Would ya like to take a survey? A List Apart is currently running its second annual Survey for People Who Make Websites. It’s 18 (very short) pages long and takes only a few minutes to complete. If you’re a web professional, or even just a web hobbyist, you should totally take it.

Just sayin’.

My friend (and former colleague) T.J. and I have been discussing a new project he’s working on at his job. It’s very pretty, but it is just too heavy in file size thanks to a Flash piece that’s to be included.

Me: is there *supposed* to be that expansive white space?
T.J.: no
T.J.: that’s the flash hole

It reminds me of the time I sat in a bagpiping class and the instructor reminded the students to keep their fingers on their A holes*. I, stifling laughter, said, “Okay, I have to go now!”

* Incidentally, there are two A holes on a bagpipe’s chanter, a high A and a low A; he referred to the high A hole, which is on the backside of the pipe chanter (diagram) and therefore made it even funnier. Oh, and did I mention the instructor is gay?

Typesites is a weekly showcase of great typography design on the web.

The Evolution of Websites: How 10 Popular Websites Have (And Have Not) Changed. Examining how site designs from Apple, Yahoo!, MTV and others developed over the years.

What could happen when an online shopping site goes haywire. (Warning: long load time.)

These are my links for 22 Jun through 25 Jun:

• pee and poo plush dolls * kiss & bajs | scandinavian details - The pee & poo set makes a fun, light-hearted tool for introducing your child to potty training (SSSH. It even makes a great gift for hard-to-please adults.)
• A Long Line for a Shorter Wait at the Supermarket (New York Times) - A relative newcomer to Manhattan is trying to teach the locals a new rule of living: the longer the line, the shorter the wait.
• Metroblogging DC: Maybe photography IS a crime - Wayan, Carl, myself and the rest of the DC Metblogs crew invite you out for a photo outing on what seems like the best day to do this: July 4th.
• Uncovering America: Fighting for Acceptance - Special Reports from CNN.com - From the basic desires for understanding to the complex issues of adoption and marriage, the LGBT community faces an array of challenges.
• If Architects Had to Work Like Web Designers - Please design and build me a house. I am not quite sure of what I need, so you should use your discretion.
• Second Life Without Sex Would Be a Sad Life, Indeed - There’s nothing virtual about the anxiety felt by Second Life residents these days.
• How Dumb Can a “Wizard” Get? - How can setting up a cell phone get that complicated?
• Machinist: Tech Blog, Tech News, Technology Articles - Salon - “No drop of milk oozes from the Apple teat without a crowd of journalists gathering to swallow it up,” writes Jack Shafer, Slate’s ever-clever media critic, in a piece launching his pre-iPhone “Apple Suck-Up Watch.” Shafer is the sort who reaches for his

These are my links for 12 Jun:

• Teen: Toilet Water Cleaner Than Fountain, Oregon Student Finds School’s Toilet Water Cleaner Than Fountain Water - Middle School student Kyleray Katherman had a hunch something was amiss with the school’s drinking fountain water. And right he was.
• FREE MySpace Background Color Pattern & Icon Gizmo - Mod-looking, customizable background images for websites
• Squidfingers / Patterns - Pixelated background images.

These are my links for 11 Jun:

• Vitamin Features » Web Design-isms: 7 Surefire Styles that Work - Glossy buttons, ornamental backgrounds, futuristic interfaces. We?ve all been guilty at one time or another of committing the 7 design-isms in this article from Larissa Meek. But that?s okay, she tells us, they?re classics for a reason.
• Ricky Martin to reign at NYC’s Puerto Rican parade | News | Advocate.com - Grammy-winning pop star Ricky Martin, chosen as the king of this weekend’s 50th annual Puerto Rican Day parade in New York City, said he’s excited for the sea of revelers but hopes no one will get out of hand.
• The innocence of the BBC on Flickr - Photo Sharing! - The BBC in part of its “Have your Say” campaign, accidentally published this image along with other members of the publics attempts at an alternative Olympics logo.

If you’re a web designer looking for some freelance work, Equality Lousiana needs your help. If you’re interested, send your contact info to email address redacted, and I’ll pass it on.