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Censoring Comments

Yesterday, reader Ashley asked in a comment: Do you have a problem with negative comments? I haven't noticed any, but you probably delete them. I am lucky that most of the people who choose to comment here are polite and courteous, if not overly supportive. However, I do get the nasty comment here and there and I must admit that it stings. That being said, I have NEVER deleted a comment (aside from spam). Even the ones that have called me names, attacked me for my personal and/or religious beliefs, or were just plain unwarranted. I do not want the visitors to this blog to feel like they're being censored. Sure, I may get upset and I will most likely write a rebuttal, but that is the...

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Have Mercy!

Since I had so much fun talking about a teenage crush yesterday, I thought I would start today on another one: Uncle Jesse from Full House. Notice I said "Uncle Jesse," not "John Stamos." It's because I have a habit of falling for characters as opposed to the actors who portray them. (Hence my tendency to fall for animated characters as well. Hello, Gambit from X-Men and Prince Eric from The Little Mermaid!) And while I'm pretty sure that John Stamos is a typical celebrity, Uncle Jesse was a rebel with a heart of gold — a wild biker who gave up his bachelor life to help raise three little girls. And who can forget Uncle Jesse serenading Becky on their wedding day? I remember...

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WTF is HTML5? [Infographic]

We all know that Apple is not a fan of Flash and is in full support of HTML5 replacing the ubiquitous multimedia platform. (Although I'm not a big fan of Flash myself, I don't get Apple's argument against Flash for not being "open" when their products are some of the most closed, proprietary out there. But that's just me.) Well, just what the heck is HTML5 and what's so great about it? Being a web developer, I feel like I have been reading and studying up on HTML5 for decades. And while I can take hours writing a post to try to explain it to you, I found something better: a kickass infographic. Via TheBlogIsMine. P.S. — Don't you just love infographics? I love how...

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