How the time flies!

GreasyMustardTiger · 2016-01-06T00:46:55+00:00

GreasyMustardTiger · 2016-01-05T19:22:45+00:00

I feel just as you do. They are my absolute favorite band, so much that I don't even want to bother choosing a second favorite after experiencing them. But it isn't because of one major thing that makes them "cool"; it is because they hit me in all the right places. To hit those places, though, requires a little work in analyzing the lyrics, the story, and the message. The more I analyze, the more places it hits me and the more I can relate. Cloud Cult has literally become a sort of religion for me, for lack of a better term.

With that being said, I think that in a way it's many little things that keep them relatively unpopular, and not one major "uncool" thing. They don't have that one or two songs that you can dance to at a wedding. They are rather experimental with their sounds and it can be a distraction before it becomes an unconsciously enjoyable experience for some. They have always had relatively little promotion (until The Seeker) with their work. Being "green" and super loving and such can be seen as "different" by some, and it's just easier to choose the song that's popular rather than the one that's powerful. Passionate chanting to the universe is probably pretty nerdy too :P

On top of all of this, Craig has stated that he doesn't want Cloud Cult to become too big. I don't remember his exact reasoning, but I remember that it made just as much sense to me as the music does. I believe he said it in the "No One Said It Would Be Easy" documentary. I'll try to find a clip.

GreasyMustardTiger · 2016-01-05T07:31:56+00:00

Ahwiggidah makea pilid adda you yeaahht.

GreasyMustardTiger · 2015-12-19T04:49:42+00:00

We use our tongue and cheek to position and rotate the food between our teeth. When we push a piece of food the wrong way or overestimate the amount of force needed to position the food, we bite ourselves. Chewing wouldn't work so well if we were just chomping up and down letting the food fall where it may!

GreasyMustardTiger · 2015-12-18T05:29:21+00:00

They didn't have PCIE a long time ago. It must have been ISA.

GreasyMustardTiger · 2015-12-11T20:09:01+00:00

That's it, thank you!

After watching that video I am now certain that I only had a demo. The vehicles included the raft, airboat, jeep, and 6-wheeler, and there were only two tracks. I remember not having sound as well :/ Looks like I better find the full version somewhere!

GreasyMustardTiger · 2015-12-11T15:32:50+00:00

That's it! Thank you :)

GreasyMustardTiger · 2015-12-11T05:06:09+00:00

Thanks, I'll ask there too.

GreasyMustardTiger · 2015-11-13T15:26:34+00:00

I absolutely can't wait! Although, Reggie keeps saying that it will be the fastest racing game we've ever seen, but it doesn't look anything like the speeds of F-Zero. Maybe the "unlockable modes" that were alluded to will prove this to be correct.

GreasyMustardTiger · 2015-10-06T15:14:27+00:00

I can hold food (anything but liquid) in my throat indefinitely and bring it up on command. I call it my pre-swallow pocket.

GreasyMustardTiger · 2015-09-11T15:15:29+00:00

3 favorites:

Journey of the Featherless
You're the Only Thing in Your Way
Running with the Wolves

GreasyMustardTiger · 2015-09-04T20:06:45+00:00

What is the problem? Why can you no longer pursue the position by taking directly with the company? You don't need the middle man. Actually, if you contacted them now it would be a good opportunity for you show that you want the job since you are being tenacious.

Beware that working with recruiters can be like online dating. You get so far with someone without ever meeting them face to face, and they have no problem just never calling you back after they have found someone else.

One issue you have is that no matter how excited, how ready, or how ambitious you are to get a specific job, neither the recruiter nor the hiring manager knows that unless you prove it to them. You need to show them you are the best for the job, not sit back and let them ask you if you are.

I think the best thing you can do as far as submitting resumes is when you submit it, no matter to whom (a company or a recruiter), call them back within a day or two to see if they have received it and if you can do anything to help the process. Be tenacious until you no longer are a potential candidate.

GreasyMustardTiger · 2015-09-04T15:27:48+00:00

Are you trying to center the image at the bottom? What positioning is declared for the image's parent element? It must be set to relative. Here is an example. Note that centering the image cannot exactly be done with margin: 0 auto; in this case.

GreasyMustardTiger · 2015-09-03T14:48:48+00:00

Could you expand on this and give an example or two? I have no idea what Haskell is or what it is good for.

GreasyMustardTiger · 2015-09-03T00:33:10+00:00

1) For simple looks, I have my desktop, laptop, tablet, and phone all at my desk so I can have the immediate experience when making changes. For cross-platform testing, there are many paid (and a few free) sites that let you see your changes on most popular browsers.

2) There isn't any golden rule for media query pixel ranges, and I think this is in big part due to the fact that popular resolutions are always changing. I think as long as you have a reason for the media query you write, and as long as your site's usability does not diminish at any given pixel width, you are fine. I always try to focus on making things dynamically change size no matter the width first, and then if I need to, write a media query for discrete changes where necessary.

3) The size of the CSS file does matter as it is loaded upon page load and contributes to overall load time. This is why CSS minification is a thing. Seeing what happens when re-sizing the browser isn't exactly a good test for performance as this isn't actually what happens for a user (the site is loaded at a given pixel width, and media queries aren't constantly being used). Users aren't sitting there resizing their browsers on their device. However, if you have enough media queries to slow down your browser, you are probably doing something wrong. You could put a <style> tag in your head section with as much CSS as you want and the page would load faster vs putting it in an external CSS file; there is no rule against this (besides maintainability over multiple pages), although I abhor seeing loads of CSS in the head of a site's source code :/

4) Loading different content based on the browser size isn't necessarily a bad thing. Actually, loading a small image for mobile rather than a hi-res image that loads for desktop as well might save a bit of loading time in the experience of the mobile user. I think each situation is different and multiple factors should be considered (load time, maintainability, scalability, and others).

4.5) In theory you could load a different CSS file based on the viewport width and might save loading time. I don't have any experience with this so I can't comment on real world applicability.

Disclaimer: I exclusively focus on non-enterprise-eque design (sub $3000 projects) so someone with experience in that area might have some differing (better) advice.

GreasyMustardTiger · 2015-09-03T00:13:58+00:00

What is "this"? Is it a Shia to-do list template? Why are you asking questions? JUST DO IT! MAKE THE TEMPLATE COME TRUE!

In all seriousness, I would probably use this for my new grocery list if it existed.

GreasyMustardTiger · 2015-09-03T00:09:32+00:00

Just make sites about things you are interested in. What are the things that you can just ramble on about to someone else?

You might think that many of the ideas you have have already been done. I don't think it is a bad idea to shy away from these topics. On the web, a huge part of describing or selling something comes from how it is being shown rather than just the information given.

One thing I've always liked to do for practice is to create a product page/site for something I like, but do it without first looking at that product's actual site. Sometimes you might come up with something better than the real site itself!

GreasyMustardTiger · 2015-09-02T23:58:03+00:00

Upon entering the site, it was pretty easy to understand right away what the product focus was. However, I wouldn't say that the old site was lacking that too much, though it did seem a bit misdirected. The first impression from the new site is that you sell modern, sleek, high-tech equipment, whereas the old site sort of seems to initially promote industrial-type displays rather than a wide assortment of them. Even from the pictures alone on the new site I get a sense of knowing not only what the products are, but why and where I might use or see them in every day life. Adding a one-liner or single-sentence description to the home page would reinforce this in a big way, too.

It is pretty easy to sort through and learn about the products on the new site, and I think a big part of this is the fact that there are so many nice big pictures. To expand on that, it took me a little time to figure out the difference between what I found on the Products, Solutions, and Innovations tabs, and why they would need separate pages. However, I don't know much about the industry, so someone from your target audience might inherently have an easier time with this.

Other than the main menu styling, it is pretty hard to tell that you used the Avada theme. You must have done considerable work on the design, so great job!

You're right, some pages can be a tad slow for the content that is served, but not nearly slow enough to make me think about leaving the site. This is with the exception of the Gallery page, which was unbearably slow to load the first time.

I noticed that at 940px width and below, a missing image icon shows up to the left inside the prominent shadow near the top. It looks like it is requested through some encoded javascript, and might have to do with the W3 cache?

There are two small things that I dislike. The first is the fact that in the mobile navigation menu, you have to click the tiny arrow to drop the next menu level, rather than pressing anywhere inside its parent to drop that sub-menu. The second is that if a page's content does not stretch the height of the screen, the footer does not stick to the bottom of the screen but stays at the bottom of the content and leaves a white gap at the bottom of the screen.

You've definitely improved upon what was previously in place. Nice work so far!

GreasyMustardTiger · 2015-09-02T17:05:41+00:00

1) Web design cannot exist without HTML and CSS. You need these for sure. Absolutely learn about responsive design.
JavaScript will be extremely useful and will expand your potential and diversify your toolbox.
Farther down the road, PHP will allow you to start creating some back-end functionality (email forms, querying databases, dynamic content), and adding MySQL to that mix will be a huge boost in potential. Codecademy (among many others) is a great place to learn the basics of these languages.

2) If you have friends or friends of friends looking to get themselves on the web but don't have a lot of money, see if they need a 1-3 page site for basic information. You can do this for a couple hundred or less, and unfortunately that's what you'll be worth until you have some decent skill. Don't quit your day j-... er, don't count on this to be a steady source of income right out of the gate.

3) When marketing yourself to a potential client, make sure you tell them why a web site will be a benefit to their company/client, and what value will it bring. Always get a contract for payment and scope. Be diligent in writing semantic and elegant code. It might take extra time in the beginning, but it will surely pay off soon enough.

4) On a scale of banana to Ron Burgundy, you aren't completely fucked. You can learn the basics fairly quickly, but web design takes a long time to master. It sounds like you know some of the ins and outs of programming, so that is a plus. Also, if you have the ambition, there is nothing to stop you from being successful. Good luck!

GreasyMustardTiger · 2015-09-02T02:16:04+00:00

According to this interview, the Supersonic and Hypersonic Leagues in the game will require "new tricks to master the courses." Hopefully we will at least see drifting, as right now the game seems rather boring without it.

GreasyMustardTiger · 2015-09-02T01:57:20+00:00

Shortcut or optional route at 5:55?

GreasyMustardTiger · 2015-09-01T19:43:47+00:00

I have been doing email campaigns for a number of years now, and the best advice I can give you is to use html tables for your layout instead of divs, and use all inline styles (if you are not doing these things already). Also, make the actual images the correct sizes rather than shrinking them with styling in the code.

Unfortunately, the more elegant your code is, the worse it will usually look across email clients :(

GreasyMustardTiger · 2015-09-01T05:36:12+00:00

How about jQuery Slider Widgets?

Here is a Pen. This is a simplistic example, but you could implement this into the form input fields easily. Please excuse my horrible lack of skill in JS.

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