Since I added the Indy Blogmeet graphic at the top of this column, at the bottom of the page I’m running out of scroll bar before I get to the end of the posts.  (If you’re seeing this too, I’d appreciate a report in the comments with OS and browser).  Otherwise, this is mostly addressed to mee.nu’s Man In Charge, so I’ve buried the gory details below the jump.

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Posted by: Old Grouch in Beta at 23:29:39 GMT | Comments (2) | Add Comment
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Sighted at Ace:

Oh noes!  (Hi, Pixy!)

Posted by: Old Grouch in Beta at 22:35:41 GMT | No Comments | Add Comment
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Yes, I know the banner is gone. Its template has vanished mysteriously. Search parties have been sent out. More later.

UPDATE 21:24: Now it’s back, but the file isn’t visible in my template list. I wonder — should I say “thanks,” or “WTF?”.

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Why does this

...for two ‘cycles.’” 
<br>If you don’t understand that, don’t be surprised.)</span>
<br>
<br>Previously:
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line-height: 1.3em;">
<a title="Old Grouch, June 16, 2007: “Victorian-ized technology”" 
href="http://oldgrouch.mee.nu/victorian-ized_technology">
Victorian-ized technology</a>.
<br><a title="Old Grouch, May 19, 2008: “Finishing up 
the telco toolbox”" 
href="http://oldgrouch.mee.nu/deardiary/finishing_up_
the_telco_toolbox">Finishing up the telco toolbox</a>.
<br></div>

...swallows keys to tunes</a></div>
<br>Previously:
<br><div style="margin-left: 40px; font-size: 0.83em; 
line-height: 1.3em;">
<a title="Old Grouch, August 13, 2007: “Welcome to the brave 
new world of ‘unproperty’”" 
href="../welcome_to_the_brave_new_world_of_unproperty">
Welcome to the brave new world of “unproperty”</a>
<br><a title="Old Grouch, November 8, 2007: “More 
ripping off buyers via DRM”" 
href="http://oldgrouch.mee.nu/more_ripping_off_buyers_via_drm">
More ripping off buyers via DRM</a>
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Now accepting real customers. So go register!.

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Isn't it fun when you're in the middle of a complicated post and your ISP's password authentication server dies?
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I've mentioned the GIMP image editing program before, and why you might want to acquire a copy. Below, an explanation of how to use it to quickly turn this:

into this:

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Posted by: Old Grouch in Beta at 16:18:01 GMT | No Comments | Add Comment
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UPDATE 21 May, 15:51: Fixed!

Fixing something maybe only I can see...
mee.nu's help page:

(The last line of this comment is what broke it.)
Test code follows...
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Posted by: Old Grouch in Beta at 15:29:34 GMT | No Comments | Add Comment
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If you've played around with web design, you're probably aware that the "img" tag includes an attribute that can tell the browser to resize the image that you send it:

"If the values specified in the width and height attributes are different than the actual dimensions of the graphic, the browser will resize the graphic to match the specified dimensions.  If you specify a percentage value for width and height, the browser will resize the image to the desired proportions."  --Jennifer Niederst, Web Design In a Nutshell, O'Reilly, 1999

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This time on this page.  Screenshots below...

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