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Bulma CSS framework, re-normalize

Wednesday December 28 2022

Most of the CSS resets and frameworks have a glitch in them. I understand my opinion goes against the grain on this. My opinion, though, is the correct way of looking at this (in my opinion, LOL). It's about the MVC. The goal of all content management systems is to separate content from...

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Forms & security

Tuesday December 27 2022

Building secure forms and getting data from those forms into usable formats has been a cornerstone of my development efforts for decades. When I say get form data into usable formats, I mean the two main uses of forms are as lead generators or contact/support users. Spammers see that differently...

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Bulma CSS framework

Tuesday December 27 2022

I've tried out several responsive CSS frameworks over the years. Bootstrap is out of the question: while it is popular, it is bloated and ends up being restrictive. The most promising early in my search is called "Responsee". While it it responsive, there are some challenges with the column grid,...

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Helper functions

Saturday August 21 2021

I have quite a few helper functions I have developed and used over the years. Here's some of them (I will keep adding to this as time goes on). Remove trailing characters from string Remove double slashes from URL Get the browser URL Remove a trailing character(s) from a string: /**  *...

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The Great Fool-acy ...

Tuesday August 17 2021

Of course it's a play on words. It is The Great Falacy. By that, I mean the marketing of camera gear drives the constantly evolving feature sets to a ridiculous stratospheres. Take, for example, the megapixel war. Nikon fired the first salvo with the Nikon D800 at 36.8 megapixels. When Nikon...

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Dream gear

Monday August 16 2021

I am an avid photography enthusiast and my gear up to 2011 reflected that. 2011 was a pivotal year for me. I managed to scounge up enough $$ to afford the newly released Nikon D800. The specifications were like a day dream down nirvana camera gear world. Megapixels to challenge medium frame, a...

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Crazy stupid specs

Friday August 13 2021
The specs of cameras today make it sound like our photos should be exhibit ready on the first shot. While there have been gains in technology, the core of photography remains the same. The promise of exhibit quality photos from the first take are empty promises. Learn your camera and you'll get more "keepers" and get better.

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Self Treatment

Thursday August 12 2021

My original self-treatment program involved three phases. I won't be discussing the phases any more, instead I will focus on the main part of the program that deals with pain management. Bicarbonate One of the functions of the pancreas is to produce bicarbonate. Bicarbonate has many uses that...

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Health - A Hard Line

Thursday August 12 2021

Many years ago, I launched a website outlining my self-treatment programs. There are three stages, all three were well documented. I also participated in many user groups and Facebook pages for pancreatitis support. I was so disillusioned by the process that I gave up the website and any...

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