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10 Lists of Lists That People Who Enjoy Lists Will Find Amusing.

51 days

by sarandi in hot and spicy, mathematics, weight loss

Something about white people
An old relative’s asacerbic commentaries
Annoyances of facebook, oy vey!
Accidentally saying something about your dick to your mom, thanks to t9
Coffee makes me do things!
Foods that are making your favorite celebrity fat
Why my political beliefs are more political-y than yours
9.
See above.
Ten. Ten items, ah ah ah.

That’s all I got. Thanks for visiting.

Fixing z-index object problems in Google Chrome using wmode

62 days

by sarandi in code, css, html/xhmtl, web, web development

Turns out that using z-index on html objects doesn’t work in Google Chrome! Luckily, there’s a quick fix – just add the following param to the object, add the z-index, and you should be good to go:

<param name="wmode" value="transparent">

What You Should Keep in Your Bike Tire Repair Kit

166 days

by sarandi in Biking, cycling, quick tip, tools

Howdy folks. I was just working on my bike and decided to write a quick post about what to keep on you at all times while biking. Here goes.

I keep the small stuff in an old, rectangular Altoids tin:

patches – & contact cement if necessary
emery/sand paper – to roughen up the tire rubber
presta-schrader adapter – for gas station compressor, if you have presta valves.
razor blades – to get out tough bits of glass/metal/rock/etc.
money – for gas station air compressor, phone call, spare tube, food, etc. I have at least $3 in quarters, several singles (for change), and a $5 or $10 bill.

I keep the rest in my bag (either shoulder bag or seat bag):

tire levers – 2 minimum. I usually have 3 on me.
compact air pump – get one that has a small hose, especially if you stick with Presta valves. You’ll pay a little more, but the kind without the hose will break Presta valves somewhat easily. I personally avoid the CO2 pumps (the cost/benefit just doesn’t seem even close to worth it) – but if you have one, take spare CO2 tanks till you get it down.
if you ride a bike with bolted skewers, make sure to have the appropriate wrench/es
if your wheels won’t come off because your brakes are in the way – check to see if you have a quick release brake. If not, bring a tool to allow for easier removal of the wheel.

That’s all folks! Feel free to add/comment on what you take along on your rides.

Zombie Hedwig (Haiku #237)

197 days

by sarandi in haiku, poetry, writing

excited to see

Harry Potter kill the shit

out of Voldemort

User Testing Websites

220 days

by sarandi in clients, design, tools, user testing, web, web development

A few user testing websites – know of any others?

http://www.loop11.com/pricing/
http://www.optimalworkshop.com/chalkmark.htm
http://www.usertesting.com/
http://www.userzoom.com/

How to trigger a jQuery Plugin (fancybox) if URL match

225 days

by sarandi in clients, code, css, email, html/xhmtl, javascript, jQuery, programming, web, web development

I currently work for a venue – often times we have shows with multiple acts, so we need to list set times for each artist. Easy enough: I can write a modal-type pop-up window using fancybox that opens when the user clicks a link (“DJ Showtimes here“, for example). But say you want to send an email that links to that list? Since most email clients, web- or desktop-based, don’t allow javascript, I needed to trigger the click based on the URL. Here’s my solution (using a custom jQuery function to avoid conflicts with other libraries in use):


$j('#various2').fancybox({'hideOnContentClick': true, 'hideOnOverlayClick': true, 'showCloseButton': true, 'scrolling': 'auto'}); /* use id of link for fancybox selector */

/* necessary to set if-statement within page ready or load event */

$j(document).ready(function() {
if(document.location.href.indexOf('#various2')>-1){ /* check for anchor text in URL */
$j('#various2').fancybox().trigger('click'); /* chain click trigger on to previously written fancybox declaration */
}});
$j('#fancybox-wrap').css({'margin':'20px auto'}) /* set css for wrapper; safari was centering the inline element to the position of the #various2 element, which was at the top of the page. This resets to 20px top/bottom and in the middle horizontally */

My link looks like this: