It’s that time of year again, when this blog celebrates its birthday! Today, The Thought Box is six years old and still going! I’m amazed at the growth that this blog has experienced over the past year. Though I was definitely busy for most of early 2015, I am still dedicated to writing new posts when I can. This year, …
With new features in CSS 3 such as animation and three-dimensional transforms, you can do some pretty amazing things. With multiple animations on one element, it’s possible to take a sprite sheet and animate it frame by frame. This tutorial assumes basic knowledge of CSS3. Knowing CSS3 animations is a plus.
Last time, I showed you how to turn a plane in Google Earth Flight Simulator. This was a 180 degree turn, achieved by turning the plane upside down in a loop-de-loop. Now, I’ll show you how to execute some other turns using other aerial maneuvers. First, you’ll need to get in the air. You can either take off from the …
last-child may be popular, but in many cases, it’s last-of-type that gets the job done. Even then, there are some subtle surprises that may surface.
I learned a lot of vocabulary just by going through typing lessons in fourth grade. Words such as “alfalfa”, “lads”, and “sass” were very common in the first few exercises, due to their exclusive use of the home row keys. I found most of these home-row words strange and esoteric, as if they were contrived solely for the purpose of …