Category Archives: Science and Engineering

Need to Tweak Greymatter a Bit

Posted on March 29, 2001 by Pace Arko

It still doesn’t output strict XHTML 1 so I may be fiddling with things over the next few days. Namely: Need to make certain the script outputs strict XHTML Need to make certain that script outputs ampersands, double quotes, etc. … Continue reading →

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Quantum Entanglement Reminds Me of Douglas Adams' Fairy Cake Idea

Posted on March 27, 2001 by Pace Arko

According to the NYT, quantum computers, still in their early development, have reached the ten qubit milestone. To give you some perspective, a forty qubit quantum computer can perform ten trillion calculations, ten teraops, simultaneously. Forty atoms sitting in a … Continue reading →

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By Popular Request, Unnecessary Nano Links

Posted on March 27, 2001 by Pace Arko

Some folks–well, one at any rate–have expressed surprise that I don’t have more links and rants about nanotechnology on my site. So to address that issue: BN nanostructures stronger, lighter than steel Just to give a little perspective, I first … Continue reading →

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Undocumented facts about the ACCESSKEY attribute

Posted on March 22, 2001 by Pace Arko

In my endeavor to make this site a useful place for web developers to visit, I offer some obscure information about the accesskey attribute in XHTML and HTML 4. As I gather more information, I will add to this entry. … Continue reading →

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The Obligatory Design and Usability Guru Links

Posted on March 22, 2001 by Pace Arko

Extra power to Jake and Jeff–two well known guys who battle daily for honesty on the Web. But more power still to Vince, one of the oft forgetten pioneers for good Web design. Besides he’s much funnier than the other … Continue reading →

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Making Custom Bookmark Icons for Your Site

Posted on March 22, 2001 by Pace Arko

I’ve set things so that I have a customized icon if people decide to add this site there favorites list in IE 5+. I don’t think this will work in IE 5 for the Mac but, let me know if … Continue reading →

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Little Tiny Print Sucks

Posted on March 22, 2001 by Pace Arko

This is all Microsoft’s fault. IE 3 had terrible implementation of CSS and could only support absolute font units like point (pt). Legions of web designers quickly began cranking out zillions of pages that were, and sometimes still are, damn … Continue reading →

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Turning a computer into a DVR

Posted on March 22, 2001 by Pace Arko

My urges to abolish any form of push marketing in my life compel me to investigate digital video recorders. But then my urges to only spend my money on real hardware compel me to investigate software that will convert a … Continue reading →

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This Script is Now Live

Posted on March 22, 2001 by Pace Arko

Mr. Farlops is pleased! This web log is now fully operational. The mind boggles! But how about you? Is this web log hard to navigate? How is the layout of the navigational links? Is it intuitive? Is it cumbersome? Do … Continue reading →

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What's New?

Posted on March 22, 2001 by Pace Arko

Plans in the Melt Bulletin board is now retired and all links to it are certain to be dead. In coming days, we will replace this page with a Web log. Once this is in place and functioning smoothly, attention … Continue reading →

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