I’ve done it again, much to my chagrin.  I’ve set up another MySpace account.  I wouldn’t have done it, but frankly, right now it’s the only way for me to re-establish some semblance of contact with a few of my high school classmates.  Oh, the things I do for my friends…

In the process, though, I’ve discovered yet another terrible layout idea – opacity.  Specifically, making just about everything on the page opaque just so that the background design can be seen.  It’s obvious that those who employ this particular technique know nothing about web page design.  Opacity can be a good technique – when used in moderation.  Making an entire page opaque, however, is a very bad idea because it makes everything super-difficult to read.  And I’m not one of those ultra-patient folks who will labor through it just to find out what’s new. 

Oy, MySpace is still evil.  But in this case, I have good reason to live with it – at least for the time being.