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What Every College Student Should Know

Just because you live right next to a public (floor) restroom does not mean you should walk barefoot in it. It’s no different than walking around in some nasty ass gas station bathroom. Don’t do it!

If you use Febreze, it means something is not clean. Febreze does not clean, nor does it make something smell clean, try Tide.

Playing your music so loud that everyone can hear it is not cool. Ask any of your neighbors and they will hate you for it.

Don’t bother trying to change someone’s mind about politics. It will only end up in a contest of who can talk louder.

Stealing someone’s towel while they’re in the shower will only be the beginning of a terrible war. Be prepared for wet clothes, sticky door knobs, and every prank in the book.

No matter where you go, you will always have the cocky high school football player in your proximity. Don’t worry though, it’s not high school anymore.

The half cologne, half body odor, half alcohol musk coming from your room not only makes paint peel, it tells anyone walking by to stay away.

Tags: college, hygiene, rant

Facebook Chat on EVERY Page

When I open Firefox the first thing I go to is my Facebook and I keep it open the duration of my web experience. Instead of keeping a tab open for my Facebook, I want the Facebook chat to be available on every page. I don’t care how it’s done, but I think it would be extremely popular (especially among myself). With the ability to have it open and functional on every page, users could post cool links and chat any time while navigating the web.

There could be many ways of adding Facebook chat to every page. There could be a browser plugin, maybe a Greasemonkey script, or use Facebook’s Connect feature. The Facebook chat bar could be used for more than just chat, it could be used as a login for sites using Facebook Connect.

I want this and I don’t think it would be too difficult to pull off. If it already exists please put a link in the comments. I thank you in advance.

Would you use this if it were available? Am I asking for something no one else would use? Leave your opinion in the comments.

Tags: browser, chat, connect, facebook, network, web

Eyesore Craigslist

Just over the past weekend I have visited Craigslist every hour. Why? Keeping a close eye on newly posted cars. Now that I have found the perfect car, I’m questioning the design of Craigslist. I know the creators were going for simple, quick design, but I think Craigslist needs some minor tweaks to keep its user’s eyes from bleeding.

I think the biggest problem is how easy it is to skip over something. If they were to add better divisions between each posting I wouldn’t have to do double triple takes to make sure I’m seeing everything.

Craigslist can keep it simple, but tweak the design and space the whole thing out. Maybe change the colors to something more modern. While I was writing this I found this great Smashing Magazine article about redesigning Craigslist. I don’t think I would go that much into changing the site, but I do agree on many of the ideas they bring up.

Would you change Craigslist?

Tags: classifieds, craigslist, simple