Refenestration Daily.
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani has finally ditched his comb-over. He looks a lot better for it — I’ve never been a fan of the comb-over, and his was one of the more pathetic-looking.
It’s just too bad it only occured due to happenstance ;)
According to Giuliani spokeswoman Sunny Mindel, “The mayor has been extremely busy in the last five days and he combed his hair quickly like this one morning.” His lady approved. And what man needs more than that? […]
(Link from ObscureStore)
From the comments of this Slashdot story on Canon’s new 11 Mpixel camera is this article comparing digital cameras to traditional film:
It was only a couple of years ago that a 6+ megapixel camera cost over $15,000. How times change. The D60 is currently (May, 2002) available for well under U.S.$2,000 from mail-order dealers, even though supply is still short. (This is for the body only, suitable for someone upgrading from a D30. The full kit is two hundred dollars more). […]
Granted the author is comparing a digital SLR to film, so the results may not apply to a run-of-the-mill digicam ;). But, the results are interesting nonetheless.
I was validating a page today when I got the error:
Error: element “input” not allowed here; possible cause is an inline element containing a block-level element
At first I was confused, but a Google search for that error message quickly pointed me in the right direction. Apparently, <form> must contain a block-level element. And, as <input> is just an inline element, directly enclosing it with a <form> tag wasn’t allowed.
So, I enclosed the tags within <form> by a <div>, and the page now validates as XHTML 1.1. Standards are good :).
Ted Rall writes about the cheesification of 9/11.:
For one minute planes will not be permitted to take off or land. Given that Logan’s crappy security allowed two of the four planes to be hijacked in the first place, one might expect the Massachusetts Port Authority to come up with a more appropriate sign of respect for the victims—say, hiring people smarter than stones to scan baggage correctly. But no. A runway of briefly stalled planes will have to do. [&hellip]
In some ways, the MetaFilter comments are even more poignant:
This is one of those times when dewy montages accompanied by “touching music” just make my stomach turn. All I can imagine is a room full of video editors sitting at their consoles while some choad with a clipboard instructs them on when to swell the strings and freeze on the image of the teddy bear for maximum impact.
I can’t comprehend how that must make people’s families feel— to have their pain re-packaged and sold back to them as a “tribute.” Completely repulsive.
Yeah, that’s about right.
From a thread on MetaFilter is this analysis of the emo fashion look. In case you’re not familiar with it, emo is a fairly clean-cut look featuring sweaters, ties, and the like.
On a recent shopping trip the father of an emo high school student was surprised (and delighted) when his formerly goth son wanted a V-neck sweater, white button-down shirt and fitted jeans. And for Christmas? He asked for a narrow necktie. […]
I can’t say that I’d try this myself, but it’s still much more tolerable than some recent boneheaded fashion trends (pilgrim-style shoes with buckles as one example).