Thanks to all of you who shared opinions on the color scheme issue I asked about yesterday, the input is appreciated (it also really looks like the bug that clogged up the messageboards so often seems dead, yay). Certainly the suggestion a few offered to enable custom color schemes is worth exploring, but I was (and still am) interested in facts and theories relating to light on dark text versus the reverse as it relates to ease of viewing and eyestrain. One of the more interesting responses suggested that the two don't go hand-in-hand, and a screen that is easiest to read doesn't mean it's not more prone to causing a strain on the eyes, but I'm not sure what color scheme a site should use if this is the case, but anyway... Finally, while recapping this stuff, one of the responses suggested that many pages went black way back when as a protest to support free speech, and this is indeed when this site originally changed from a white background to a black one (this was either 4-5 years ago or during the McCarthy hearings, I forget which). the other interesting note that came up about page design was the theory that sans serif fonts are actually desirable for body text on monitors (which once again, reverses the logic that's been taught for centuries now in the print world).

Link of the Day: URent-a-Relative. Thanks Ant.
Story of the Day: Guerrero acquitted of drug charges (ESPN). "Former major leaguer Pedro Guerrero was acquitted of drug conspiracy charges Tuesday, after his attorney argued that his low IQ prevented him from understanding that he had agreed to a drug deal." Thanks Mike.