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Monday, August 9, 2010

Morphing

So, continuing the trend of change, there are new features to the blog. I've added instant comment buttons, hopefully made the thing more readable, and changed the attribution. Let me explain.

Comment Buttons. Sometimes you don't want to leave a comment but you want someone to know that you've been to their blog and know what they are saying. So there is a BTDT button; Been There Done That, and just like on Facebook a Like button. And the Whoa button for things that kinda skip your record.

Readability. This is a huge concern for me since I seem to be something of a Typographical nut job. It might have something to do with the fact that I am getting older and the eyes are letting me down slowly but surely. Mostly though the thought of all those lines of text being bumped around in the archive were getting to me. I hope this helps. I need to make the body text a bit bigger and hesitated to do so because the body point size matches the gadgets point sizes. This set up is not friendly toward its own margins so its a bit of a challenge.

Attribution. Normally I wouldn't bother with those things. But, if I have learned anything from the Wheaton about how intellectual property needs to be shared within reasonable limits, it is this. There is nothing wrong with the sharing when you have permission. Sharing promotes growth in any industry. But the person who originates the material needs the credit. Even if there is no money involved, one stray comment in a blog can blossom into something else further down the road and that needs to be honored. So I have given permission to share. All I ask is credit where due and that you all send your friends this way.

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