tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post2981898299371935565..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: The Strange Case Of The Post-Coital PupJames Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-30617030721477683102008-10-10T11:25:00.000-04:002008-10-10T11:25:00.000-04:00brendan,I didn't measure it either and won't. Our ...brendan,<BR/><BR/>I didn't measure it either and won't. Our impressions differ. Of course, books come in all sizes. The new width on my monitor looks comparable to a standard hardback book. The typical blogger template width looks close to a pocket paperback. How much the eye can take in varies from one reader to another. It is a product of reading habits, and for some of us, how recently the James Stripeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-10421152753846422682008-10-08T07:37:00.000-04:002008-10-08T07:37:00.000-04:00Oh, and shift-spacebar to scroll up.Okay, I'll go ...Oh, and shift-spacebar to scroll up.<BR/><BR/>Okay, I'll go away now.bjkeefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-69531158400695774272008-10-08T06:52:00.000-04:002008-10-08T06:52:00.000-04:00James Stripes:I like the wider columns for reading...James Stripes:<BR/><EM>I like the wider columns for reading long articles. The less scrolling I must do with the rodent, the more likely I'll read all the way through. The columns in my blog may be too wide, but yours now seem about right--much closer to book page width.</EM><BR/><BR/>I take your point about columns widened to book width. I was actually trying to decide if that's what I was bjkeefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-54593171039443586032008-10-07T13:07:00.000-04:002008-10-07T13:07:00.000-04:00Davis a moderate? That's like McCain being a mave...Davis a moderate? That's like McCain being a maverick. It's a creation, nothing more.<BR/><BR/>I lived in the NVA district next to his so got a *lot* of that asshat.<BR/><BR/>He's a classic crony capitalist. Much of his "government reform" reputation stemmed from his rampant desire to outsource most of it to companies in his district.<BR/><BR/>Fucking. Asshole. Good riddance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-34527814832792230472008-10-07T12:08:00.000-04:002008-10-07T12:08:00.000-04:00Nice place you got here. Really shame if anything...Nice place you got here. Really shame if anything happened to it, you know? Brown paper bag, out back; nothing gets hurt.<BR/><BR/><BR/>And yes, I weep bitter tears for those poor repubs. They didn't <I>mean</I> to be assholes.heydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509102502417886790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-56796305875651116082008-10-07T11:55:00.000-04:002008-10-07T11:55:00.000-04:00I like the wider columns for reading long articles...I like the wider columns for reading long articles. The less scrolling I must do with the rodent, the more likely I'll read all the way through. The columns in my blog may be too wide, but yours now seem about right--much closer to book page width.<BR/><BR/>Calling Tom Davis a moderate Republican is part of the general tilt that left Barry Goldwater near the middle some time back, and convicted James Stripeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-57020232412713932712008-10-07T03:17:00.000-04:002008-10-07T03:17:00.000-04:00DR:... I'll try out the percentage deal there--do ...DR:<BR/><BR/><EM>... I'll try out the percentage deal there--do you now that Blogger can do that?</EM><BR/><BR/>It seems to me that most Blogger-specific templates that I've looked at tend to specify widths in absolute terms, but I think this is mostly because design-oriented people are the way they are -- less interested in numbers, less interested in solving general problems, more interested inbjkeefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-51113773918943693262008-10-07T03:11:00.000-04:002008-10-07T03:11:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.bjkeefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-75465915757353720022008-10-06T18:17:00.000-04:002008-10-06T18:17:00.000-04:00I was taken in by the subheading, also, but when I...I was taken in by the subheading, also, but when I read Newt Gingrich's name in the first paragraph, I knew I'd been taken for a sucker. Yeah, poor Tom Davis. I guess the wealth re-distribution isn't so hot for Republican Congressmen anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-70687531753085667972008-10-06T18:00:00.000-04:002008-10-06T18:00:00.000-04:00...the latter were filled with secret Star Trek ad......<I>the latter were filled with secret </I>Star Trek<I> admirers</I>...<I>now rule the world.</I><BR/><BR/>Well, not quite. It's those who hit the bifecta of being both <I>Star Trek</I> and Barbara Walters admirers.<BR/><BR/>I, although a bit later than you, learned FORTRAN, but as apparently like you am more of a Aoi Sora fan, I rule precisely squat (well. I and Wells Fargo do rule a small Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-34154786243733548352008-10-06T17:07:00.000-04:002008-10-06T17:07:00.000-04:00I like the new look.Prof.I like the new look.<BR/><BR/>Prof.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-78962748557100660252008-10-06T17:00:00.000-04:002008-10-06T17:00:00.000-04:00Maybe the metatags could go below the sidebar pict...Maybe the metatags could go below the sidebar pictures? It would really help the width of both on my screen (Firefox).<BR/><BR/><I>His wife, Jeannemarie Devolites Davis, lost re-election as a Virginia state senator in 2007. </I><BR/><BR/>Damn, it's hard out there for a moderate. Or maybe folks just didn't want to vote for a woman who handed out the contents of her opponent's wife and kids in an Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652601001680591056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-45108234530534501862008-10-06T15:14:00.000-04:002008-10-06T15:14:00.000-04:00Thanks, brendan; I was looking for slightly wider ...Thanks, brendan; I was looking for slightly wider columns, but I haven't gotten to the leading yet, which would make them easier to read. I'll try out the percentage deal there--do you now that Blogger can do that?James Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-91170637412868502562008-10-06T14:48:00.000-04:002008-10-06T14:48:00.000-04:00Don't know if you're ready for feedback on the new...Don't know if you're ready for feedback on the new look yet, but if you are, here's one request: I like narrower columns when reading long passages of text.<BR/><BR/>Possibly, this is specifically one of the things you didn't like about your old layout, but if you're not dead-set on the new width, I hope you'll consider this.<BR/><BR/>Possible alternative: specify the width for the main body bjkeefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.com