I got this email from twitter earlier that “Driftube Team (driftube) is now following your updates on Twitter.” Naturally I checked out their profile to see who they are, and from there on their webpage [no link deserved]. Sad and curious geek that I am, I viewed the source [cos that’s what I do, sue me!] only to see at the bottom of the page this: <!-- Mirrored from dialedtone.com/ by HTTrack Website Copier/3.x…...
Tags: 2009 - design - plagiarism - loose talk - pissed off
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… designer, hybrid or whoever dabbles with web design and development. This is a letter to you, the person who one day I will have to work with your assets, code and/or application. I don’t care if you work at the Googleplex or from the garage of your parents house I love you all the same. I respect your work and respect you as a person. Even if you’re at sixthform or have been doing this for years, your work never ceases to amaze me and very often inspire me. That’s…...
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that I do not understand how the NHS [mal]functions in this country and that everytime I have to deal with it I come away hating it even more. I have been living in the UK for over ten years now, I’ve got a well paid job from the salary of which the government takes a nice percentage off for National Insurance contributions and taxes and yet whenever I need medical attention I get treated like I’m asking for charity…...
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Follow me on twitterI have a dream that all my websites will one day exist in a Web where they will not be judged by how they look and behave in each browser, because all browsers will follow the same standards and display them the same.
This is my hope. With this faith in Web Standards and Accessibility for all people and devices we will be able to make a better Web. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of the browsers to a beautiful symphony of design, functionality and content. With this faith we will be able to work better, to play better, to struggle less, knowing that all devices will treat our work equally & with respect.
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