Ryan Sholin

Surprises/No Surprises

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Ryan Sholin
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Back from vacation and the first day back at the office, here are a few quick reviews and observations:

Surprises

  • Casino Royale: Best Bond ever? Maybe. Certainly a re-invention of the formula, with actual character development and relationships. Frankly, it was awesome. I was marking out the whole time. “OMG he ordered the drink for the first time.” And there was poker — a bit of a modernization from the old Baccarat days, but I’m sure it got the attention of casual ESPN2 viewers such as myself.
  • Firebug: If you’re making any sort of attempt at all to learn anything about CSS and designing/developing pages for the Web, this is the Firefox extension for you. Stop acting like you don’t think you need it and download the thing now.

No Surprises

  • Transcending CSS: Because I have yet to meet a CSS book that I don’t like, it was no surprise to find Andy Clarke’s book a useful and attractive tool and point of reference. He explains how to do a bunch of simple stuff that I figured could be done, plus provides essential bits of workflow organization for those of us new to the business of design, but not necessarily the act of designing.
  • Star-Tribune sold: Knight Ridder was a big whale to swallow, so it’s no shocker to see McClatchy selling off some pieces of their kingdom for cold hard cash. Good luck, Minneapolis.

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Comments

3 responses to “Surprises/No Surprises”

  1. Danny Sanchez Avatar
    Danny Sanchez

    Awesome Bond movie! Loved the intro of Bond running around chasing the guy.

    But awful poker scenes. Check out how Slate’s movie critic (and poker aficionado) ripped apart the movie’s poker scenes: http://www.slate.com/id/2155645/

  2. Danny Sanchez Avatar
    Danny Sanchez

    Oh, and Firebug is cool, but the Firefox Web Developer Toolbar still rules! Here it is: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/60/

  3. Ryan Avatar
    Ryan

    @Danny – I’ve got both extensions running, but Firebug is getting way more use. And about the poker scenes? Agreed. Who sees the flop with suited 6-8? No one except James frigging Bond, that’s who.