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XHTML/HTML

IE8: Standards mode by default

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Others might talk about Microsoft’s move to the clouds, but one decision MS made shows its feet are firmly planted on solid ground: IE8 will be standards mode by default. This was a good decision, but it’s also an ominous decision. Not a word on support for the XHTML mime type. […]

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Programming Languages

Learning something new in PHP

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I didn’t know the ?> closing tag was optional with PHP code only files, either. I did know about white space following the end tag. Probably every PHP developer knows about the white space following the end tag problem. What header? What ******** header!? Other useful stuff on PHP best practices at […]

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Diversity Web

Women and tech, money and sex, and Wikipedia

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Seth Finkelstein has one of the better takes on the Wikipdia “sex” scandal. I wouldn’t even be interested except for two things: 1. Seth and All’s Wool both mention about the deep irregularities associated with the Wikipedia Foundation’s money, including how Foundation money is finding it’s way into founder Jimmy Wales pocket. If […]