Minor Site Update: Website 24.1

Posted September 8, 2014, 8:30 p.m.

I have just launched a minor update to Off on a Tangent, which brings the version to 24.1. Minor updates like this are where I launch noticeable (but relatively small) changes to the style and functionality of the site. Here are some of the things that have changed:

Style Adjustments: I have adjusted the gray to be lighter than it was and to add a slight blue tint, which makes the site a bit more ‘airy’ and modern than it was. I have also improved the styling of the ‘leaders’ on the home page (politics, faith, and liberty), along with a number of other tweaks and adjustments. I’ve also brought back the ‘pinned’ menu and branding that sticks at the top as you scroll.
More Polish for Mobiles: Website 24.0 was the first responsive version of Off on a Tangent, meaning that it adjusts itself on-the-fly for whatever kind of device and screen size you are using. There were some rough edges on mobile phones, which I think are mostly worked-out now.
Groundwork for the Election: As in past years, Off on a Tangent will carry political endorsements for every office and issue on my ballot this year, and we’ll have live results on election night. In the past, this has been handled on a dedicated election site . . . but this year I will be moving everything back to the main site. Although the code for this is not yet complete, much of the groundwork is now in place to support this.
Bug-Fixes and Enhancements: I have addressed a number of bugs and made a number of improvements to the site, particular in the performance area. The site should be noticeably faster now, and the amount of bandwidth you need to pull down should be significantly reduced from where it was.

I continue to support the most recent two versions of each major desktop, tablet, and mobile browser . . . so if you see any issues or if anything isn’t working right for you, please let me know!

Scott Bradford has been putting his opinions on his website since 1995—before most people knew what a website was. He has been a professional web developer in the public- and private-sector for over twenty years. He is an independent constitutional conservative who believes in human rights and limited government, and a Catholic Christian whose beliefs are summarized in the Nicene Creed. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from George Mason University. He loves Pink Floyd and can play the bass guitar . . . sort-of. He’s a husband, pet lover, amateur radio operator, and classic AMC/Jeep enthusiast.

Quotes

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

This would be a great time in the world for some man to come along that knew something.

Freedom and not servitude is the cure of anarchy; as religion, and not atheism, is the true remedy for superstition.

The restless busy nature of the world, this I declare is at the root of pain.

The more project management you do the less likely your project is to succeed.

Friendship is a reciprocal arrangement. You are not morally obliged to support someone who is making the world a worse place.

But if there is anything that compelled me to write this book, it is to show that success is more a function of consistent common sense than of genius.

Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious we may be, we cannot count upon the moderation, or hope to extinguish the ambition of others.

The line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?

To be punished is not an evil; but it is an evil to be made worthy of punishment.

Why is it that thirty years after the greatest revolution in history, the Communists have not produced one single inspired work of the mind? What is our lack? . . . I asked at last: can it be God?

To flee vice is the beginning of virtue, and to have got rid of folly is the beginning of wisdom.

Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor Liberty to purchase power.

Does any man suppose that one general national government can exist in so extensive a country as this?

We’re all putting on an act and hoping the audience buys it.

All religions, arts, and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man’s life.

No person shall . . . be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

The revolution of the United States was the result of a mature and dignified taste for freedom, and not of a vague or ill-defined craving for independence.

The reason why we love those who are straightforward is that they make known the truth, and the knowledge of the truth, considered in itself, is a desirable thing.