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**Kopimi** · 5th July 2012

So I'm trying to figure out CSS and HTML...

How did I do for a first try?

text on the right side is confusing because there's no divider between it and the post content, i would take it off the lined paper and put it to the side of it. the date text on the left side of the page should be smaller and a bit further from the red line (more padding), the top navigation bar text is a bit too big and the bottom bar needs more padding. the design itself though looks really cool. you should mess with line-height or w/e and try to get the text to line up with the lined paper.

**HTF** · 5th July 2012

TerabyteS_ posted:

I was feeling bored so I spent the evening making random logos

Those are really nice bro, I wish I could do shit like this.

**Kopimi** · 6th July 2012

need a bit of freelancing advice

long story short, i wrote an ecommerce system for a local business 2 years ago and said "i'm not going anywhere, i'll be able to help whenever you need it". 2 years later they're still hiring me and giving me more and more work that i just don't have any interest in doing (i don't need the money that much and honestly i could probably be making more if i had time for other jobs), but i've felt obliged to work for them because of how long we've been working together and because i claimed i would be there for support. now they're asking me to rip out a huge part of the backend and replace it with services from fedex and their bank's merchant services, and i simply don't have the time (or desire) to do it. i called them today and tried telling them i simply can't get all this done in the timeframe they need it done in, and they guilt tripped me saying that i claimed i would "always be there", and saying they wouldn't have hired me in the first place if they had known they would have to deal with this headache of finding someone else to pick up where i left off. i told them i would help their new developer and give him all the info he needs to log in and edit the site, as well as explain how the system itself works, but they've managed to twist it into "ill have my fedex guy call you tomorrow so you can get some help" and hang up. they're absolutely convinced integrating it is a 1-2-3 setup, and i'm assuming it's because fedex thinks we're using an existing ecommerce framework which they already have a plugin ready for (we aren't). now i feel like i'm stuck with a todo list i never agreed to, but i'm afraid to be too blunt about saying "i'm done" because the client has given me so much work in the past (and theyre very wealthy and i'm afraid they'll muck up my reputation).

any advice?

wizard` · 6th July 2012

TerabyteS_ posted:

I was feeling bored so I spent the evening making random logos

Everything that you do is so clean, refined and a pleasure to look at but I really think you should try using colour more... and not blue.

**TerabyteS_** · 6th July 2012

wizard` posted:

Everything that you do is so clean, refined and a pleasure to look at

Logos should be able to carry a feeling even in black and white so I think it's a better idea to design them like that.

I really think you should try using colour more... and not blue.

What are you referring to?

Edited:

Kopimi posted:

need a bit of freelancing advice

long story short, i wrote an ecommerce system for a local business 2 years ago and said "i'm not going anywhere, i'll be able to help whenever you need it". 2 years later they're still hiring me and giving me more and more work that i just don't have any interest in doing (i don't need the money that much and honestly i could probably be making more if i had time for other jobs), but i've felt obliged to work for them because of how long we've been working together and because i claimed i would be there for support. now they're asking me to rip out a huge part of the backend and replace it with services from fedex and their bank's merchant services, and i simply don't have the time (or desire) to do it. i called them today and tried telling them i simply can't get all this done in the timeframe they need it done in, and they guilt tripped me saying that i claimed i would "always be there", and saying they wouldn't have hired me in the first place if they had known they would have to deal with this headache of finding someone else to pick up where i left off. i told them i would help their new developer and give him all the info he needs to log in and edit the site, as well as explain how the system itself works, but they've managed to twist it into "ill have my fedex guy call you tomorrow so you can get some help" and hang up. they're absolutely convinced integrating it is a 1-2-3 setup, and i'm assuming it's because fedex thinks we're using an existing ecommerce framework which they already have a plugin ready for (we aren't). now i feel like i'm stuck with a todo list i never agreed to, but i'm afraid to be too blunt about saying "i'm done" because the client has given me so much work in the past (and theyre very wealthy and i'm afraid they'll muck up my reputation).

any advice?

Just start squeezing money out of them until they cannot bear you anymore and they'll let you go.

**Jelly** · 6th July 2012

Kopimi posted:

need a bit of freelancing advice

long story short, i wrote an ecommerce system for a local business 2 years ago and said "i'm not going anywhere, i'll be able to help whenever you need it". 2 years later they're still hiring me and giving me more and more work that i just don't have any interest in doing (i don't need the money that much and honestly i could probably be making more if i had time for other jobs), but i've felt obliged to work for them because of how long we've been working together and because i claimed i would be there for support. now they're asking me to rip out a huge part of the backend and replace it with services from fedex and their bank's merchant services, and i simply don't have the time (or desire) to do it. i called them today and tried telling them i simply can't get all this done in the timeframe they need it done in, and they guilt tripped me saying that i claimed i would "always be there", and saying they wouldn't have hired me in the first place if they had known they would have to deal with this headache of finding someone else to pick up where i left off. i told them i would help their new developer and give him all the info he needs to log in and edit the site, as well as explain how the system itself works, but they've managed to twist it into "ill have my fedex guy call you tomorrow so you can get some help" and hang up. they're absolutely convinced integrating it is a 1-2-3 setup, and i'm assuming it's because fedex thinks we're using an existing ecommerce framework which they already have a plugin ready for (we aren't). now i feel like i'm stuck with a todo list i never agreed to, but i'm afraid to be too blunt about saying "i'm done" because the client has given me so much work in the past (and theyre very wealthy and i'm afraid they'll muck up my reputation).

any advice?

Why did you write a custom ecommerce solution for in the first place?

**Kopimi** · 6th July 2012

Jelly posted:

Why did you write a custom ecommerce solution for in the first place?

low budget and lack of experience, definitely learned my lesson and will never do it again

**jetboy** · 6th July 2012

Kopimi posted:

need a bit of freelancing advice

long story short, i wrote an ecommerce system for a local business 2 years ago and said "i'm not going anywhere, i'll be able to help whenever you need it". 2 years later they're still hiring me and giving me more and more work that i just don't have any interest in doing (i don't need the money that much and honestly i could probably be making more if i had time for other jobs), but i've felt obliged to work for them because of how long we've been working together and because i claimed i would be there for support. now they're asking me to rip out a huge part of the backend and replace it with services from fedex and their bank's merchant services, and i simply don't have the time (or desire) to do it. i called them today and tried telling them i simply can't get all this done in the timeframe they need it done in, and they guilt tripped me saying that i claimed i would "always be there", and saying they wouldn't have hired me in the first place if they had known they would have to deal with this headache of finding someone else to pick up where i left off. i told them i would help their new developer and give him all the info he needs to log in and edit the site, as well as explain how the system itself works, but they've managed to twist it into "ill have my fedex guy call you tomorrow so you can get some help" and hang up. they're absolutely convinced integrating it is a 1-2-3 setup, and i'm assuming it's because fedex thinks we're using an existing ecommerce framework which they already have a plugin ready for (we aren't). now i feel like i'm stuck with a todo list i never agreed to, but i'm afraid to be too blunt about saying "i'm done" because the client has given me so much work in the past (and theyre very wealthy and i'm afraid they'll muck up my reputation).

any advice?

You could always outsource it.

**swift and shift** · 6th July 2012

Jelly posted:

Why did you write a custom ecommerce solution for in the first place?

NIH syndrome

Backslash · 6th July 2012

Alcapwne posted:

www.twipsum.org

It's pretty much finished, I'll just be making improvements and changes as I see fit - any ideas?

it worked perfect for me.

**camacazie638** · 6th July 2012

Coldfusion69 posted:

http://totalsmite.com

would like some advice

The red titles are a personal strain to my eyes; "Latest Threads" specifically.

**/dev/sda1** · 6th July 2012

camacazie638 posted:

The red titles are a personal strain to my eyes; "Latest Threads" specifically.

thought you meant facepunch titles.

cas97 · 7th July 2012

I've been playing around in a virtual machine for a little bit, because I plan to move to a vps, and I have been trying to setup Nginx as it's much faster than Apache. I've followed this HowToForge tutorial as well as a few other miscellaneous articles, and everything has gone okay so far. Except,
• I can't figure out Nginx's equivalent of Apache's VirtualHosts, and I'd like to host multiple domains on a single vps. Right now I still have the "default" and a "costeira.local" sym-linked in sites-available and sites-enabled like they should be, and I've edited default to point to a different location, and it does work, but costeira.local isn't going to where I've set the root.

Code:

server { listen 80; server_name costeira.local; access_log /var/log/nginx/costeira_local.access.log; root /var/www/costeira.local/htdocs; index index.php index.html; location / { try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html; } }

I do have it setup in my computer's hosts file.
Hur, Chrome apparently didn't pick up on that whole hosts file part, even after restarting the entire computer, apparently. Works now.√
• Wordpress cannot connect to MySQL. I've connected to it within the vm, but for some reason WP can't login or connect. Maybe I'm missing something?
Any other tips I should know are greatly appreciated!

Thanks.

Richy19 · 7th July 2012

Asked in the questions thread but no one seemed to answer, whats a good domain registrar(with cheap .co.uk) to go with?

**swift and shift** · 7th July 2012

Richy19 posted:

Asked in the questions thread but no one seemed to answer, whats a good domain registrar(with cheap .co.uk) to go with?

gandi are good, but not cheap

**KmartSqrl** · 7th July 2012

Give me cute names for a todo list app.

Edited:

swift and shift posted:

gandi are good, but not cheap

I think domain names are pretty cheap no matter where you get them and I think it's definitely worth it to spring for someone with superior service/product like gandi.

**swift and shift** · 7th July 2012

KmartSqrl posted:

Give me cute names for a todo list app.

todo.lyifr

**/dev/sda1** · 7th July 2012

Server addon/gamemode installer.
Surprisingly simple.

EDIT:
Here, enjoy a public demo:

http://coronia.info:5555
Username is Creo
Password is YepYepYep

Enjoy.

Richy19 · 7th July 2012

swift and shift posted:

gandi are good, but not cheap

KmartSqrl posted:

I think domain names are pretty cheap no matter where you get them and I think it's definitely worth it to spring for someone with superior service/product like gandi.

Ahh thanks, what about hosting? Is it stil lithiumhosting that you reccoment?

**swift and shift** · 7th July 2012

i never recommended lithium hosting.

shared hosting is for schmucks

**acpm** · 7th July 2012

swift and shift posted:

i never recommended lithium hosting.

shared hosting is for schmucks

who's a good practical host

toaster468 · 7th July 2012

amcfaggot posted:

who's a good practical host

Depends if you want shared hosting or not. Some people here buy VPSs since they want the full core and stuff. But it just depends on the site, somethings you shouldn't put on shared hosting in order to be a good neighbor.

**Jelly** · 7th July 2012

[4:12:37 AM] stykky: race = (winner, runners...) ->
print winner, runners

how can it do this?

race = function() {
var runners, winner;
winner = arguments[0], runners = 2 <= arguments.length ? __slice.call(arguments, 1) : [];
return print(winner, runners);
};
[4:12:55 AM] stykky: it is impossible logically

[4:14:38 AM] stykky: but logically it is impossible that the different istructions can do it the same, a part of istruction aren't written

[4:16:48 AM] stykky: this has a logical for me
number = -42 if opposite
means
if (opposite) {
number = -42;
}
[4:17:01 AM] stykky: but the previous example doesn t

[4:19:12 AM] stykky: but without logical, i think that...also to fix it, i think there is a logical in what you write...my mum makes me so lol

[4:22:39 AM] stykky: coffeescript is easier than javascript but, i think, must have more logical...infact to fix a program written in cs, i think you must have it in what you write

[4:26:12 AM] stykky: i have dinner...i leave the pc switchs on (spero si scriva cosi pd)

Trying to explain CoffeeScript to one of TerabyteS_ Italian friends. It's... a challenge.

Edited:

To keep this post relevant, I'm working on a nodejs connect asset compiler since as of the most recent connect and future releases of express the asset compiler it's been removed.