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An interesting problem: a bunch of Struts Nested tags generate HTML. Separately, we write some Javascript that makes use of getElementById() to find some of the generated elements. This works in Internet Explorer, but fails miserably in FireFox. Why? Well, it turns out that Struts Nested tags generate elements that have a name attribute but not an id. Separately, IE actually does the wrong thing with getElementById(): if a search by id fails, it will try to match by name; that’s fundamentally broken. It’d be fine if a bunch of libraries and other functions didn’t prefer the use of ids, and if other browsers did the same thing. They don’t and we’re stuck with the mess. Let’s clean it up. The right thing to do would be to cripple the IE version into the...

Graph visualisation of websites (needs Java) very funky. Interestingly and perhaps more practical, you can do something similar with Python code. ... (29 words)Software Python Internet graph graphing website map tool code...

The Da Vinci Deception - 66/40 - K-House(Link) ''Dan Brown's bestselling book, The DaVinci Code is a real page-turner but constitutes an intentional and very malicious attack on the person of Jesus Christ and Christianity. It has caused much confusion among those inadequately informed about the origins of the Gospels and the history of the early church.'' ... (57 words)Podcast Christian DaVinci Deception Code Christianity Gospel JesusChrist Jesus DanBrown...

I have been making Church websites for just about as long as I have been on the Internet and time was coming round for a refresh for my local church's site. Instead of just tidying up the CSS I wanted to use a new CMS (Plone was a major possibility). ... (182 words)Christian Python Internet Angus Church Website CMS Firedrop video photographs Carnoustie...

IronPython has settled into Codeplex (Link) ''IronPython is the code name of the new Implementation Running on .NET of the Python programming language. It supports an interactive interpreter with fully dynamic compilation.'' It is a while since I have touched it. ... (66 words)Software Python IronPython Python .Net...

Further up the coast is the interesting Montrose Basin and Arbroath Harbour. Sadly the level of detail is still pretty poor (though you can make out the shape) though I am sure Google are working on it. ... (85 words)Internet General Angus Montrose CuttySark Harbour Arbroath Basin Boats...

The reaction to this film has been rather interesting to watch. Some good and some bad. The opportunity to tell the real [1] story has been taken but sadly the existence of the book, game and film has been challenged. ... (178 words)Christian Paul DaVinci Jesus DanBrown Reaction preaching religion christian...

This is rather fun - I won't reveal my score. Lateral Thinking Problems - Preconceptions(Link) ''Lateral thinking problems that challange your preconceptions.'' ... (22 words)Fun Mindhack puzzle lateral thinking...

Michael Ford posted my Bookmarklet for Firedrop to his blog. However it looks like ReST messed it up so here it is (this is a HTML post). ... (49 words)Internet Software Python Blogging FireDrop Bookmarklets...

The latest version of Firedrop2 is out including some code by little ol' me. There's some more interesting stuff coming in future versions. ... (83 words)Firedrop Blogging Blog Offline OSS OpenSource...

BBC NEWS | Scotland | Highlands and Islands | Thieves steal 8ft carpet python(Link) ''Thieves have stolen an 8ft snake from the home of a reptile rescue volunteer in the Highlands.Lorna Watt, 27, was fostering carpet python, Diesel, when it was taken from her flat in South Kessock, Inverness.'' ... (49 words)Python Scotland Highlands Islands Python Snake Kessock Inverness...