Comments on: The Digital Manicurist http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2007/10/07/the-digital-manicurist/ Halb mensch, halb ding. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:51:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Michael http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2007/10/07/the-digital-manicurist/#comment-159732 Michael Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:32:01 +0000 http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2007/10/07/the-digital-manicurist/#comment-159732 Well, the reason my own site isn't playing nice with IE, is my own silent protest against really Microsoft's utter lack of respect for the standards that bind the web together. This design is rather old by now, and once K2 hits 1.0, I'm probably going to either update it or redesign entirely, and in doing so, I'll try to keep it as IE-friendly as I can. The problem is, I have a Mac, so IE isn't readily available to me. I do have boot camp and what not, but it's still a major deal when I need to get IE up and running and actually develop for it. And since this site is where I'm supposed to have _fun,_ I rarely bother. As for K2, no. K2 will be as IE compatible as we can possible make it. As a matter of fact, I'm about to check some changes into our svn repository that're all IE-specific fixes. But, since the K2 team doesn't have anyone on board with particular interest in IE, it often lags behind. Well, the reason my own site isn’t playing nice with IE, is my own silent protest against really Microsoft’s utter lack of respect for the standards that bind the web together.

This design is rather old by now, and once K2 hits 1.0, I’m probably going to either update it or redesign entirely, and in doing so, I’ll try to keep it as IE-friendly as I can.

The problem is, I have a Mac, so IE isn’t readily available to me. I do have boot camp and what not, but it’s still a major deal when I need to get IE up and running and actually develop for it. And since this site is where I’m supposed to have fun, I rarely bother.

As for K2, no. K2 will be as IE compatible as we can possible make it. As a matter of fact, I’m about to check some changes into our svn repository that’re all IE-specific fixes.

But, since the K2 team doesn’t have anyone on board with particular interest in IE, it often lags behind.

]]> By: Alexander Berglund http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2007/10/07/the-digital-manicurist/#comment-159724 Alexander Berglund Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:13:28 +0000 http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2007/10/07/the-digital-manicurist/#comment-159724 I'm still slightly annoyed that your site is messed up in IE 7.0 (Yes, it's a shitbrowser, but nonetheless... And the moment I am using FF-Portable to make up for the fact I can't install FF on this computer) and that is even more messed up in IE 6.0 (When you for example want to show someone else the page...)... Even if I sometimes feel that it is quite okay for the good looks it already has. Will we get the same annoyance with K2 (Despite it looking quite smooth and cool on the image)? I’m still slightly annoyed that your site is messed up in IE 7.0 (Yes, it’s a shitbrowser, but nonetheless… And the moment I am using FF-Portable to make up for the fact I can’t install FF on this computer) and that is even more messed up in IE 6.0 (When you for example want to show someone else the page…)… Even if I sometimes feel that it is quite okay for the good looks it already has.

Will we get the same annoyance with K2 (Despite it looking quite smooth and cool on the image)?

]]> By: Matt http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2007/10/07/the-digital-manicurist/#comment-159293 Matt Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:55:36 +0000 http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2007/10/07/the-digital-manicurist/#comment-159293 Widgets were added in 2.2. For what it's worth the interface is being radically redone for 2.4, which you'll start to see go into trunk over the next few weeks. Widgets were added in 2.2. For what it’s worth the interface is being radically redone for 2.4, which you’ll start to see go into trunk over the next few weeks.

]]> By: Dom http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2007/10/07/the-digital-manicurist/#comment-159273 Dom Mon, 08 Oct 2007 09:16:18 +0000 http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2007/10/07/the-digital-manicurist/#comment-159273 "turd polishing" ... "fly fucking" what an interesting conversation.. at least your off the halo theme... :P “turd polishing” … “fly fucking” what an interesting conversation..

at least your off the halo theme… :P

]]> By: Michael http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2007/10/07/the-digital-manicurist/#comment-159268 Michael Mon, 08 Oct 2007 07:58:06 +0000 http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2007/10/07/the-digital-manicurist/#comment-159268 Well the difference might be that with 'turd polishing', you're inferring that the product needs attention in another place, whereas 'fly fucking' can be used in cases where the product is fine the way it is, and whatever it is you're doing, might be superfluous detail. Well the difference might be that with ‘turd polishing’, you’re inferring that the product needs attention in another place, whereas ‘fly fucking’ can be used in cases where the product is fine the way it is, and whatever it is you’re doing, might be superfluous detail.

]]> By: David http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2007/10/07/the-digital-manicurist/#comment-159265 David Mon, 08 Oct 2007 07:09:54 +0000 http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2007/10/07/the-digital-manicurist/#comment-159265 Oh! Not too dissimilar from "turd polishing." Despite the urban dictionary's definition, around here it means to ignore the core architectural problems of the system while you clean up little ancillary aspects of it. Thanks! Oh! Not too dissimilar from “turd polishing.” Despite the urban dictionary’s definition, around here it means to ignore the core architectural problems of the system while you clean up little ancillary aspects of it.

Thanks!

]]> By: Michael http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2007/10/07/the-digital-manicurist/#comment-159261 Michael Mon, 08 Oct 2007 06:12:43 +0000 http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2007/10/07/the-digital-manicurist/#comment-159261 Fly fucking is when you're fiddling with _really_ small things. Like whether the background should be #112233 or #112234. It's often used as a slightly derogatory term, as in: "Stop fly fucking and take a look at the bigger picture". Fly fucking is when you’re fiddling with really small things. Like whether the background should be #112233 or #112234. It’s often used as a slightly derogatory term, as in: “Stop fly fucking and take a look at the bigger picture”.

]]> By: David http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2007/10/07/the-digital-manicurist/#comment-159240 David Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:35:48 +0000 http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2007/10/07/the-digital-manicurist/#comment-159240 I know we're supposed to infer the definition from context, but I'd love to hear a more formal definition of "fly fucking!" I really want to use it, and I want to make sure I do so correctly. I know we’re supposed to infer the definition from context, but I’d love to hear a more formal definition of “fly fucking!” I really want to use it, and I want to make sure I do so correctly.

]]> By: Jemaleddin http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2007/10/07/the-digital-manicurist/#comment-159211 Jemaleddin Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:32:23 +0000 http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2007/10/07/the-digital-manicurist/#comment-159211 Michael, you ought to consider publishing some reviews of what you'd like fixed, polished, or updated in whatever plugins you have a problem with. Somebody might be motivated to make some changes. Michael, you ought to consider publishing some reviews of what you’d like fixed, polished, or updated in whatever plugins you have a problem with. Somebody might be motivated to make some changes.

]]> By: Adam http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2007/10/07/the-digital-manicurist/#comment-159205 Adam Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:40:02 +0000 http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2007/10/07/the-digital-manicurist/#comment-159205 Darling, make a note of the phrase ‘Fly fucking’... I like it, I want to use it more in conversation. Darling, make a note of the phrase ‘Fly fucking’… I like it, I want to use it more in conversation.

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