Playing with code
June 14, 2008
Spending this morning trying to unlock the wonders of CSS. I’m trying to create a better look for this website than the template provided by WordPress. Of course, I have no experience whatsoever with CSS, but what the heck, that won’t stop the experimentation.
I like the overall look and feel of this page, and especially the header, but the all-caps title screams way too loud & I can’t change that. Sorry, I’ll do what I can to turn down the volume.
Update Sun. a.m.: looks like I’ve run into the limits of “WordPress.com” vs. do-it-yourself hosting via “WordPress.org.” More investigation required.
Update Fri. a.m.: well, we tossed the whole thing and started over. Hope everyone likes the new look when it’s done.
“Hardwares” and “softwares”
June 13, 2008
Yesterday, I saw a travel site with the standard warnings about China — don’t let exotic Asian women trap you on the street, watch for fake RMB, and so forth. Hey, you too might wind up naked on YouTube if you mess up!
This statement under China caught my eye:
Though China’s hardwares (buildings, decoration etc.) are chasing very fast but the softwares (thinking, mind-set and attitude) and people’s mind-set have at least 10 to 15 years difference. What an interesting and elegant way of capturing the zeitgeist.
The table on that page is worth the price of admission. Priceless.
“Mini Police Car”
Welcome
June 13, 2008
Welcome to my blog. I’ll be a Fulbright professor in China at the China University of Political Science and Law beginning in February, 2009, and this blog will record my pre-trip planning and the trip itself.
