http://www.eightdotthree.net eightdotthree.net is maintained for me to share, learn and experiment. Through monthly posting I hope to find my writing voice, develop as a designer and maybe provide something interesting. Hosting provided by Dreamhost. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:27:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I can't be the only gamer who doesn't understand all the high praise and perfect scores this game is getting. [10/10?](http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/869/869381p1.html), [A+?](http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3167589&p=37&sec=REVIEWS) Since when did game reviewers becomes such fan boys that they can over look so many frustrating flaws? First let me say that I respect the game and the ... http://www.eightdotthree.net/2008/06/is-grand-theft-auto-worthy-of-all-this-praise/ There are a lot of reasons why you need to use your turn signal when driving. The main reason being people need to know where you are going! This will be an on-going series from me bitching about jerk faces who don't use their turn signals. Turning right when a biker ... http://www.eightdotthree.net/2008/06/use-your-turn-signal-jerk-face-turning-right-when-a-biker-is-passing-you-in-the-bike-lane/ There are a lot of reasons why you need to use your turn signal when driving. The main reason being people need to know where you are going! This will be an on-going series from me bitching about jerk faces who don't use their turn signals. Turning left while a pedestrian ... http://www.eightdotthree.net/2008/06/use-your-turn-signal-jerk-face-turning-left-with-a-pedestrian-waits-to-cross/ __utbp_d='i7yggsgu63065w5owvfs';__utbp_u='8DOT3';__utbp_w=480;__utbp_h=360; http://www.eightdotthree.net/2008/06/not-sure-why-i-liked-this/ While I was away on vacation [VisitKC](http://www.visitkc.com/) launched successfully. I worked on the homepage Flash and a simple slide show that integrates with our REIgnition CMS on the [Locals](http://www.visitkc.com/locals-and-residents/index.aspx) and [Meeting Planners](http://www.visitkc.com/meeting-and-event-planners/index.aspx) homepages. Since its on the homepage, I had to take special care in loading the Flash and all of ... http://www.eightdotthree.net/2008/05/visitkc-launched/ Penelope seriously hates the Orbit commercials, she can be in a dead silent sleep and the horn will wake her up. http://www.eightdotthree.net/2008/05/penelope-orbitz-freakout/ I came across this error and am blogging about it so I won't forget the solution and maybe it will help someone else. 1172: Definition fl.video:VideoEvent could not be found. In order to access a number of the "fl" packages you need to have a component in your library. In this case ... http://www.eightdotthree.net/2008/05/1172-definition-flvideovideoevent-could-not-be-found/ After work on Friday Monica noticed that Pilar wasn't looking so hot. The next morning she was worse, she wasn't eating, drinking and was lethargic. Sunday morning we took her to the emergency vet and sadly she didn't come home with us. Apparently she had a chronic kidney problem, ... http://www.eightdotthree.net/2008/05/rip-pilar/ I am in the process of creating a common interface to control media players whether it be Adobe's VideoPlayer or [exanimo's](http://www.exanimo.com/) SoundPlayer. My initial desire was to have it accept Adobe's own Video Components like PlayPauseButton and SeekBar as well as my own custom controls, but I have run into ... http://www.eightdotthree.net/2008/05/adobes-video-ui-components-sigh/ I was shocked the other day when the news casually mentioned that Pittsburgh was #2 behind Los Angeles for most polluted city. Could have fooled me. I have been to LA and Phoenix and have seen the clouds of smog than linger over them. I was in Joshua Tree National ... http://www.eightdotthree.net/2008/05/pittsburghs-air-pollution/