Sooo happy with how much faster my site is now that it’s on a new server and an all new codebase.
For anyone trying to make sense out of the whole IE8 X-UA-Compatible nonsense, James Bennet's explanation is almost certainly the most well-thought out and easy-to-understand one you're going to find. I now have an opinion on this matter. I'm with James: X-No-Thanks.
But even though I have an opinion, it’s not a very strong one. Why? Because, quite frankly, I’m just not that interested. If X-UA-Compatible lands in IE8, I'll suck it up and spend 20 minutes putting the tag in all my sites, toss a few more curse words Microsoft's way, and move the fuck on. Ultimately, for those of us doing standards-based work, this isn't that big a deal. If we're doing things right, and this actually happens, it means we have to put one measly meta tag in our code form now on. Big f’ing deal.
Here’s hoping it doesn’t ever happen, though. Visit site »
A wonderful pano of Green Lake (in north Seattle), taken today by Tabb Firchau — who was, apparently, hovering in midair when he snapped the shot. It’s a slightly snowy day in Seattle (about as snowy as it ever gets here, from what I understand), and the ice on Green Lake coupled with the dramatic clouds really makes for a beautiful shot.
I wish I knew more about how it was done.
Update: It seems they have some sort of helicam that does these. Awesome. Here’s the index of them — Seattleites, see also Gas Works, Seattle Center, and Quest Field. Thanks for the help, Sara. :) Visit site »