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My hatred of

Gary Hartley — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:44:22 +0000

This post is aimed at all web designers and developers that insist on using the dirty hack within their website builds. Most people won’t understand my rage for because it takes a certain level of web geekness to fathom what it is and why it’s so god damn unnecessary.

is typically used by crap developers who hold no appreciation for web semantics nor accessibility. Ironically these culprits are usually the smart a**** that are the first to point out others mistakes, no matter how minor. They build websites that are both bloated, slow and unstable cross-browser. to me acts as the ultimate professional insult to those that have crafted for years, through changing technologies and user demands. is like a bird crapping on your freshly washed and polished hatchback, a minor little thing that really p***** me off when I encounter it.

Like the story ‘The Princess and the Pea’, no matter how much preparation and effort you put into something, all it takes is a stupid little pea to annoy you and reduce a potentially relaxing nights sleep to an unexpected search for the very thing that shouldn’t be there in the first place, the .

Dear Website Developer,

If you need to clear a floated element, please don’t use . As a last resort use a simple CSS class on the element you want clearing. In your bloated, unstructured CSS file, which more than likely will be inline, create a class:
.clear{
     clear:both;
}
and remember you can add multiple classes to an element, like:
I'm a clever little developer aren't I
As Borat would say, this is ‘unbelievable’!!!
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So next time to quickly quack in
, think, you’re a dirty little bugger! One last thing, if you write , it should be , but I guess you don’t care do you?

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Top 20 GEEK gifts for Christmas

Gary Hartley — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:35:57 +0000

Here are 20 must own gifts and gadgets for all geeks to wish for this Christmas. I’ve got the Ariel Atom on my list as it’s friggin awesome, maybe asking for too much though!

Wi-Fi Detecting T-Shirt, the ultimate in geek chic attire, £19.95

Space Invaders LED Doormat, dum, dum, dum, dum! £39.95

Dunk Mug, anyone for biscuits? £14.95

T-Equaliser, don’t just feel the noise – wear it! £17.95

FreeLoader Solar Charger, power in your pocket. £29.95

Z Pen, don’t type it, write it! £99.95

USB Negative Scanner, oh gawd, did I really wear that? £79.95

Action Cameras, view to a thrill – even underwater! £99.95

Vuzix iWear, it’s like mainlining movies. £129.95

The Slanket, heating bills? Bah! £34.95

Sky Lanterns, when you wish upon a…lantern! £39.95

Ariel Atom. No doors. No windscreen. No roof. £29995.00