Quoting Lebowski
A pet peeve of mine is seeing blog comments or tweets neigh-saying innovative strides in web development. I see the issue of cross-browser compatibility to be completely separate from forward thinking experimentation. This is about progress, which is essential to our industry. It’s like saying, “Those compact discs sound amazing, but they won’t fit in my tape deck.” As a cathartic design exercise, I made a cute little graphic illustrating my feelings on the subject. This may actually spark an entire series wherein I address common web gripes with movie quotes. In this case, I’ve used the words of The Dude from The Big Lebowski to sum up the whole durned thing.
Please don’t take it too seriously, and please do pardon the foul language. Remember, this isn’t about people who use Internet Explorer 6. It is about those who hinder progress by focusing on current or past conventions.
Feel free to download the desktop wallpaper if you happen to enjoy it.
9 Responses
The Dude abides.
Please make more. This is awesome.
I don’t think calling people who have to use IE at work assholes is very nice. Is there any way you can provide a service that forwards such a message to their IT admin/dept?
Ian, this isn’t about what browsers people use. It’s about not hindering progress by focusing on current or past conventions. I have no ill will towards any browser users whether they have a choice at work or not.
This couldn’t be more perfect, it absolutely identifies the frustration of fighting with an evil demon possessed hate machine.
nice.
right-click > Set As Desktop Background...
Just set it up as my background. That texture looks stellar.
My sentiments exactly.
This is perfect. Love it. Yes, please make more!
I’m writing a book on CSS3, and now I’m wondering if I should have titled it “You’re not wrong, you’re just an asshole.” Has such a ring to it.
Zoe, funny you should mention that. I’m working on a second one this weekend!