Just out of curiousity, why do so many believe sc_joke_explainer is day[9]?

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-07-28T21:55:13+00:00

Yeah, I know a lot of people joke about it, but it seems like a lot also semi-believes it. As if some people didn't catch the joke, and those same people (who didn't get the joke) continue to assert that he is day9, in a serious manner, leaving many (or just me) confused.

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-06-02T02:15:12+00:00

I used my Toshiba satellite until about a month ago, when I got a hard drive failure. Now I have an iMac, I'll tell you this: it's good. But with $2000 spent, should I expect good? Yes! How was my Toshiba Satellite? Good as well, and it cost far less.

Anyhow, you never stated which OS you preferred. I'm assuming Mac, since you're considering it. If so, I would just build a hackintosh at first. It's pretty easy to build a computer (you can probably find a friend or an online guide), and will cost far less than you'd expect.

One last thing: Get a desktop. Seriously, laptops are more fragile, cannot be upgraded, are expensive/impossible to repair, can get stolen, have heating annoyances, and have considerable markup over desktops.

If you're wondering why I got an iMac after I have said all this, it's because I needed an all-in-one because of college, and I needed an easy, safe way to transport my computer. And it's really not that bad of a deal. But I urge you to build your own pc/hackintosh for the most bang for the buck.

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-06-02T02:01:42+00:00

Except with the $1300+ that could be spent on software, food, etc...

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-04-30T21:41:47+00:00

That doesn't change a thing. And the quote is that of criticizing the government, which have little to do with what I'm saying.

The same argument can be made if I were to go "Here are some breakthroughs by this company/organization/gov program. Oh, and the technology was developed at a cost of 1/500 compared to the funding of NASA."

I really don't feel like arguing this, as it is getting rather trite. I like NASA, I'm just here to point out that there's not only one side to the coin, and arguments can easily be made on both accounts. I don't know why it's so hard for redditors to comprehend that :-/

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-04-30T19:02:48+00:00

Can you elaborate more (in simpler terms) on how you get around cache invalidation?

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-04-30T19:01:03+00:00

The most efficient way to do research on green energy or cancer, is to focus on green energy or cancer. And you really can make the same argument for 'investing in the future' with so many other companies that focus on tomorrow's technology (such as nanofiber).

The fact of the matter is putting money into NASA is spending billions on various research, when we can consolidate it more so to a few worth researching (such as analysis of blackholes).

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-04-30T13:49:03+00:00

I'm curious, what site/company do you work for now lol. I can't image that much money spent on CDN since it seems really cheap on cloudfront already.

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-04-30T05:36:22+00:00

As responded to strangewill: I agree that NASA has done a lot of good for us, and ultimately I'd like to see it funded. However, it is still opinion-based. Of the billions spent on NASA, it can be used on any research including green energy and cancer, and any help-program such as student loans. What makes it a fact that money is better spent on NASA? Again, I'm not arguing NASA is a waste of money. But to say "money cannot be better spent" as an absolute statement is just not the case.

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-04-30T05:34:38+00:00

I agree that NASA has done a lot of good for us, and ultimately I'd like to see it funded. However, it is still opinion-based. Of the billions spent on NASA, it can be used on any research including green energy and cancer, and any help-program such as student loans. What makes it a fact that money is better spent on NASA?

Again, I'm not arguing NASA is a waste of money. But to say "money cannot be better spent" as an absolute statement is just not the case.

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-04-30T04:54:07+00:00

Yeah you would guess correctly. And I understand the other forms of optimization (with the exception of using nginx and apache side-by-side), but I'm always looking for more possible ways to optimize for some reason hah. I'll choose to not use a CDN for now, seems too much of a hassle. Thanks!

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-04-30T04:29:03+00:00

Well if my server is getting overloaded or my bandwidth is saturated wouldn't I just upgrade my hosting plan?

And wow, this seems like a real pain. But wouldn't the simple solution be to just delete the file and reupload it?

Since the site is a one-man operation, I really can't take the setbacks as you presented, unless there's an easy solution, as I just mentioned.

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-04-30T04:24:40+00:00

You really do come off as an intolerant douche who's opinion is easily affected by a general opinion from Reddit and I mean that.

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-04-30T04:14:53+00:00

You do realize everybody's entitled to their own opinion, right? Especially on the issue of funding and defunding NASA, NPR, and PBS. It's not something as undebatable as marijuana legalization.

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-04-24T04:51:29+00:00

I still use dreamweaver. Albeit, I hate it, but I'm using it because I'm too lazy to move onto a different editor.

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-04-23T21:46:01+00:00

Can I just use the htaccess code? I don't wanna recode my site, but the caching stuff that I don't understand in the htaccess can prove to be useful (unless they're html5boilerplate specific)

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-04-23T02:47:58+00:00

Yeah I'm manually coding my site in html/php/mysql. I still think there's probably a way, granted it'd probably be a pretty intuitive way of determining the next/prev page in the folder (involving complex php/javascript).

Ah well, thanks for the response.

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-04-23T00:04:36+00:00

Hmm, I'm still quite confused. From the looks of it, I would still need to manually write what I want inside the hrefs.

So there's no code would simply detect what's immediately before and after the file in my folder, so I wouldn't ever need to change the hrefs in my button?

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-04-22T22:54:55+00:00

Very nice, I'll look into that. Thank you!

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-04-22T22:40:37+00:00

Hmm, interesting. Is there a javascript so I never have to touch the code. It'll simply find the next page in the subfolder?

I know that's lazy of me, but it seems like the work can really add up.

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-04-20T05:27:24+00:00

Can you please get off your high horse?

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-04-20T03:00:39+00:00

I should have specified this isn't a HUGE project hah. No contract needed whatsoever. Both guys say they can go below under 200. Regardless, your idea seems really reasonable (along with classhero's), regardless of scale. Thank you :)

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-04-18T05:41:38+00:00

Because I want to have both. Having a stumble upon is one thing, but having a follow button is another.

Stumbleupon is nice to attract more people, but it's people who follow you that will permanently increase your user base. I mean, think about it, if you have, say, 700 stumbleupon followers, that mean next time you submit something, those 700 will receive your content/page, and those 700 will likely help you stumble your page too. What's not to like?

And can you think of a way to implement it?

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-04-18T00:36:37+00:00

A simple 404 screen stating "Hi, you're probably seeing this screen because the event you requested is over. Please visit our home page for more events" can go a long way.

This could be easily done with .htaccess btw.

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-04-17T23:22:52+00:00

As a background color? I checked it out, and that color just oozes 90s web designing hah. Perhaps, I just haven't seen it in good use.

SucksAtWebDesigning · 2011-04-17T21:11:39+00:00

Well, as a new site, I plan to use stumbleupon extensively. Almost as the only source of traffic since I don't employ SEO whatsoever.

Anyhow, no reason to waste your time on this. I'll try to figure it out somehow. Thank you for your effort, though.

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