Ryder Duncan's World

Welcome to Ryder Duncan's World! Herein you will find my ramblings, my obsessions, and all manner of other things; all organized in a system of interrelated blogs. In time, the site will expand as I add more pages. For now, I've got enough on my plate as it is. Have at it!

This is the third iteration of the homepage. It has been over half a year since the last one, and I think this is the best yet. Getting the transparent border was very difficult indeed. I was attempting to simulate a beveled glass edge on the page. Apparently one cannot nest tables with several different levels of tranparency—there's something to think about for CSS 3.1.

So far, there are six different sections. You can access them via those links to the right. Here's the rundown:


  • My personal All-Purpose Blog is where I make all my general observations about the day, my upcoming plans, and site progress—this one is updated most frequently of all the blogs in the system.
  • The Musical Box is a music review/discussion blog. Don't let the name fool you; I deal with much more than just Genesis (though that is my favorite band of all time).
  • Rydertech is a tech-centered blog. I'm a geek, so I delight in this sort of thing, and since I usually blog about it in places where nobody really cares to read it, I figured I'd finally set up a dedicated center for all my technology ramblings.
  • Lampoon Lately is a blog devoted to all the utter crap the Internet has to offer. Stupid videos, dumb pictures, and other ridiculous things get the pithy, satirical commentary they deserve.
  • The Listening Room is where I'll post links to my work—I have a growing collection of YouTube videos detailing my studio equipment (hardware and software), and of course my own music will be featured. Additionally, there will be some audiophile discussions.
  • Words Of Wisdom (previously not given an abstract due to an oversight on my part) is an experimental section wherein I list little nuggets of wisdom I come up with, or else observations and other assorted bits of wit.

As the site is in its infancy, it's bound to contain errors, bad links, poor design taste, cows mooing, sheep attempting to fly (with predictable results), and a general sense of incompleteness. Bear with me; I'm still learning how to make a website. Also, I know I don't update anywhere near as often as I should. With the summer of 2009 coming, that will be changing.

A special shout out goes to DragonArtz Designs, whose industry produced the gorgeous tiled background I am currently using. Visit the blog here. It's chock full of wonderful (and free) backgrounds suitable for seamless tiling.

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