Comments for Wade Womersley - Leeds based web developer http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog Giving in to the online blogosphere Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:22:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Swedish Sperm Banks Running Dry Due to Lesbians by Googling for strange things - Dan Cryer - Leeds Web Developer http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/2009/10/02/swedish-sperm-banks-running-dry-due-to-lesbians/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Googling for strange things - Dan Cryer - Leeds Web Developer Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:22:09 +0000 http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/?p=162#comment-419 [...] next attempt is for Swedish Sperm Bank Lesbians, but I want to know if I can make him rank for “croatian camel herding scallywag“, just [...] [...] next attempt is for Swedish Sperm Bank Lesbians, but I want to know if I can make him rank for “croatian camel herding scallywag“, just [...]

]]> Comment on Tesco apologises over ‘ginger jibe’ Christmas card – for gods sake! by Wade http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/2009/12/15/tesco-apologises-over-ginger-jibe-christmas-card-for-gods-sake/comment-page-1/#comment-397 Wade Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:48:20 +0000 http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/?p=373#comment-397 The card will not affect the decades of humour that ginger kids have endured from other kids. They are made fun of all the time, this card will not change that anymore than the oldies like Grange Hill on TV did. The card will not affect the decades of humour that ginger kids have endured from other kids. They are made fun of all the time, this card will not change that anymore than the oldies like Grange Hill on TV did.

]]> Comment on Tesco apologises over ‘ginger jibe’ Christmas card – for gods sake! by Duncan http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/2009/12/15/tesco-apologises-over-ginger-jibe-christmas-card-for-gods-sake/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Duncan Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:23:27 +0000 http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/?p=373#comment-396 I agree that the P.C world has gone mad but in this particular case its targeting kids and encouraging bullying as a result. Its fair game if its directed at adults but when its young children involved then its not on! If this card was worded in a racist way then there would of been complete uproar, the fact its directed at redhead children make it ok? I agree that the P.C world has gone mad but in this particular case its targeting kids and encouraging bullying as a result. Its fair game if its directed at adults but when its young children involved then its not on! If this card was worded in a racist way then there would of been complete uproar, the fact its directed at redhead children make it ok?

]]> Comment on Oasis of the Seas – Next Holiday Planned! by Dallas http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/2009/09/08/oasis-of-the-seas-next-holiday-planned/comment-page-1/#comment-349 Dallas Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:04:17 +0000 http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/?p=69#comment-349 Shut up man, dont stand in the way of progress. These big ships are more environentally friendly than your 5 star rated fridge or air con you so called environementally conscious are driving with. You should know that the QM2 for instance has state of the art waste management system that incinerated everything and recycles almost 80% of what it uses. They get all their water from the ocean and desalinate it. And for the waste they cannot recycle it does not get disposed of until they reach port and the local waste management can deal with it, at cost to the cruise ship no less. Shut up man, dont stand in the way of progress. These big ships are more environentally friendly than your 5 star rated fridge or air con you so called environementally conscious are driving with. You should know that the QM2 for instance has state of the art waste management system that incinerated everything and recycles almost 80% of what it uses. They get all their water from the ocean and desalinate it. And for the waste they cannot recycle it does not get disposed of until they reach port and the local waste management can deal with it, at cost to the cruise ship no less.

]]> Comment on Oasis of the Seas – Next Holiday Planned! by pol ka http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/2009/09/08/oasis-of-the-seas-next-holiday-planned/comment-page-1/#comment-176 pol ka Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:32:38 +0000 http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/?p=69#comment-176 What they do not say is the millions of gallons of sludge and human waste they will dump on the coral reef? This is legal (if they dump it a few miles off-shore). After a few of these monsters passing through the Caribbean and desolation will be left. Also, quid of salmonella transported to the shores of Cancun or other beaches? What they do not say is the millions of gallons of sludge and human waste they will dump on the coral reef? This is legal (if they dump it a few miles off-shore). After a few of these monsters passing through the Caribbean and desolation will be left. Also, quid of salmonella transported to the shores of Cancun or other beaches?

]]> Comment on Swedish Sperm Banks Running Dry Due to Lesbians by Googling for strange things | Search Penalty | Planet Search and SEO http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/2009/10/02/swedish-sperm-banks-running-dry-due-to-lesbians/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Googling for strange things | Search Penalty | Planet Search and SEO Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:38:41 +0000 http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/?p=162#comment-89 [...] next attempt is for Swedish Sperm Bank Lesbians, but I want to know if I can make him rank for “croatian camel herding scallywag“, just [...] [...] next attempt is for Swedish Sperm Bank Lesbians, but I want to know if I can make him rank for “croatian camel herding scallywag“, just [...]

]]> Comment on PHPNW 09 – Food and Optimising front end performance by Wade http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/2009/10/10/phpnw-09-food-and-optimising-front-end-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Wade Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:37:28 +0000 http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/?p=206#comment-81 I've worked on a lot of customer focused web sites and the 80% doesn't seem to fit any statistics that I can recall. I'm sure you recall there being a lot of talk from the far back of the room, from what I overheard a lot of it was a result of some things you said were text-book generalisations - and a room full of developers will tear that apart like a pack of hyenas when their pray hits the ground. As I said though, you hit on some good points, some people seemed to genuinely have no idea about things like using 304's and combining files. Also simple things like the guy who asked about why it's a bad idea to have styles and scripts in-line rather than included, missing the point about it being there on every page as a result so it's wasted download time! Please don't think I thought your speech was bad overall, I am a strong advocate of front-end optimisation and love things like CSS sprite sheets. I just think it needs a few tweaks here and there to ensure people take the entire thing more seriously as it's a topic a lot of developers need help with! I just re-read my blog post and realised it came across far more unpleasant than I expected it to; I think I was in "twitter mode" - keeping it short. I’ve worked on a lot of customer focused web sites and the 80% doesn’t seem to fit any statistics that I can recall. I’m sure you recall there being a lot of talk from the far back of the room, from what I overheard a lot of it was a result of some things you said were text-book generalisations – and a room full of developers will tear that apart like a pack of hyenas when their pray hits the ground.

As I said though, you hit on some good points, some people seemed to genuinely have no idea about things like using 304’s and combining files. Also simple things like the guy who asked about why it’s a bad idea to have styles and scripts in-line rather than included, missing the point about it being there on every page as a result so it’s wasted download time! Please don’t think I thought your speech was bad overall, I am a strong advocate of front-end optimisation and love things like CSS sprite sheets. I just think it needs a few tweaks here and there to ensure people take the entire thing more seriously as it’s a topic a lot of developers need help with! I just re-read my blog post and realised it came across far more unpleasant than I expected it to; I think I was in “twitter mode” – keeping it short.

]]> Comment on PHPNW 09 – Food and Optimising front end performance by Thomas Weinert http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/2009/10/10/phpnw-09-food-and-optimising-front-end-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Thomas Weinert Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:48:17 +0000 http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/?p=206#comment-79 Sorry to hear that. The 80% was the result from the Yahoo team (and matched my personal experience), I should have said that. Of course it's only a single perspective. Optimisation is always. You need to profile before do any of it and after it. Regards Thomas Sorry to hear that. The 80% was the result from the Yahoo team (and matched my personal experience), I should have said that.

Of course it’s only a single perspective. Optimisation is always. You need to profile before do any of it and after it.

Regards
Thomas

]]> Comment on PeerBlock 1.0 Released – Now with signed driver by Ben Davies http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/2009/09/29/peerblock-1-0-released-now-with-signed-driver/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Ben Davies Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:45:08 +0000 http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/?p=151#comment-43 http://superawesomebroadband.com/ do a VPN for £10 a month which you can run over your existing broadband connection for super duper encryptedness from snoopers too. If one were so inclined.. http://superawesomebroadband.com/ do a VPN for £10 a month which you can run over your existing broadband connection for super duper encryptedness from snoopers too.

If one were so inclined..

]]> Comment on Copenhagen User Experience by Ben Davies http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/2009/09/25/copenhagen-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Ben Davies Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:10:48 +0000 http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/?p=139#comment-39 Interesting stuff here dude, good find. Some weirdness in the yet another reinvention of the explorer interface, it still looks like a bloody mess with 50 billion ways of representing the the file system and none of them in a particular useful way (seriously, a-e, f-j, etc grouping? seriously? hasn't this been killed by spotlight like 4 years ago?). I thought that many of the initial problems with file systems could be solved with searchable indexed databases sat on top (indexing on something sensible though is another problem altogether). Good to see Microsoft actually going full guns with the skunkworks stuff. Some of this is actually beginning to pay off (rather than develop shit and let marketing sort out the mess). What with the inevitable success of windows 7 and things like that courier twin screen netbook thing, this is good stuff. Back to the Microsoft of old! I'd love to one day install a piece of Microsoft software again without that knot in my stomach! Interesting stuff here dude, good find. Some weirdness in the yet another reinvention of the explorer interface, it still looks like a bloody mess with 50 billion ways of representing the the file system and none of them in a particular useful way (seriously, a-e, f-j, etc grouping? seriously? hasn’t this been killed by spotlight like 4 years ago?). I thought that many of the initial problems with file systems could be solved with searchable indexed databases sat on top (indexing on something sensible though is another problem altogether).

Good to see Microsoft actually going full guns with the skunkworks stuff. Some of this is actually beginning to pay off (rather than develop shit and let marketing sort out the mess). What with the inevitable success of windows 7 and things like that courier twin screen netbook thing, this is good stuff.

Back to the Microsoft of old! I’d love to one day install a piece of Microsoft software again without that knot in my stomach!

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