Why, oh why, can Internet Explorer not conform to web standards?
I threw up a placeholder on Silwenae.com using Drupal, and put a transparent PNG as the header graphic.
Looks awesome in Firefox, but IE you see the background.
I hate IE. I don’t want to use a GIF due to patent issues, and JPEGs can’t handle transparency.
Grr.
Silwenae.com 5.0 is up, and a history of it is coming soon.
Damn, this sucks: V for Vendetta has been delayed from November until March.
I recently bought the graphic novel again, which I hadn’t read in years, and it was still as powerful as ever. I highly recommend it. The movie adapation from what I’ve seen and heard isn’t 100% true to the book, but I still have high hopes.
As seen on Gizmodo today, Sony has unleashed a press releasing introducing the KDS-R60XBR1 and KDS-R50XBR1 Grand WEGA LCOS televesions.
Sony Electronics today introduced two new sets in the line based on the acclaimed Silicon X-tal (Crystal) Reflective Display (SXRDâ„¢) technology delivering full 1920 x 1080 high-definition resolution.
1920×1080 in 1080p is a beautiful thing. Featuring 2 HDMI inputs, 3 Firewire, and one VGA input, I can plug in almost anything. Running the V for Vendetta trailer in full blown 1920x1080p on a PC through the VGA input should be stunning. Also features a memory stick reader for photos.
I’ve been hearing from a good friend about this TV for quite some time, it’s nice to see it’s official. This is the same chipset in their current 70″ $25,000 set and is now being released for the rest of us at normal pricing of $4000 and $5000 (thank god!).
Silwenae.com is 100% back to normal. All the data, links and information have been migrated to Apatheia.org. My last to-do is to update the header on the forums, but other than that, Fazin did an awesome job.
Now it’s time to start thinking about the new silwenae.com.
If I don’t have time to update my blog, I’ll have to figure out how to find time for web development again!
It’s been way too long since I’ve blogged, once you get off the habit, it’s easy to do that. Let’s see what we can do about that.
Oxygenz.net was shut down this weekend due to a faulty PHP script. Based on the draconian rules set up by that webhost, Fazin and I decided to switch webhosts (again), this time to Site5.com. (Silwenae.org is proudly hosted on Nearlyfreespeech.net, as a backup to everything else.)
Fazin spent all night Sunday transferring the data back up, and we’ve moved all the content from Silwenae.com to Apatheia.org which Fazin had registered a few months ago and had just been pointing at Silwenae.com.
The data’s up, including the databases, but we have some bug hunting ahead of us as you can’t log in to the Drupal site or into the forums.
All of the Apatheia guild stuff will be moving to:
More to come soon.
Our independence from England has been revoked (by John Cleese of all people).
John Cleese shares the Declaration of Revocation:
Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories.
Except Utah, which she does not fancy.
Your new Prime Minister (The Right Honourable Tony Blair, MP for the 97.85% of you who have until now been unaware that there is a world outside your borders) will appoint a Minister for America without the need for further elections.
- All American cars are hereby banned. They are crap, and it is for your own good. When we show you German cars, you will understand what we mean.
All road intersections will be replaced with roundabouts. You will start driving on the left with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour.
More goodness today via BoingBoing:
A diary entry on DailyKos by RadicalRuss nails the hypocrisy of the Grokster case in comparing it to the gun industry.
This is a must read.
From the story:
Got that? If a company makes a product that is inappropriately used to illegally copy a movie, that company is liable. If a company makes a product that is inappropriately used to illegally kill a human, that company is not liable. What’s the common logic holding these disparate concepts together? Massive corporate special interest money. Welcome to your government of the corporations, by the corporations, and for the corporations, where a pirated copy of “Hollywood Homicide”* is bigger threat than an actual Hollywood homicide.
The RIAA has ordered a take down notice to RPG Films. RPG films is a machinima site that takes animation made from video game / video game engines to make short movies and films. Some of them included music video’s – which is where the RIAA had a problem.
How is this not fair use? There is no MP3 to download . Only the most sophisticated computer user could figure out how to seperate the audio from the video, and even then the quality would be awful – with a video file you’re trying to compress it down as far as you can to save your users’ bandwidth.
If anything, this probably helps promote more music you’ve never heard, that will spark you to find out who to make it and go buy it.
The RIAA just doesn’t get it.
USA Today’s Michael Hiestand’s column covers the shifts in the TV network’s announcer lineups now that NBC has picked up Sunday Night Football.
Let me express my disappointment in the quality of announcers on the air in the #1 lineups. In no particular order:
ESPN held a poll yesterday around NFL hold outs and their reader’s thoughts. I thought it was fairly interesting to post the results (Man, did I get the Shaun Alexander question wrong at the bottom):
Vote: Do players have a right to hold out?
SportsNation
Thank you for voting. See below for the results from across SportsNation.
Your responses in bold text below.
1) Do you feel there is a legitimate difference between teams saving money by cutting players for performing below expectations and players holding out for more money after exceeding expectations?
53.6% Yes
46.4% No
2) Given that the average NFL career lasts just 3.2 years and NFL contracts aren’t guaranteed, what do you think about players who hold out to renegotiate a contract?
66.1% They’re being selfish and should honor the contract they signed.
33.9% It’s a business, and they have to look out for themselves first.
3) Are there instances where you’ve supported a player holding out for a new contract?
59.9% No
40.1% Yes
4) How important do you think training camp is for rookies?
97.7% Very important
2.2% A little important
0.1% Not important at all
5) How important do you think training camp is for veteran players?
55.8% A little important
39.9% Very important
4.3% Not important at all
6) What do you think of Terrell Owens’ contract situation?
86.8% He signed a deal which made him one of the highest paid receivers, so he should play.
13.2% He earned a better deal through his performance last season.
7) What do you think of agent Drew Rosenhaus?
62.9% He’s a greedy SOB.
37.1% He’s just trying to do what’s best for his clients.
8) Which of these potential holdouts would be the biggest loss to his team?
40.1% Terrell Owens
33.9% Edgerrin James
17.1% Javon Walker
6.9% Richard Seymour
2.1% Sean Taylor
9) What do you think of Brett Favre’s criticism of Javon Walker holding out in Green Bay?
76.4% Favre is right, and as a team leader, he has an obligation to speak out and get a key player back.
23.6% Favre has always been taken care of; he should support a teammate trying to secure a better deal or say nothing.
10) Which of the following franchise or transition players who hasn’t signed is most likely to be a long holdout?
60.2% Shaun Alexander (Seahawks)
19.2% John Abraham (Jets)
14.1% Corey Simon (Eagles)
6.5% Bubba Franks (Packers)
Total Votes: 31,056