Dougal Campbell's geek ramblings

WordPress, web development, and world domination.

Design Rant

Dec132001

I’ve seen this linked from a few other sites already, but it’s a pet topic of mine, so I’ll link to it as well. Check out the Design Rant by Owen Riggs. It’s a well-spoken essay about that oft-seen idea of “separation of style and content”.

I Before E

Dec122001

We all learned in school, “I before E, except after C, or when sounded like A, as in ‘neighbor’ or ‘weigh’.” That rule stuck in my brain somewhere around seventh grade, and has served me in good faith for many years.

So why is the word “weird” so weird? Shouldn’t it be “wierd“? But of course, if you spell it that way, it looks weird.

The Real Santa?

Dec072001

In Germany, someone left presents for children at a day care. Several witnesses said that they saw a man in a red suit fleeing the scene after an alarm was tripped.