I have decided that I hate sites that require javascript and do not offer a “lo-fi” version. When I surf, I have javascript turned off except for the sites I like to frequent. No, it’s not about security because I’m confident in the security of my system/browser. It’s more that I don’t want to watch tons of “cool, flying gizmos” at some sites; I want information and only information. What’s really tacky, in my opinion, are school websites that use javascript for navigation. Most of the time, they don’t even mention that they require javascript! C’mon, even though we’re in “Web 2.x” crap, that doesn’t mean you leave behind everyone who doesn’t have the latest technologies enabled. It’s even worse if a site uses IE-only features because in this day and age, there are many non-IE browsers that are used. It’s about the equivalent of shooting oneself in the foot.
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Just an update on life (relatively brief):
- I’m working on updating this site. I still have a few aesthetics to fix. I’ve just put up a test site on my computer after running through all the upgrades. Most worked flawlessly.
- I’m kinda holding off on reading through Difference and Repetition in order to stay up-to-date with Nietzsche. It’s been a very difficult read for me, so I’ve been toying with it more so than imbibing it.
- I’ve surprised myself with how much German I do remember, as well as how well I’m picking up French.
- I got another piercing (right ear cartilage).
- And lastly, my reading list through mid-December:
- Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols
- –, The Antichrist
- –, Ecce Homo
- –, Beyond Good and Evil
- –, The Gay Science
- –, The Case of Wagner
- –, Nietzsche contra Wagner
- Kierkegaard, Concept of Anxiety
- –, Fear and Trembling
- –, Book on Adler
- –, Concluding Unscientific Postscript
- –, Stages on Life’s Way
- Deleuze, Nietzsche and Philosophy
- –, Difference and Repetition
- Berkowitz, Nietzsche: The Ethics of an Immoralist
- Westphal, Becoming a Self
- Plato, Ion
- –, Meno
- –, Apology
- –, Crito
- –, Phaedo
- –, Symposium
- –, Republic
Alright, here it is, another rant! The Telegraph reports that a man was arrested after “accidentally sending a friend request on Facebook to his estranged wife”: link. He claims that the login procedure confused him. OK, let’s look at the login screen:
And now, at the screen immediately after that, the “home” screen (names have been erased to protect the innocent):
Here are my questions: where is the “automatic friend request”? In fact, one has to go out of one’s way to send a friend request (either by going to someone’s friend list and clicking on the “Add to Friends” link or searching by name).
How could one not know whom one is requesting as a friend? Facebook quite blatantly uses people’s names as identification. Anyone’s profile is easily identified by their reported real name. There is no “coolprncss32″ or “Want to meet me tomorrow?” display names. It is only reported real names (of course, this can be tricked, but most of the people I’ve seen on Facebook haven’t done so).
What is so confusing about that login screen? Iit has a very noticeable location for login information and a basic ad for registering with Facebook. Nothing else. In fact, it is much simpler than MySpace’s login screen.
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