Comments on: For the benefit of Mr Kite… http://crookedtimber.org/2003/07/08/for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:43:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul http://crookedtimber.org/2003/07/08/for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Paul Wed, 09 Jul 2003 04:43:13 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=4#comment-100 Good luck with your Fourierism! Good luck with your Fourierism!

]]> By: Gary Farber http://crookedtimber.org/2003/07/08/for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Gary Farber Wed, 09 Jul 2003 02:44:06 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=4#comment-99 Good show! I have immediately blogrolled you (which is, I assure you, damn rare. <i>Damn</i> rare! :-) I look forward to much pleasure in reading of this site, as well as deriving useful information. Good show! I have immediately blogrolled you (which is, I assure you, damn rare. Damn rare! :-) I look forward to much pleasure in reading of this site, as well as deriving useful information.

]]> By: Julia Grey http://crookedtimber.org/2003/07/08/for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Julia Grey Wed, 09 Jul 2003 01:28:19 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=4#comment-98 Oh...I forgot to say, sincere best wishes for a long and happy run to a few very interesting gents. Oh…I forgot to say, sincere best wishes for a long and happy run to a few very interesting gents.

]]> By: Julia Grey http://crookedtimber.org/2003/07/08/for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Julia Grey Wed, 09 Jul 2003 01:25:32 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=4#comment-97 I want to hear from Maturin or his reasonable facsimile. I have a crush on that man. I hear Stephen Rea is going to play him in the movie. Jack Aubrey is going to be played by Russell Crowe. Rea is okay, but Crowe is NOT who I had in mind for Aubrey. I want to hear from Maturin or his reasonable facsimile. I have a crush on that man. I hear Stephen Rea is going to play him in the movie. Jack Aubrey is going to be played by Russell Crowe. Rea is okay, but Crowe is NOT who I had in mind for Aubrey.

]]> By: aphrael http://crookedtimber.org/2003/07/08/for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-96 aphrael Tue, 08 Jul 2003 23:45:46 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=4#comment-96 Kieran - I'm using IE 6.0.2800.1106 on windows 2000 Pro. I have a huge desktop space and consequently small type in windows, so i'd set my font size to 'largest'; if i drop it down to 'medium' it looks closer to what it looks like under Opera. Kieran – I’m using IE 6.0.2800.1106 on windows 2000 Pro. I have a huge desktop space and consequently small type in windows, so i’d set my font size to ‘largest’; if i drop it down to ‘medium’ it looks closer to what it looks like under Opera.

]]> By: Kieran Healy http://crookedtimber.org/2003/07/08/for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Kieran Healy Tue, 08 Jul 2003 23:04:23 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=4#comment-95 Moz 1.4 under Win 2000 works fine for me. So does IE6 on Win 2000. This is so at all resolutions from 800x600 to 1280x864. Safari (Mac), IE5 (Mac) and Konqueror (Linux) have had no problems. The most problematic browser seems to be IE5/windows. I would really be depressed to hear that IE6 rendered differently under different versions of Windows. I don't know why I can't reproduce the problem with IE6 and Mozilla 1.4 on my Win2000 machine. Are your default font sizes set high or something? This is quite frustrating. Moz 1.4 under Win 2000 works fine for me. So does IE6 on Win 2000. This is so at all resolutions from 800×600 to 1280×864. Safari (Mac), IE5 (Mac) and Konqueror (Linux) have had no problems. The most problematic browser seems to be IE5/windows. I would really be depressed to hear that IE6 rendered differently under different versions of Windows. I don’t know why I can’t reproduce the problem with IE6 and Mozilla 1.4 on my Win2000 machine. Are your default font sizes set high or something? This is quite frustrating.

]]> By: msw http://crookedtimber.org/2003/07/08/for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-94 msw Tue, 08 Jul 2003 22:47:08 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=4#comment-94 I'd like to confirm the above sentiments: 1. Love your other blogs and plan to visit often. 2. The layout has issues. I have to reduce my font size significantly on Mozilla 1.4 to prevent spillover from the sidebars. msw I’d like to confirm the above sentiments: 1. Love your other blogs and plan to visit often. 2. The layout has issues. I have to reduce my font size significantly on Mozilla 1.4 to prevent spillover from the sidebars. msw

]]> By: Ikram Saeed http://crookedtimber.org/2003/07/08/for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Ikram Saeed Tue, 08 Jul 2003 20:49:36 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=4#comment-93 Looking forward to reading this. Great name. And to begin the griping immediately -- the main text column is kind of narrow, and the font used is huge (but not superbly readable). IS the design a work-in-progress, or faitly fixed? Looking forward to reading this. Great name. And to begin the griping immediately—the main text column is kind of narrow, and the font used is huge (but not superbly readable). IS the design a work-in-progress, or faitly fixed?

]]> By: RR Ryan http://crookedtimber.org/2003/07/08/for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-92 RR Ryan Tue, 08 Jul 2003 20:35:53 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=4#comment-92 This is a definite addition to my daily reading list. Best of luck and have fun. This is a definite addition to my daily reading list. Best of luck and have fun.

]]> By: Ross http://crookedtimber.org/2003/07/08/for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Ross Tue, 08 Jul 2003 19:46:40 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=4#comment-91 Congratulations and best of luck on your new joint adventure. Where's the hogshead of real fire? Congratulations and best of luck on your new joint adventure. Where’s the hogshead of real fire?

]]> By: aphrael http://crookedtimber.org/2003/07/08/for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-90 aphrael Tue, 08 Jul 2003 18:13:19 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=4#comment-90 Congratulations on the new blog; I expect it to quickly become one of the best on the web. I will read it as often as I am able. <p>However, I have one small complaint: there's a problem with your template such that under IE 6.0.2800.1106, the blogroll on the right overlaps the text box and makes the last word or two of each line difficult to read. Similarly the calendar is overlapping the left of the text area. A screenshot of what i'm seeing (in case the description is insufficiently lucid) is at http://www.discontent.com/~aphrael/img/crooked_timber.jpg. (The text is nigh illegible in the screenshot because I used lossy compression; it actually displays fine other than the overlap). Congratulations on the new blog; I expect it to quickly become one of the best on the web. I will read it as often as I am able.

However, I have one small complaint: there’s a problem with your template such that under IE 6.0.2800.1106, the blogroll on the right overlaps the text box and makes the last word or two of each line difficult to read. Similarly the calendar is overlapping the left of the text area. A screenshot of what i’m seeing (in case the description is insufficiently lucid) is at http://www.discontent.com/~aphrael/img/crooked_timber.jpg. (The text is nigh illegible in the screenshot because I used lossy compression; it actually displays fine other than the overlap).

]]> By: David Weman http://crookedtimber.org/2003/07/08/for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-89 David Weman Tue, 08 Jul 2003 18:05:58 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=4#comment-89 I expect this to be a daily read. Best of Luck. I expect this to be a daily read. Best of Luck.

]]> By: Nicholas Packwood http://crookedtimber.org/2003/07/08/for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Nicholas Packwood Tue, 08 Jul 2003 14:46:55 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=4#comment-88 Best of luck with your flâneurie. Best of luck with your flâneurie.

]]> By: Theodopoulos Pherecydes http://crookedtimber.org/2003/07/08/for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Theodopoulos Pherecydes Tue, 08 Jul 2003 14:39:50 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=4#comment-87 It would be nice if I could read it...the posts bleed into the border. It would be nice if I could read it…the posts bleed into the border.

]]> By: Boomshock http://crookedtimber.org/2003/07/08/for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Boomshock Tue, 08 Jul 2003 13:15:34 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=4#comment-86 Congratulations on the new blog! I'll add it to my blogroll so that I can check back regularly. Good luck! Congratulations on the new blog! I’ll add it to my blogroll so that I can check back regularly. Good luck!

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