Dave wrote under the heading "Stop trying to do something 'right' and do something that works":
I'm on a web development mailing list where recently someone asked about the "3 column" web page layout. He was using tables, but wanted a "better" solution, so several posts regarding CSS layout followed. Then the following arrived:
Stop trying to be 'right' and just do something that works.
The implication being, go back to tables; it's a simple page requiring a simple solution. I've talked about this sort of siutation before and I tend to fall into the 'right' camp. I often...
Battlestar Galactica returns to Sky next week, and the Radio Times quite properly marks the occasion with a writeup on Tuesday's daily choices page. "The best thing on the box ... unsurpassable TV drama", reviewer Mark Braxton says. "Long may it continue." Couldn't agree more.
But he does rather spoil his glowing review because he feels the need to add a little caveat: "BG's great strength has always been not alienating non-sci-fiers with dominions of Tharg or federations of Sisk." In other words, it's alright to like this show because it's proper drama, not like those other sci-fi programs that are...