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Using Object Layers

Posted on Aug 9, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011

Tutorial on using object layers to add depth and creative possibilities to graphic projects.

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object layers, graphic design, tutorial, corel photopaint

Manipulating Element Styles Based on CSS Classes Using Prototype

Posted on Dec 3, 2009 | Last Updated Dec 21, 2012

Example javascript function to change element display properties based on their classes using the Prototype JavaScript Framework.

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javascript, prototype, css, class, className, classNames, style

The Paradox of Cultural Relativism

Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011

An skeptical essay on the paradox of cultural relativism when taken to an extreme. My stance is that cultural relativism is only valid in a limited scope and should not be used to justify barbaric and supertitious societies.

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cultural relativism, paradoxical relativism

PHP strip_tags And Standalone XHTML Elements

Posted on Dec 11, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011

A solution to strip_tags() not allowing BR, HR and other standalone XHTML elements.

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php, strip_tags, strip_tags(), xhtml, br, hr, standalone elements, self-closing

Orangebox Breaks Some Custom Maps

Posted on Aug 24, 2010 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011

After Valve updated Counter-Strike Source to Orangebox, many custom maps have missing textures. Even worse, some maps now even crash CS. Here is what I did to fix de_tension.

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custom, map, crash, cs, hard fault

Flash bgcolor and allowFullScreen Parameters Not Working?

Posted on Jun 30, 2009 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011

I spent half a day trying to figure out why a Flash project suddenly stopped honoring bgcolor and allowFullScreen in IE but not other browsers.

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flash, actionscript, allowFullScreen, bgcolor

Viewport Canvas

Posted on Apr 20, 2009 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011

A video tutorial on using the Viewport Canvas tool in 3D Studio Max 2010. The video demonstrates painting directly onto geometry as well as using 3rd party paint applications such as Photoshop and Corel PHOTO-PAINT.

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Viewport canvas, 3ds max, painting, texture, texturing, 3d paint

Desktops are not extinct

Posted on Mar 8, 2012 | Last Updated Mar 8, 2012

Editorial discussing the notion that the time of the desktop is over. I argue that the advent of smart phones, tablets and mobile devices do not preclude the value of the desktop.

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computer, productivity, mobile device, ipad

URL Fragment not Accessible to PHP

Posted on Dec 11, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011

The fragment part of a URL or web address is not sent to servers to be accessible by scripting languages such as PHP.

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url fragment, pound, hash, php
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