Oh sweet irony…
Day after the Orioles make their interim manager permanent, they lose 30-3. First time any team has scored 30 runs since 1897, when Chicago (I assume the Cubs) scored 36. Way to go guys…
IE 6 background flicker problem revisited
So I fell into the (now famous to me) Internet Explorer 6 background-image flicker problem. Oh, fun times. There have been a few different solutions presented, ranging from javascript to server settings (or my favorite [sarcasm], to put the background-image on a copy of itself so you don’t see the flicker). The problem is that I was using a pre-SP1 IE, so the javascript solution wouldn’t work, and I did not have access to the server.
After my testing, I’ve found that the statement of the problem isn’t quite correct. Most say that is whenever you put a background-image style on a link. This isn’t quite accurate. The problem I have observed is:
When a background-image style is applied to either a DOM element with an event attached to it, or to any of its children.
This makes it a wider problem than I had originally thought. The one caveat I have found is that an inline event (for example, an ‘onclick’ attribute written in the <element>) will not trigger this effect.
The thing that amazes me about this, and worries me about those trying to apply a duplicate background-image to hide the flicker, is that every mouseover is causing another server hit for that image. It seems incredible that individuals and companies can just turn a blind eye to this. I would be inclined to send Microsoft an invoice…
Postscript: I used Fiddler which was a really big help testing for this. Turns out it is owned by Microsoft. Anyone sensing any guilt there???
Being different.
The Seattle Symphony has hired 4 concertmasters. This is rather odd, and Gerard Schwarz didn’t even really give a good reason why in the interview… other than European orchestras not having a set concertmaster/mistress. Can’t imagine what the reason would be…
Moving, but not yet
I am trying hard to find a new place in Bethesda, but everything is so expensive… if only they would start the purple line, life would be much easier. I’d still be trying to move regardless, but life would be easier. Ideal location would be on 185 (Conn. Ave) near the beltway so I can jump right on to get to Monday night orchestra rehearsals, as well as riding my bike to work. We’ll see.
I’ve been avoiding riding my bike to the metro and taking that, because I can reduce my commute time from 3 hours to 1 or less by driving. That, and oh yea… someone got shot recently on the path I took every day this past year. This is after the random stabbing. Not going to be going that way anytime soon.
I do need to get back out riding, however. I may have to start going elsewhere… or even driving to a spot to start. Thats a lot of effort… not sure I am up for that.
Internet Explorer 6 still stinks
Another day with a considerable chunk WASTED on IE6. What a totally irresponsible release.