That’s right.  But you probably already knew that right?
Now, while I have your attention let me explain.  I have this here cell phone which I use on your network.  I should probably mention that I have been on your network for years now, but that’s not relevant (whoops, I already mentioned it).
Ok, I have this [...]

Short term pain for long term gain.
I tend to believe that in order for change to occur, there needs to be a (cheaper|better|more convenient) alternative to prompt a change in user|consumer habit.
After having read Jeremy’s post only minutes ago, it’s easy to see how we got to where we are today - specifically, in traffic [...]

I’m noticing that corkd.com is a cool little service that I like to use.
The problem is it seems to be down half of the time I try to access it.
Last few times, the request would time out. This time it gets bounced to:
http://segpub.com.au/
Which appears to be the host they use at corkd.com.
What gives? [...]

Cascading Style Sheets: they take patience and must be understood. Otherwise you can get destructive and counterproductive.
Where is the example?

.feature-list {}

We’ve got a feature list that is used in several contexts: detailed, compact, expandable, etc.
If that is the case, you need to use the cascade or specificity here.

.feature-list.detailed {}
.feature-list.compact {}
.feature-list.expandable {}

Alternatively, use the cascade:

.page-summary [...]

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You attain much more respect by admitting your mistakes than by ignorantly casting them aside.
We’ve all known or worked with someone who “defends bad ideas“. If you have defended a bad idea, made an error or simply fucked up… don’t be afraid to stand up and admit it.
No, you wont get shot. [...]

Color of the bikeshed
I’ve experienced this so many times it’s something I come to expect when I work on any upcoming project.
The bigger - and more abstract - problem related to this is quite simply that a requirements grow, deliverables are behind and deadlines get missed.
People stay quiet on technical issues, but when an issue [...]

As I posted earlier, I’ve been following the Wii console for a while now.
I was in the local BestBuy the day prior to the Wii release, and the salesperson seemed quite confident that they would not sell out on the consoles. Well, it’s old news that they did in fact sell-out on the Wii [...]