Hey! I’ve written another quick method to detect AdBlock that works better than this one, I think. I’m leaving this one for posterity.
iamnotagoodartist 3.0
I switched out my site’s theme last weekend. Here’s a rundown of iamnotagoodartist’s history, with obligatory decimal points in version numbers:
iamnotagoodartist 1.0
June 07 to April 08
Drawn in Flash, haphazardly thrown together as I learned how much the internet had changed since I was in junior high. The first post was on June 6th, 2007, when I was but a lowly computer lab attendant at my old college’s library.
iamnotagoodartist 2.0
April 08 to October 09
A little more friendly than the first version, iamnotagoodartist 2.0 was rebuilt with an image-less, monotone theme and a widgetized sidebar. Still nothing fancy, but definitely a step up in terms of 2.0 functionality.
iamnotagoodartist 3.0
October 09 to ???
What you’re looking at now! CSS built entirely from scratch. XHTML probably unrecognizable from its framework.
Version 3.0 Features:
- Masthead banner featuring yours truly(s)
- Prettier, more functional front page with multiple post queries, obligatory “About Me” text, and a contact form
- jQuery-powered portfolio pulled dynamically from blog posts rather than hard-coded
- New logo, favicon, font, branding
- Super SEO’d header tags on front page, archives, and single post pages
- Gracefully degrading CSS sprite dates
- Things I Like (Tumblr-style) category for external links on front page
- Utilitarian theme served for IE6 users with a giant warning telling them to upgrade
- Prettier archive listings
- Ads and a “Please turn off adblock” message for those like me who don’t like ads
- Validating XHTML (sans YouTube embeds)
Lastly, why am I not the #1 search result for “I am not a good artist“? That is weak, Google. That is weak. Get crackin.
Pardon the Dust…
It’s Theme Switch Weekend! More details later!
OneFileCMS
The torch for this project has been passed to another developer, but continue reading for my initial thoughts on creating it…
My latest project is called OneFileCMS and, as its name suggests, is a one file content management system. Oh, my!
From the About page:
OneFileCMS is just that. It’s a flat, light, one file CMS (Content Management System) entirely contained in an easy-to-implement, highly customizable, database-less PHP script.
Peanut Butter Jam Productions
For my gf’s video class something or other.
Love, the Dragon
Why you should always opt to write a “special message” when ordering something for yourself online:
Sometimes they’ll even print it on a special little card, perfect for long strings of bad words.
Test, test! Claymation Test!
I helped my co-worker make this today. We have neat jobs.
Go to Sleep!
Midnight on a weekday is really late for me. I’m an old guy.
Sh-witter
Here’s a little web applet I made for the boys of Studio8.net:
From the info page:
Sh-witter is a Twitter-powered service for friends, family, and complete strangers to share the recently voided contents of their bowels with one another through the exchange of quick, frequent text messages.
Notes:
- Written in PHP with SimplePie
- Parses Twitter search feeds
- Displays larger avatars on hover with jQuery
- Poopy background and favicon drawn in Photoshop
Gross!
Hi, Let’s Be Friends!
