Beautiful HTML is the foundation of a beautiful website. When I teach people about CSS, I always begin by telling them that good CSS can only exist with equally good HTML markup. A house is only as strong as its foundation, right? The advantages of clean, semantic HTML are many, yet so many websites suffer from poorly written markup.
Most of the tips in here are definitely true, tabbing and doctype and semantics but others are not set in stone, for example sometimes javascript can be listed outside of the head section, and non external css can be okay at times. Moreover, I use php to write fresh js and inline styles for my version of the flickrRSS plugin
“Goddamn this war”, he muttered, pulling off his presidential surgical gloves.
~ More Information Than You Require by John Hodgman
NOTE: This appeared on page 293 as this book begins on page the book begins on page 237, and I didn’t go for the funny bok, I actually was reading this book in bed last night.
Book meme:
- Grab the nearest book.
- Open it to page 56.
- Find the fifth sentence.
- Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
- Don’t dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.
Electronic waste is one of our nations, and the worlds most pressing issues. The inside of my laptop that I am typing on right now is filled with all sorts of horrible materials that can cause immense harm if not disposed of correctly, I’d like to hope that when the time comes to get rid of this machine that it will be handled appropriately by those I entrust with it, and not inappropriately just to make a buck.
UPDATE: I got this message from @sowhatcanido on twitter.
In this message, they link you to The E-Stewards Initiative, which maintains a list of responsible e-cyclers, keep them in mind the next time you need to get rid of some of your old electronic goods.
