formulation. Personally, I think my proposed amendment would be furlongs more useful than either of those cynically political panderings, but of course mine is not the only view in the world. Just the only one represented in my blog entries.

Can you show me a more glaring example of the courts ignoring stare decisis than the Massachusetts decision to allow gay marriage?

Absolutely: the U.S. Supreme Court, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.

]]> By: Ximena http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2006/07/21/when-it-rains/#comment-39937 Ximena Sat, 22 Jul 2006 14:53:36 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/?p=754#comment-39937 Gee whiz, I use dialup. Doesn't bother me. You're just spoiled. :) Gee whiz, I use dialup. Doesn’t bother me. You’re just spoiled. :)

]]> By: Eric TF Bat http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2006/07/21/when-it-rains/#comment-39924 Eric TF Bat Sat, 22 Jul 2006 11:52:00 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/?p=754#comment-39924 It's always a good idea to keep a dial-up modem around so you can remind yourself how much better a light-weight CSS layout is than the old tables-and-split-GIFs of the olden days. Also, it lets you experience the web from the point of view of people on Australia's biggest broadband carrier, who most days can't get much better than dial-up speeds. And, best of all, it lets you think you've time-travelled into the distant past, a bit like people who still think it's OK to treat people differently according to which kind of uglies they prefer to bump. It's all good. It’s always a good idea to keep a dial-up modem around so you can remind yourself how much better a light-weight CSS layout is than the old tables-and-split-GIFs of the olden days. Also, it lets you experience the web from the point of view of people on Australia’s biggest broadband carrier, who most days can’t get much better than dial-up speeds. And, best of all, it lets you think you’ve time-travelled into the distant past, a bit like people who still think it’s OK to treat people differently according to which kind of uglies they prefer to bump. It’s all good.

]]> By: Matthew Brundage http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2006/07/21/when-it-rains/#comment-39898 Matthew Brundage Fri, 21 Jul 2006 22:41:44 +0000 http://meyerweb.com/?p=754#comment-39898 The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Marriage_Amendment" rel="nofollow">Federal Marriage Amendment</a> (to which you were implicitly referring in the second paragraph) was proposed by some Republicans in Congress to thwart the actions of rogue judges and public officials -- people who undermined the very foundations of the Constitution by creating "rights" out of whole cloth. It's quite sad when judges find rights in the Constitution that aren't explicitly stated (abortion, gay marriage) and ignore rights that <b>are</b> explicitly stated (gun rights, and basically the entire 9th Amendment). Can you show me a more glaring example of the courts ignoring stare decisis than the Massachusetts decision to allow gay marriage? The Federal Marriage Amendment (to which you were implicitly referring in the second paragraph) was proposed by some Republicans in Congress to thwart the actions of rogue judges and public officials — people who undermined the very foundations of the Constitution by creating “rights” out of whole cloth. It’s quite sad when judges find rights in the Constitution that aren’t explicitly stated (abortion, gay marriage) and ignore rights that are explicitly stated (gun rights, and basically the entire 9th Amendment).

Can you show me a more glaring example of the courts ignoring stare decisis than the Massachusetts decision to allow gay marriage?

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