Tech Debug

I was playing around with a side project of mine, a web site in Joomla, and I added some XSLT to allow users to get directions in the Google maps component of this particular Joomla site. Besides the fact that I’m enjoying playing around with this CMS, I am also learning new things. One of them was the fact that I discovered you can now get driving directions for Australian addresses in google maps now!

I went for a walk today, and it turned into a jog. Total distance about 4.59km (according to my GPS). I think this was the first time I have run for exercise in about 8 years, and the first time I have exercised in weeks. It feels good, and I think I will be doing this each day!

I thought people understood this simple premise. You write your code to the standard, not to the browser. The browsers then adhering to the standard display the code correctly, or lay it out based upon the chosen style. Why in this day and age are Telstra/Bigpond NOT doing this? I am a customer, and nearly all their web based products MANDATE the use of a single browser; i.e. they write their code to a platform.

I was on a Virgin Blue flight today. Last month all my flights had been on Qantas. I have noticed a difference in the way the cabin crew act. The Virgin Blue staff behave less “professionally” than the Qantas staff. On this particular flight, the things that occurred; some of which were funny, and some of which would have been embarrassing to the person affected; are: A cabin crew member asked a young lady to blow into a straw attached to a breathalyzer, before serving her wine she ordered.