Why I wish there were 1 browser
There are times I wish it were either just IE or Firefox in circulation, and not both. And these are days when I run into differences in the rendering engines of those browsers. Right now my single pages render fine in IE, validate, but show a break in Firefox between the header and the little header-bit. The menu-bar is also 1-pixel off in Firefox, which is extremely annoying. Take a look at these illustrations:
break in header
gap in menu
I suppose I should fix this sometime…. sigh…
Obese? Higher chance of pregnancy.
Boing Boing is covering a story about the effects of obesity on oral contraceptives, the staple of our 21st century sexual revolution. Now it appears that obese women are as much as 70% more likely to become pregnant when taking birth control pills than their regular-sized counterparts. Victoria Holt suggests that higher metabolic rates, increased enzyme concentrations, and the solubility of the hormones in oral contraceptives in fat.
Tsunami: Before & After
You’ve heard about the tragic Indian Ocean Earthquake which caused a tsunami which spun off across south east asia, killing tens or hundreds of thousands. Well, digital globe has the following before and after image:
You can fund relief efforts through these agencies.