The Weekly Roundup for 2010-01-03

  • Just uploaded 15 new photos to my Flickr "Bon Aire Sunset" photoset: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jpgrace/sets/72157622959499767 #
  • OK, I've sped through most of the images in my queue. Still have a few hundred more to develop. That can wait for another day. #
  • Interesting Google Earth visualization of global temperature since 1850 (Youtube) http://bit.ly/7LMPWW #
  • Win a new Canon 5DMKII or $2700 of photo printing/product from @WHCCPro & Scott Bourne. Pls RT. Info: http://bit.ly/6Mtx9I #
  • Bomb scare in Times Square about 3 blocks from me, reports of building evacuations (4 & 7 Times Square). #
  • I was just in Times Square about 30 minutes ago at 44th St and Broadway grabbing lunch and everything seemed normal. #
  • Nothing to see here, all seems normal at 44th and broadway. http://yfrog.com/6mo4ymj #
  • All clear in Times Square… back to work. #
  • Times Square is officially totally insane. See you next year insanity! #
  • This is a public service announcement. It's twenty ten, see: http://www.twentynot2000.com/ Thanks for you time, Happy New Year! #
  • First glass of woodford reserve is going down nicely with this m&m chocolate chip cookie! Wish you all were here! Happy New Year! #
  • So 2010 seems pretty righteous so far! Let's keep this momentum going. #

The Weekly Roundup for 2010-01-03

  • Just uploaded 15 new photos to my Flickr "Bon Aire Sunset" photoset: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jpgrace/sets/72157622959499767 #
  • OK, I've sped through most of the images in my queue. Still have a few hundred more to develop. That can wait for another day. #
  • Interesting Google Earth visualization of global temperature since 1850 (Youtube) http://bit.ly/7LMPWW #
  • Win a new Canon 5DMKII or $2700 of photo printing/product from @WHCCPro & Scott Bourne. Pls RT. Info: http://bit.ly/6Mtx9I #
  • Bomb scare in Times Square about 3 blocks from me, reports of building evacuations (4 & 7 Times Square). #
  • I was just in Times Square about 30 minutes ago at 44th St and Broadway grabbing lunch and everything seemed normal. #
  • Nothing to see here, all seems normal at 44th and broadway. http://yfrog.com/6mo4ymj #
  • All clear in Times Square… back to work. #
  • Times Square is officially totally insane. See you next year insanity! #
  • This is a public service announcement. It's twenty ten, see: http://www.twentynot2000.com/ Thanks for you time, Happy New Year! #
  • First glass of woodford reserve is going down nicely with this m&m chocolate chip cookie! Wish you all were here! Happy New Year! #
  • So 2010 seems pretty righteous so far! Let's keep this momentum going. #

The Weekly Roundup for 2009-12-27

  • At the Columbia Restaurant on the pier for the 10th year reunion dinner. http://yfrog.com/3770631830j #
  • Knights hit the jackpot http://bit.ly/8VLiXy #
  • Back in Brooklyn! Had a great time in FL, now it's time to get back to business. #
  • I have 1200-1500 pictures to go through pick, crop, and edit now that I'm home. Oof! I'll get them up ASAP. #
  • Do the math and I think you'll agree: http://yfrog.com/1e3v6uj #

The Weekly Roundup for 2009-12-27

  • At the Columbia Restaurant on the pier for the 10th year reunion dinner. http://yfrog.com/3770631830j #
  • Knights hit the jackpot http://bit.ly/8VLiXy #
  • Back in Brooklyn! Had a great time in FL, now it's time to get back to business. #
  • I have 1200-1500 pictures to go through pick, crop, and edit now that I'm home. Oof! I'll get them up ASAP. #
  • Do the math and I think you'll agree: http://yfrog.com/1e3v6uj #

The Weekly Roundup for 2009-12-20

  • Just uploaded 15 new photos to my Flickr "Central Park Zoo & Top of the Rock" photoset: http://bit.ly/7kHuxl #
  • What Earth Would Look Like With Rings Like Saturn (Youtube) http://bit.ly/8aWhWg #
  • Residents flee as Philippines volcano threatens to erupt – CNN.com http://bit.ly/7DXRqa #
  • I'm taking the late flight to FL tonight. I'll see everyone down there tomorrow. #
  • New Rihanna vid "Hard" on http://www.vh1.com/ #
  • On board and almost on my way! #
  • Meet me at Fergs (@Ferguson001) today at 5pm for the George O'Leary Show about the @StPeteBowl with @UCF_FootballSID #
  • Prague from the TV Tower – worlds largest panoramic photo (18 Gigapixels) http://bit.ly/8ZYoJF #
  • Just arrived at fergs, got a great seat for the George O'Leary Show. Meet me now! Seats going fast! #

The Weekly Roundup for 2009-12-13

  • Chrome For Mac Beta Launch Is Imminent http://bit.ly/4tSiBK #
  • WSJ confirms Apple purchase of Lala http://bit.ly/8cv1UB #
  • Apple's iPhone On Its Way To Becoming The Microsoft Windows Of Mobile http://bit.ly/4umZos #
  • Find out where your twitter friends were last. http://bit.ly/66v3XD #
  • In bed before midnight, slanket on, time for the daily show on DVR #
  • Williamsburg Openings http://bit.ly/8FMcai #
  • I'm willing to concede that @CrumbsBakeShop cupcakes are the best I've ever tasted, even if they are a bit large. Sorry mom/grandma. #
  • It's way to cold outside. So its a cheesy movies, beer and slanket Friday night for me. #
  • Join me in a live video discussion with @RobertKiraz http://bit.ly/4GjFCC #vokle #
  • Let's just say I have a new found knowledge of the size of central park & hatred 4 at least 2 people & google for bad directions to the zoo #

The Weekly Roundup for 2009-12-06

Firefox Bug> :hover cannot bind to a classname with CSS in HTML 4.01 Transitional

They say you learn something new everyday.  Yesterday was no different for me.  As many of you know I work at VH1.  While working on the new sitewide navigation yesterday I came across an interesting HTML 4.01 transitional bug in Firefox.  Special thanks to Tom Raab for help sorting this out.

Bug Description

As the title of this post implies, the :hover psuedo-class cannot be bound to a class name on pages rendered with a DTD of HTML 4.01 Transitional.  For instance:

Broken Example

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML 4.01 Transitional test case</title>

     <style type="text/css">
          .class { background:#ccc; }
          .class:hover { background:#ff0000; }
     </style>

</head>
<body>

     <div class="class">Hover over this to watch nothing happen.</div> 

</body>
</html>

Working Example

Then simply change the DTD to XHMTL or the class to an id and watch the hover magic!

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML 4.01 Transitional test case</title>

     <style type="text/css">
          #id { background:#ccc; }
          #id:hover { background:#ff0000; }
     </style>

</head>
<body>

     <div id="id">Hover over this to watch the magic happen.</div> 

</body>
</html>

Broken Demo (Obviously this is only broken in Firefox)

Working Demo

Conclussion

I should probably file a bug with Mozilla, but after spending all this time on this post now its time to go eat.  :P  (I’ll file it later don’t freak out.)

Zipcar makes good, Visa proves they need to be regulated

Well, I’ve finally heard back from both Zipcar and Visa.  I was waiting to hear back from both before I updated the continuing saga.

Zipcar actually saw my last post and called me on my cell to see if there’s anything that they could do to smooth out the situation. Kudos to them for that. In the end, I got a $240 credit on my account that can be used for rentals over the next few months.  I’m still a bit hesitant to try it again, but hey its something.

Visa was less than accommodating. They actually called me to tell me that I should have read the fine print before appealing. How insulting is that?! Like, I could have avoided it in their rejection letter!  They either didn’t understand the basis for my appeal or they think I’m retarded.

I think my next move is actually to call Clark Howard. After that I guess I have no choice but to sue them. At this point I just want to make a statement out of this. They’re inviting me to take action. They clearly are begging me to assist them in levying heavy government regulations upon their industry. An invitation I’m all to happy to oblige.

If anyone knows a good class action attorney that I could consult with, I’m almost to that point.  I’ll keep you posted.

The Weekly Roundup for 2009-11-29