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10 Lines or Fewer: A CSS Design Challenge (10lines.tumblr.com)

12 points by tehdik ↗ HN
I'm constantly thinking about ways to make something elegant, thoughtful, and simple using a minimal amount of code. I decided to set up a Tumblr page to help gather ideas. The goal is to add 10 lines (or fewer) of CSS to a few lines of HTML, and make something unique.

Let me know what you think, and if you have a few minutes go ahead and submit something.

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joebadmo
I would have gone with "Ten Lines or Fewer," but it's a neat design constraint. Some cool examples, too.
tehdik
Oh wow you're right. "Less" is grammatically incorrect but it has a nice ring to it.
joebadmo
The alliteration is nice, but to me it really sticks out as an error. It's a pretty common one, though, so I wouldn't feel too bad about it.

I don't know if it's even a commonly recognized enough error to warrant changing, but you should take into consideration that at least some people will notice. It's that little bit of polish sometimes...

tehdik
Fixed!

Less milk. Fewer crayons. (1st grade lesson)

pbhjpbhj
If you partially melt a pack of 12 crayons congealing them together to some extent and then break off 38.2% into my pencil box. Do I have "less crayons" than you or fewer?
joebadmo
Less crayon and fewer crayons.
pbhjpbhj
Aww, you're no fun anymore.
pbhjpbhj
I'd have stuck with less.

"10 lines or less" is vernacular for sure, but sounds far better to my ear. Fewer comes over a bit highfalutin.