June 2010 – woowoowoo

Remember those sites that used to proudly pronounce that they were ‘Best viewed in Netscape 4 or above’, a practice we thankfully don’t see much of any more?
Well, today I had occasion to look something up on the Melbourne Bike Share website, and not being sure of the URL I ran it by Google with the following amusing result…

So, the service is “proudly supported by: This site is optimised for Internet Explorer 7.0 or newer…”, hmmm, presumably the letter B and the number 7 had a hand in it too!

Seriously though, it’s simply a warning for users of that outdated box of hammers that is IE6 to get with the program and upgrade. However, if it’s only meant for them, why are they broadcasting it to the world? Two words guys: Conditional Comments!

But why does it show up in the Google results this way? Because the supporters are represented by images WITH NO ALT TEXT! I’m sure they’d be delighted to know that!

Like every other Aussie with a passing interest in the world cup, I vaguely hoped that the match against Germany would result in some national pride – even if a win was out of the question! Alas, a drubbing at the hands of an in form outfit. Blame is being apportioned to various parties, but in the end, they were just way too good and the hapless socceroos could not contain them.

Of course there are stats everywhere about the games and who did what, but I was astonished to find this graphic in the (excellent) ESPN iPhone App. It’s a map of where each player’s average position was on the field. Germany, as you can clearly see, were a picture of composure and organisation.

Australia’s map, on the other hand, vaguely reminds me of the distribution pattern of chickens when you throw food on the ground.

I really don’t know what it all means, but it’s a starkly clear difference, ain’t it?

Month: June 2010

Code like it’s 1995!

spanked by the Germans