Gimlé

New design. I think I’m going to stick with this one, after having gone through a series of half-arsed, temporary designs. It’d be nice to hear what people think.

A few things to keep in mind.

Namely, that those images aren’t there. The HTML file holds only text and the CSS file only inserts images in those browsers that support it (IE on the Mac, for example, doesn’t support generated content).

So I’m sure that this design will look completely fucked up in some browsers, which I’ll probably fix when people tell me about it or as soon as I get around to testing it.

Strangely enough, a large proportion of the traffic to this site (well, excluding RSS readers, which are in a vast majority, which I don’t mind) consists of people using Mozilla, Mozilla-derivatives or Safari.

Mozilla has been tested. Will test Safari soon.

That leaves the last two major browers in my logs, Windows IE 5.5 and 6.0.

Unfortunately, I’m a bit of a freak in this regard. I am probably one of the last few human beings on the planet that doesn’t have regular access to Windows machines. I don’t want to resort to an internet cafe so any Windows testing will have to wait until after Easter break when I can use the Art Media and Design Faculty’s mythical Windows lab (otherwise a Mac department).

Unfortunately that room also serves as a haven for the faculty’s undesirables, freaks, weirdos and runts (businessmen, accountants, video directors who do Lord of the Rings pastiches). This is an art faculty, mind you.

It also seems to serve as a smoking room.

The only times in my life that I’ve had to use Windows is when I’m testing a website, flash- or director-project. Or in the computer lab in Menntaskóli which was only used to play Doom deathmatches.

I seem to be a part of an endangered species.

Been busy, too busy. Had my last day with the foundation students last week. Attended and argued with Tom Abba at his presentation on the Dust Or Magic conference. Worked with MA students. Watched MA Dissertation students present a bit of their dissertation work. Was impressed with Ian Weir’s project (who was also at the Dust Or Magic conference). Met up and drank with some of the other Media Phd students. Met up with Mike who has returned after going to Canada for three weeks, getting married in the process.

Busy days.

But I’ve got a week, this week, where i can focus on reading and writing. Next week I’ll be meeting up with my mother and sister in Lancaster, the place we used to live as kids (my mother got a cheap ticket from Iceland), so don’t expect much writing from me then.

And the weather’s good. Makes you feel bad about staying inside. But I’ve got a stack of essays on hypertext downloaded from ACM that I want to read.

Oh, well. Maybe I’ll go out for a walk.

Baldur Bjarnason.
Clifton, Bristol