The Strifes of the Internet

First the Pat on the back

I was never a good journal keeper.  I would start a journal and never continue.  So, for me to make a second entry in the same week, is impressive for me.  It may mean nothing to the rest...of...my non-existent readers.(anyway) Here, is my awkward pat on the back. *Pat* *Pat*  This calls for a celebration of caffeine.

Now, let's talk about the web.*sip* 

The War

As I write this, I'm in the middle of working on my XML homework.(hazzah..)  This brings up my main topic for this entry: The never-ending civil war between the Browser Overlords, and the struggling victims who try and design websites, to appease the masses who use these tools of destruction.  I'm going to dub them "BO"; inspired from developing websites for all of them..(It stinks)

As I'm contemplating on whether or not I should make another batch of my delectable special dark brew creme tea (recipe later in this blog post), I reflect on my XML assignments; more specifically adding CSS to my schedule, created in XML. 

Writing XML is a cruel reminder of the BO and their petty differences.
Right now...Internet Explorer is gloating; gloating so hard, it hurts.  I'm crawling on my belly back to him during my XML development.  Why?  Because 10%-25% of the CSS I wrote will not work on Chrome or Firefox.*despair*
The good news came, when I found out my instructor only checks our work on IE.
Who's gloating now, you rat bastard!  I will be free of you one day!
Now if only all the browsers would sign a treaty.

Past Dramatic Internet Disfunctionality

I'll do my best not to be too boring with my reflection.

My first relationship was with Netscape.  It was puppy love.  We giggled and passes love notes to each other in the computer rooms of my middle school.  We held hands and eventually moved on.

This is about the time IE and I first met. *sip*  My father bought me a computer during my freshmen year of high school.  I believe it was Christmas 1998.  It was an iMac. Before you judge; it was free and it worked beautifully for what I used it for.  Plus, my father installed PhotoShop 4.0, and Corel Draw.  

At the time, I was young and naive.  I haven't touched development or design yet; all was good.  My first experience with web design was backwards.  I started learning CSS  before html. "How?", you may start to wonder.  I started a forum on InvisionFree.com, and manipulated the CSS to suite my needs.
I was a scriptKiddie.  Copy and Paste were my closest friends and the forum blossomed.  We chatted; we gamed; we told fun stories and held hands.(whatever)  At the time, I was ignorant of the perils of cross browser design.  I never bothered to check..until I got my first complaint.  I soon started downloading other browsers to see what the problem was.  That's when IE started showing signs of jealousy. *cries* With each new version update, it got worse.  I started started having an affair with Opera and Firefox.  It wasn't until IE 6 that I filed for a divorce. *chugs*  This was also the time I switched to a Windows XP machine.  

Firefox was there to pick up the pieces.  He comforted me, through my "healing".  His style was simple.  His features were nice, too.  Ad-Blocker was amazing at the time.  That relationship lasted quite a long time.  We broke up in 2011.  His lack of vitality couldn't keep up with my browsing needs.  He was getting fat too.  So many tool bars and add-on options; all of them slowing me down.  My need for speed was great.  It was about when version 4.0 was being released, when we realized we didn't see eye to eye anymore.  We still talk.  FF's developer tools are still top notch, I'll give him that and he's still very popular with end users.

Then came Chrome.  Chrome came riding in on a black motorcycle; hair spiked back; sunglasses glistening in the sunlight..blinding me, really. I hop on, riding bitch; not a word spoken between us, and we ride off into the sunset. *stares at empty glass*  We've been together ever since.

Our love was only strengthened when I started using chrome on my Galaxy S3. *squees!* 
What's not to love?  Simple interface; address bar doubles as a google search bar; great developing tools.  Google does things right: 

• Translate
• Goggles
• Android
• Gmail..

The list is ongoing.  That's a blog for another day.
To be honest, each browser has it's merits. I'm just being bias...on my own blog.

Time for more tea.

Here's the recipe:
You will need:
-1 Kettle or pot
-Water to fill said kettle
-6-8 tea bags.  (Black Lipton will do.  no need to go all out expensive.)
-Sugar
-Honey or nectar
-vanilla soy milk

1. Bring hot water to a rolling boil.
2. Seep black tea bags  
3. Wait until it is just turning the consistency and color of coffee.  (Any longer and it'll be too strong.)
4. Add desired sugar, and honey(or Nectar)  I usually just eye it.
5. Stir until the sugar and honey dissolve.
6. Add soy milk.  Only add enough to make it a dark caramel color.  If you add too much you'll lose the flavor of the tea.
7. Pour over ice.
8. Add bendy straw.
9. Enjoy!