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Newest Pet Peeve

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Okay, I have a new pet peeve. No, wait, this isn't new, but it is definitely a growing one.

Said pet peeve is when someone brings a laptop into a meeting and taps away on it all during the meeting, ignoring the meeting happening around him. Said tapping is worse when said "him" is a junior developer who needs to hear what is being said in said meeting.

Smaller Holes Next Time

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Okay, seriously, who thinks large holes in a cinnamon jar is a good idea?

Holes like these:

Legibility. Or not.

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If your site takes a while to load and this is how you style your page without javascript turned on, I recommend reconsidering your choices.

Even if your site doesn't take a while to load for you, it will for the person on 2G on the other side of the world.

Unless, of course, you don't care about your site being accessible or legible. I can understand that not-caring.

Slam and a Commentary

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Okay, first a slam, and then a commentary.

Slam

Hi Kit,

Hope you're well. I noticed your went to CalTech and wanted to see if you'd be interested in ...

Kitt with two Ts.

Are is a linking verb, so, "[I] hope you are good," or "[I] hope you are doing well."

Rant of the moment: three f---ing dollars

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A reviewer on the app store gave an app a 3 star review with this commentary:

Didn't really want to watch Longmire anyway

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Okay, since I'm nearing the end of the published books of the Walt Longmire series, I bothered to look up the television series details. I've been meaning to start watching the series since book one, and thought I'd check out how the series was handled.

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