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Comment on Stupid Human Tricks Part 1: Measure Your Own White Blood Cell Count by Shiri

Shiri — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:05:19 +0000

Great explanation!

Comment on CSS Sucks (for layout) by Bart

Bart — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:25:40 +0000

I’ve never understood CSS. I do know how to create a good and fancy website with it. But it always caused furstration somewhere. Everytime I’ve created something with css I’ve failed, failed to keep my html clean, failed to make a short css file.

I don’t know why it’s so bad for sure, but I guess the lack of any alternative is the main reason. Without them there is no reason for the css developers to improve there language. I can create a good looking image of the website in any image editor in such a short period of time, but translating it to css take ages if not longer. CSS should be the easiest ‘language’ in the world. Only used to create the design of a website.

A ten year old should be able to use it with a cursus no longer than a few hours. But no, getting 6 rows align next to each other, creating a design that perfectly adjust itself to the amount of content takes ages.

prog exp: C++, java, pascal, ‘html, css’, as3 and many more

Comment on CSS Sucks (for layout) by Ch12i5

Ch12i5 — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:35:54 +0000

I started coding websites with tables and wysiwyg editors back in 1999 I made the switch to CSS in 2006. I actually find it better than tables for layout. Sure it’s by no means a perfect solution but love or loath it, you can’t ignore that it is the language of choice for layout at the moment. It’s unlikely to change anytime soon and it looks like more of the same if the HTML5 CSS3 specs are to become the future.

Comment on CSS Sucks (for layout) by Maraka

Maraka — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:55:23 +0000

Finally!! I was recently reading few articles how to make columns equal sizes in CSS. My goodness, all sorts of hacks, tricks, for such a simple thing. With tables this is done in half a minute literally. CSS is the biggest blunder in the history of computing, and only idiots with no programming knowledge would like it, because its fashionable and cool at the moment.

Comment on A Little Family History by ged foley

ged foley — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:32:11 +0000

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Comment on Potential Snoring Cure by Db

Db — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:36:52 +0000

My husband stopped snoring after I started him taking fish oil. It’s a miracle!! He’s been snoring for the past ten years!!!

Comment on Set Piece: Lessons Learned from BioShock by BioShock | Ludonarratology

BioShock | Ludonarratology — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:55:05 +0000

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Comment on CSS Sucks (for layout) by CodeSeriouslySucks - TooRight

CodeSeriouslySucks - TooRight — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:22:27 +0000

You all have ignored the fundamental flaw – seperating content from style !
This was THE BIGGEST F&*KUP EVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have you ever been to a website where the style arrives after the content? Its IMPOSSIBLE to use. Maybe you started reading, or saw a link you want to click, and suddenly its gone – its somewherre else on the page. so you go look in the new place, only for it to move again… WHO can defend this moronic behaviour.

By the time a user has waited for all the pretty backgrounds / flash to appear on a slow website, they’ve usually got their info and gone – grumbling about what a shitty website.

We want, and WE NEED, one language. Not html/xml/css/javascript and god knows what else. When i writing mysql/sql php/perl the last thing i need is to fight with css-compliance for hours just for layout. CSS SUCKS STINKY SH8TE.

Comment on CSS Sucks (for layout) by SoFrustrated!!

SoFrustrated!! — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:47:54 +0000

I’ve hand coded sites since 1994 and I’m just now learning css for layout (got out of the business for awhile). I feel better that I’m not the only one to think that it’s so much less efficient than tables for layout. On the other hand, I guess I still have to learn it because that’s what employers seem to want. The browser screen is a square, why on earth would I think about splitting it up in any other way than rows and columns?! I can find a lot of info on syntax but not much about how to think about building the site WITHOUT rows and columns.

Comment on CSS Sucks (for layout) by Tom

Tom — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:49:58 +0000

Ditto man. CSS BLOWS. It completely, positively, 100% bites. When I get a call for a website I whip out my handy dandy table templates and cook. The success of Tables vs CSS for a production environment is at least 7/1. Meaning I can turn out 7 sites for every 1 in CSS. And it’s not because I suck with CSS but because CSS sucks. In fact CSS stands for “Code Seriously Sucks”. It sucks so hard that if you went back in time and offered a POW death by fire ants or death by coding a three page website with CSS – he’d take the fire ants hands down. And if he ended up going to hell, guess what it would be – an eternity coding in css.

Comment on Stupid Human Tricks Part 1: Measure Your Own White Blood Cell Count by Kate

Kate — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:11:45 +0000

Oh, is that what the heck those things are!

Comment on CSS Sucks (for layout) by CssIsDonkeyDoo

CssIsDonkeyDoo — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:47:34 +0000

I hate css, that is all…

Comment on CSS Sucks (for layout) by GoodGod

GoodGod — Tue, 10 May 2011 10:45:16 +0000

CSS SUCKS.
It takes days to make what a client wants in CSS. And only hours with tables.
CSS is broken. Its crap. I hate it. AAAaarrrrrrrhhh.

If you make simple layouts it can work (with hacks)
If you want cool, clever, great sites, its a horrible stressful timewaster.

I loved Johns idea of tieing corners. Please can we have it…

Comment on The Sudafed Test for ADHD by Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:36:02 +0000

So dangerous that we get our info from the web. Interesting, but dangerous.

Comment on CSS Is Crap – the Sequel (Trequel? Trefoil? Trinity?) by Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:42:37 +0000

Thank god I'm not the only one!

I'm becoming increasingly annoyed with the amount of trial and error involved in getting anything to work online these days!

I'm also getting VERY annoyed with Mac users telling me I'm an idiot if I want to use tables in place of CSS for formatting, as others have said, at least it works!

Comment on CSS Sucks (for layout) by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:30:13 +0000

Thanks. I googled "Css sucks" because I am frustrated with my current project and needed validation that I'm not the only one out there.

Comment on Hangover cures… by alex

alex — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 04:56:43 +0000

very detailed stuff

Comment on Galaxy Quest 2 by Mon2020

Mon2020 — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 04:23:29 +0000

Hey, it was a comedy. Ridiculous, but real .. at the same time. Great movie. One of my favorites.

I bet it's a cult favorite and a sequel (if done well) would break box office records all over the world.

By Grabthar's hammer, do it already!

Comment on The Sudafed Test for ADHD by Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 23:18:38 +0000

Amazingly I agree. I actually found your post because I'm changing to adderall, but I have to wait a few days for approval. And I also noticed that I think clearer on Sudafed. I've been contemplating buying a box because I'm off meds right now. I'm getting tightly coiled in nervous energy!

Comment on CSS Sucks (for layout) by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 03:30:12 +0000

CSS should be renamed as "STRESS" because that is what it gives out to all who come across it except the geekiest of the geek.

I am a designer, i want to design, not look at code for the weekend.

CSS is horrible for design. Tables is not a perfect system but it is more efficient. CSS is a absolute disaster as many have pointed out on this page.