Archive for May, 2006
The Da Vinci Code: The Movie
Monday, May 22nd, 2006 | Brilliant Observations | No Comments
So, I saw Da Vinci Code over the weekend and I was somewhat surprised that even though the movie was ~2.5 hours, Ron Howard was able to get a lot of the details that were on the book into the movie. Granted he left out a few scenes, most notably the scene where they are on the plane trying to decipher the first cryptex. In the book there was a cryptex within a cryptex. The code to the first one being, “SOFIE.” Howard also took creative license in the scene where Langdon searches for a library in England. In the book he actually finds one and uses the libary computer to discover the meaning of “A Pope.” In the movie, he uses a handy cellphone borrowed from some guy on the bus.
css Zen Garden: Designing for Flexibility
Monday, May 22nd, 2006 | Code | No Comments
How to apply different styles to like elements.
I’ve been looking for this solution for several weeks now, and didn’t think it was possible without using a little javascript. Thanks to css Zen Garden I now have the solution to solving the problem I had of styling like elements that don’t have unique identifiers. The only problem is that it doesn’t work in IE (it figures).
#quickSummary p {
color: red;
}
Using CSS2 selectors:
#quickSummary > p + p {
color: red;
}
#quickSummary > p + p + p {
color: inherit;
}
Using CSS3:
#quickSummary p:nth-child(2) {
color: red;
}
From the book, the Zen of CSS design by Dave Shea.
Additional info on the uses of these type of pseudo classes can be found on the W3C site.
Learned Two New Yay Area Words
Monday, May 22nd, 2006 | What's New? | No Comments
Yeah, I’m usually late when it comes to trendy words. So, I go to an event the magazine I’m volunteering for is throwing and the they throw out the word, “Ghostriding the Whip.” Never heard of it before, so I look it up on YouTube, and a bunch of results show up of people ghostriding the whip while playing the E-40 song, “Tell Me When to Go.” Some of the videos were pretty funny, one was pretty bad (it looked like he may have gotten killed), and the others were just more of the same thing.
The other new Bay Area word I just learned was “Hyphy” and the Hyphy Movement, which is similar to Crunk and LA Krumping. It’s been used for a long time, and I think I’ve heard it in rap songs in the past; but I’m slow when it comes to picking up these things.
Anyways, I just hope I can use them before they get played out.
Today is a Gift
Thursday, May 18th, 2006 | Inspiration | No Comments
“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift; that’s why they call it the present.” – Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)
Hello world!
Thursday, May 18th, 2006 | What's New? | No Comments
After scouring the Web for good blogs and/or CMS programs, I’ve finally come to rest with Word Press. It seems to be what I’ve been looking for all these years, and I’ve tried them all including: Drupal, Mambo, Movable Type, Xanga, LiveJournal, Yahoo 360°, etc.
I’m finally at peace. [sigh of relief]