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YouTube embed code does not validate

I’ve just run the front page of the blog through the W3C validator, and discovered that although my own code is cool, the page won’t validate as long as there’s a YouTube embedded movie on here, because “embed” is not, … more…

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valid CSS, now with valid badge code!

Now isn’t that ironic? I paste in the recommended code for the little CSS Brave Little Codemonkey badge, and it fucking BREAKS! Above is how it ought to be written, without the line breaks in the image tag. Good grief, … more…

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validation

- by way of demonstrating just how relaxed I am this afternoon, I validated my code. The page would validate as XHMTL 4.01 Transitional – were it not for the ironic use of the blink tag last week, and for … more…

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Netscape 4.x, how do I love thee

I’ve written a basic draft of a welcome page that may at some point greet those who roll up here wearing Netscape 4.x. It goes like this: Aah, Netscape 4.x. So. We meet again. This site does its very best … more…

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GetContentSize, Gimboland

GetContentSize is a brutally simple utility that will calculate the percentage of actual text on a given page, relative to its file size. In other words, it will give you a very rough idea of how lean your page is, … more…

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The lure of the code…

It was only about three hours ago that I read the latest variant on the old saw that if the gods wish to drive someone crazy, they give them exactly what they want. Don’t remember the source, but I’m sure … more…

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Strange referral script behaviour

Well, here’s a funny thing. Just downloaded Netscape 7.0, fired it up and it seems to render this page rather well, which is a good start. I’ll reserve judgement on the new browser until I’ve spent more time with it, … more…

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