Yay! I got mine!

New software always worries me, any problems yet?

my box keeps trying to load FF2 instead of 3....

/progress!

Do all the old add-ons work?
What about all the bookmarks?

Can't use it on this Mac, OS too old...

need want... new... OS computer...

/gah

No thanks. I'll stick with Opera 9.5. They'll have to make their record without me.

/I'm sure they're hurt ;)

re: #4 yma o hyd

Do all the old add-ons work?
What about all the bookmarks?

Few, yes...respectively.

Got mine today.

Hey! That's what I use! And it does not handle LGF very well. When the threads are long, I get:

A script on this page may be busy, or it may have stopped responding. You can stop the script now, or you can continue to see of the script will complete.

And I have to choose:

(Stop script) or (Continue).

re: #3 redc1c4

my box keeps trying to load FF2 instead of 3....

/progress!

Time to upgrade the box....

What does that mean, Charles:

A script on this page may be busy, or it may have stopped responding. You can stop the script now, or you can continue to see if the script will complete.

Kewl. I like it.

re: #8 Lawrence Schmerel

I get that with Firefox 2.0.0.14, almost every time I click over to the latest thread. I just hit "stop script" and move along. But it is kind of a pita.

Had been using RC2 for a while and just got the final version. Most of my favorite add ons work. My favorite one, Mouse Gestures, I had to hack a little to make it work.

I didnt realize they made a Firefox 2.

Does Clint Eastwood steal another Russian fighter jet in this one too?

Got it!

I'm very surprised by the snappiness. The download period began just over 3 hours ago. Don't be surprised if you can't get to the servers right away.
I also ran Acid3 and it scored 71; all the boxes looked in place, there just wasn't any color to them.
Whatever extensions and/or plug-ins you may have had under version 2.x don't work as of yet. Give those folks a little time to update them.

Ta da! That's how long it took me to download, install, and start using it.

re: #16 Macker

LOVE your avatar. LOL

re: #14 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

I didnt realize they made a Firefox 2.

Does Clint Eastwood steal another Russian fighter jet in this one too?

LOL, I think CE is a little old for action movies. :)

re: #18 gop_patriot

I got that from People's Cube.

I've been using the Betas and RCs for weeks and they work fine. Addons are being updated individually. The addons I need have been updated, but themes not so much

re: #19 Jito463

LOL, I think CE is a little old for action movies. :)

Part of me wants the United States Navy to name a warship after him....

OT

Portland OR Summer safety tips....

What's the first tip?

When your child is visiting a friend or family members’ house, it is important to ask the parent or guardian in the home about the presence of alcohol or guns in the home. The ASK campaign was developed to raise awareness among parents and guardians about gun safety and the website is located at [Link: www.paxusa.org....] You might be surprised about how many families not only have guns but do not keep them unloaded, locked, and maintained in a secure location.

What does the CDC have to say on hazards to kids?

Less than 1 year: Unintentional suffocation; unintentional motor vehicle crashes; unspecified homicide

1-3 years: Unintentional drowning; unintentional motor vehicle crashes; unintentional fire/burn

4-11 years: Unintentional motor vehicle crashes; unintentional fire/burn; unintentional drowning

12-19 years: Unintentional motor vehicle; homicide (firearm); suicide (firearm)

Firearms don't even rate a mention in the text.

Does Portland's Safety tips have a political agenda that rates higher than the safety of the kids?

re: #16 Macker

Thanks - I'll wait a bit then.
Mind - its the bookmarks I'm really worried about ... would hate to lose them!

re: #20 Macker

Good idea. They have some hilarious stuff, I need to download a couple of their pics myself. :)

re: #22 Macker

Part of me wants the United States Navy to name a warship after him....

Even better, the U.S.S. Dirty Harry

Gosh, I haven't been online in days. I'm in Colorado caring for my very frail and dying mother ... who won't eat. So, lets talk. How life, dear Lizards? Any news?

re: #27 Jito463

Even better, the U.S.S. Dirty Harry

Motto:
Ya' feelin' lucky; punk?

FF3 seems incompatible to work with my old FoxLingo

re: #28 hermeneutics

Gosh, I haven't been online in days. I'm in Colorado caring for my very frail and dying mother ... who won't eat. So, lets talk. How life, dear Lizards? Any news?

Prayers, went through that with my mom, seven years ago.

re: #28 hermeneutics

Gosh, I haven't been online in days. I'm in Colorado caring for my very frail and dying mother ... who won't eat. So, lets talk. How life, dear Lizards? Any news?

Ouch. I feel for you, dear. Can lift prayers from here.

re: #28 hermeneutics

{hermeneutics}
Very sorry to hear this about your mother - prayers for both of you.

How is Obama doing in the polls? Any slippage?

re: #33 yma o hyd

{hermeneutics}
Very sorry to hear this about your mother - prayers for both of you.

Oh, Yma ... thank you. Its good to read your voice. Is all reasonably well on the other side of the pond?

re: #32 vxbush

Ouch. I feel for you, dear. Can lift prayers from here.

Thanks, VX ... prayers are needed.

Even a corrupt dictator can use it!

re: #31 jcm

And thanks, JCM.

re: #25 yma o hyd

Thanks - I'll wait a bit then.
Mind - its the bookmarks I'm really worried about ... would hate to lose them!

You won't have to worry about them. They work fine. Even toolbar bookmarks won't be affected.

re: #24 jcm

This really doesn't surprise you does it? It is Portland, OR.

75 miles of unpaved streets, inside the city limits. How about that for a safety issue?

I don't expect anything to get better under this new Mayor: Sam Adams. His main concern seems to be gay rights (as if), and forcing all of us either onto bicycles, the buses or the train.

S

re: #40 SusanL

I don't expect anything to get better under this new Mayor: Sam Adams. His main concern seems to be gay rights (as if), and forcing all of us either onto bicycles, the buses or the train.

S

ITS FOR YOUR OWN GOOD!

re: #35 hermeneutics

Oh, Yma ... thank you. Its good to read your voice. Is all reasonably well on the other side of the pond?

Apart from the weather - not really: see the Jawdropper thread a few steps below ... the time to stand up and be counted comes closer every day.

And totally OT:

30 more posts and I hit 10,000. Scary. I won't attempt to do it in one thread. :D

Got mine.

Here they go again:

First Petraeus, Now John McCain

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's Craig Gilbert reports that MoveOn and AFSCME have teamed up to attack John McCain for supporting a long-term troop presence in Iraq. The ad, which features an actress portraying a mother telling McCain that he "can't have" her son Alex for Iraq, is also airing in Michigan and Ohio.

During the fight over withdrawal from Iraq, MoveOn.org accused General David Petraeus of "cooking the books" for the White House and asked whether he was "General Petraeus or General Betray Us?" The group's leaders were angry with Petraeus for claiming that violence in Iraq was on the wane when, according to the group, "the surge strategy has failed."

thank you Charles! :)

re: #40 SusanL

This really doesn't surprise you does it? It is Portland, OR.

75 miles of unpaved streets, inside the city limits. How about that for a safety issue?

I don't expect anything to get better under this new Mayor: Sam Adams. His main concern seems to be gay rights (as if), and forcing all of us either onto bicycles, the buses or the train.

S

Sounds like Seattle's Nickelbags, he just banned concealed carry on all city property, but he can't do it understate law. And officers if they notice it, can only ask the person to leave, no enforcement powers. He proposed a car free downtown Seattle, after driving to the event in a chauffeur driven SUV.

re: #39 Beobachter

Wow - now thats really tempting ...
I'll wait until the morning, though, more time to mess about!

re: #46 beachkatie

Love your avatar, is that a Christensen? (I think that is his name, blonde, handsome, nordic looking?)

Saw some originals at a gallery in Las Vegas - awesome work.

S

Are all the Lizards in the flooded regions accounted for? Do some need help?

re: #27 Jito463

Even better, the U.S.S. Dirty Harry Harold Francis Callahan

There, fixed that for ya!

re: #43 vxbush

And totally OT:

30 more posts and I hit 10,000. Scary. I won't attempt to do it in one thread. :D

Congrats, you large avatar and my new reading glasses are a bad mix!
I'm dizzy!

re: #40 SusanL

Buses and trains on unpaved roads?
Cripes ... thats a bit harsh!

OT

A big green-black thunder storm with insane wind gusts sprang up rather quickly right over Dallas Love Field Airport today.

I saw a Southwest Boeing 737 coming in for a landing when either the pilot, the tower or both decided that was an terrible idea. The pilot popped the wheels back up, retracted his flaps, made a 45° climbing turn with full climbing power (normally not allowed over Dallas). I'm sure at least half the people on the plane puked. He skirted the edge of the Thunder cell for several miles as he climbed out of sight—no doubt going to an alternate airport to land.

No other planes landed at Love Field for about an hour.

re: #14 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

I didnt realize they made a Firefox 2.

Does Clint Eastwood steal another Russian fighter jet in this one too?

No. In this sequel he he steals the latest Muslim-designed warplane. But his plan goes awry when the rubberband breaks.

re: #25 yma o hyd

I retained all of bookmarks.

OT: Does anyone know how many rockets have been launched from Gaza since the latest "cease fire" or "truce," or whatever they call it now, was declared?

re: #28 hermeneutics

Gosh, I haven't been online in days. I'm in Colorado caring for my very frail and dying mother ... who won't eat. So, lets talk. How life, dear Lizards? Any news?

I am waiting for a mare to foal. New life due within the next seven days. I am fixingup the nursery stall right now! Cute and wobbly due in 10 9 8 7.....

Military judge dismisses charges in Haditha case!

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- A military judge dismissed charges Tuesday against a Marine officer accused of failing to investigate the killings of 24 Iraqis.

Col. Steven Folsom dismissed charges against Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani after finding that a four-star general overseeing the case was improperly influenced by an investigator probing the November 2005 shootings by a Marine squad in Haditha.

Take that, Murthaf*cker.

re: #55 Bob in Breckenridge

No. In this sequel he he steals the latest Muslim-designed warplane. But his plan goes awry when the rubberband breaks.

Rubberband? The one I saw had sheep on a treadmill, they're making astonishing improvements!

re: #56 Pshawalaw

Thanks!
There's nothing like the help of Lizards, is there!

Argh. I'm in Windows Hell.

For no reason that I can tell, Windows XP won't let me download any files all of a sudden.

I checked my internet zone security level and it's at medium. If I try to lower it, XP refuses to let me. If I download a file with Safari instead of Explorer, XP just deletes the file with no option to do anything else.

This is why I just HATE Windows. It's a fascist operating system. And I'm only half-kidding.

But is it any good? Really, I would like to know.

re: #59 loppyd

Military judge dismisses charges in Haditha case!

Take that, Murthaf*cker.

The dismissing of charges is evidence of a coverup!
/actually saw that on lefty blog....

re: #58 Karagush

I am waiting for a mare to foal. New life due within the next seven days. I am fixingup the nursery stall right now! Cute and wobbly due in 10 9 8 7.....

Oh, how wonderful! You must live in a pretty chilly place -- isn't this a bit late in the season for birth? Maybe not.

I love how the little ones spread their front legs (like giraffes) so their necks can reach the grassy ground.

re: #59 loppyd

Military judge dismisses charges in Haditha case!

Take that, Murthaf*cker.

Unfortunately, LTC Chessani's career is over and he'll most likely be leaving the Marines.

re: #30 Neo Con since 9-11

FF3 seems incompatible to work with my old FoxLingo

"Neo 9-11 -

It is also as of this morning not compatible with FoxyTunes or some PlugIns. That's why I keep FF 2 in the machine. Amazingly enough, the Hebrew Calendar works in FF 3, and just made the switch from FF3RC5 to straight FF 3, as did I.

-S-

re: #60 jcm

Rubberband? The one I saw had sheep on a treadmill, they're making astonishing improvements!

Sheep?
On a threadmill?
Good thing they changed to rubberbands - Kiwis, Aussies and us Welsh would not like to see that experiment repeated!

IE (insert version number here), for the win.

re: #53 yma o hyd

Oh, no, you have to walk (an live on) the unpaved roads. They hide those so only the people who live here see them.

As for the train? Most dangerous place in Portland. Last week 6 (at last count) juvenile males beat the crap out of a young mother, right in front of her children. Her crime? Trying to get them to stop harassing an old person.

One of the newscasters let slip that the juveniles were African-American and that they had used racially abusive language.

Doesn't that go against the liberal meme?

re: #49 SusanL
I don't know..... I went looking for free avatars..!

re: #60 jcm

Rubberband? The one I saw had sheep on a treadmill, they're making astonishing improvements!

Hey JCM, what do you think of Firefox 3?

re: #66 Bob in Breckenridge

Unfortunately, LTC Chessani's career is over and he'll most likely be leaving the Marines.

Someone here should hire him!

re: #66 Bob in Breckenridge

Unfortunately, LTC Chessani's career is over and he'll most likely be leaving the Marines.

Disgusting.

re: #72 coquimbojoe

Hey JCM, what do you think of Firefox 3?

No issues so far, running on a IBM Intellistation Pro 3.4/320x2/4 with XP SP3.

re: #62 Charles

I'm sorry you're having to go through eXtra Pain!

re: #73 hermeneutics

Someone here should hire him!

I was just about to follow up my post with that!

GMTA! :~)

Mine keeps crashing.

/not really

Well, geewillickers. None of my old Firefox add-ons are compatible with FF3.

Seems much faster than the old version, though.

re: #62 Charles

Tis is why I just HATE Windows. It's a fascist operating system. And I'm only half-kidding.

You're kidding about the "operating system" half, right?

re: #62 Charles

Argh. I'm in Windows Hell.

For no reason that I can tell, Windows XP won't let me download any files all of a sudden.

I checked my internet zone security level and it's at medium. If I try to lower it, XP refuses to let me. If I download a file with Safari instead of Explorer, XP just deletes the file with no option to do anything else.

Tis is why I just HATE Windows. It's a fascist operating system. And I'm only half-kidding.

"XP" was a typo..... it was supposed to be "POS". %-)

re: #70 SusanL

Oh dear!
Except for the unpaved road this sounds like a typical occurence in any of the big British cities, unfortunately.

What amazes me is that right across the Western world the MSM will never say in their crime reports that these juveniles and/or young adults are members of a certain religion ...

re: #61 yma o hyd

Thanks!
There's nothing like the help of Lizards, is there!

I'm learning to love coming in here. Had an account (different user name then) a long time ago, it fell into the void when CJ initiated registration, and it took awhile to catch open registration. This is absolutely a no BS place to be.

re: #62 Charles

Argh. I'm in Windows Hell.

For no reason that I can tell, Windows XP won't let me download any files all of a sudden.

I checked my internet zone security level and it's at medium. If I try to lower it, XP refuses to let me. If I download a file with Safari instead of Explorer, XP just deletes the file with no option to do anything else.

Tis is why I just HATE Windows. It's a fascist operating system. And I'm only half-kidding.

Charles -

Can I sell you a '58 Chevy 348 with Turboglide, oops, I mean a Windows Vista Computer to solve that problem?

-S-

FF3 successfully loaded. Is that Rage Boy a couple of threads down? He doesn't look any better than he did under FF2.

Thanks for the update.
Downloading now.
Why would anyone want to use Microsoft's clunky internet explorer if given the choice?

re: #65 hermeneutics

Oh, how wonderful! You must live in a pretty chilly place -- isn't this a bit late in the season for birth? Maybe not.

I love how the little ones spread their front legs (like giraffes) so their necks can reach the grassy ground.

yes
I breed late in the season. I am in Cali but my mares never seem to take sooner than July
One who likes to foal in August, is a pill about getting in foal sooner than Sept!
Pain in the ass Diva. But her babies are divine. All gorgeous so we humour her. Just this one due this season. getting ready to make one for next year with her and my blonde 4 year old daughter of the diva.

re: #64 jcm

The dismissing of charges is evidence of a coverup!
/actually saw that on lefty blog....

Written by someone for whom this brave Marine was fighting for.

I thought the one with Clint Eastwood was the best of the 3.....Oooops.

Live counter: [Link: downloadcounter.sj.mozilla.com...]

One issue so far.

No video from Cast-tv on the JPost and Haaretz sites. I can hear the audio.

The creationists are dinging again.

Top secret Boeing photo of experimental Windows XPCMS (Cockpit Management Software).

re: #85 ContraJihadi

FF3 successfully loaded. Is that Rage Boy a couple of threads down? He doesn't look any better than he did under FF2.

"C-J" -

I believe we both know what he would look better UNDER - and - "...Some Things are Better Left Unsaid..." - Hall & Oates

-S-

re: #93 jcm

I'm not going to fly in that plane!

Just installed V3.

3x faster than IE7.

2x faster than FF2.

A company with a free browser releases another one that works beautifully.

Why the fuck do we put up with Microsoft? Let them use it in India and the rest of the world, but Americans need to stop buying their shit.

re: #96 faraway

but what about safari?

re: #91 opinionated

One issue so far.

No video from Cast-tv on the JPost and Haaretz sites. I can hear the audio.

Update: I can see the video if I maximize the video, but I can't see it in the box. Strange.

re: #93 jcm

Top secret Boeing photo of experimental Windows XPCMS (Cockpit Management Software).

Heh. Perfect. That, along iwth Leopard showing any Windows box as having the blue screen of death, just makes my little Mac heart tingle.

Charles,

Firefox 3 looks like an intelligent design to me.

re: #96 faraway

Just installed V3.

3x faster than IE7.

2x faster than FF2.

I've noticed safari for windows is faster than all of them.

re: #92 Charles

The creationists are dinging again.

Firefox 3 proves "evolution of design", which is one (of several) reasons why the theory of evolution is mandatory teaching, even outside of a biology context.

I just installed FF3, and apparently its a "release candidate" not a final version.

/Should I feel cheated?
Seems to work just fine, considering I am using it to type this post!

re: #98 Kefirah

but what about safari?

What's a Safari?

re: #92 Charles

Gagdad's article sure was a treat.

Noting this one works NOTICEABLY faster than the last version.

re: #104 faraway

Apple's browser.

re: #70 SusanL

Oh, no, you have to walk (an live on) the unpaved roads. They hide those so only the people who live here see them.

As for the train? Most dangerous place in Portland. Last week 6 (at last count) juvenile males beat the crap out of a young mother, right in front of her children. Her crime? Trying to get them to stop harassing an old person.

One of the newscasters let slip that the juveniles were African-American and that they had used racially abusive language.

Doesn't that go against the liberal meme?

obviously it was her fault as an oppressor trying to deny them their cultural heritage and right to freedom of expression...........

/

re: #86 looking closely

"Patches... We don't need no stinking patches"

Unfortunately, Micro$oft will not let you download patches and updates to their operating system (sic) unless you use some recent form of IE.

In all fairness, IE isn't that bad. Quirky, yes, but not that bad...

re: #28 hermeneutics

Herme! Missed ya. I admire what you're doing for your mom!

re: #104 faraway

What's a Safari?

That's where you go to Africa to kill large animals.

re: #107 astronmr20

Apple's browser.

What's an Apple? I thought they made phones (or handhelds, or whatever that thing is)

re: #97 astronmr20

You'll get an ulcer holding back your feelings like that.

re: #57 rwmofo

The truce wont take effect until Thursday. However, 4 kassams slammed into Israel again today. And the mortar crews were busy too.

re: #111 looking closely

That's where you go to Africa to kill watch large animals.

Fixed.

re: #81 redc1c4

"XP" was a typo..... it was supposed to be "POS". %-)

In 5-1/2 years, I've never had any trouble with XP. Ever. I saw the BSOD once or twice with 98 (but not with 98SE). With XP, I've occasionally had annoying problems with a couple of applications that may have been OS-related...

;^)

XP just let me download and install Firefox 3 without a hiccup.

re: #111 looking closely

That's where you go to Africa to kill large animals.

Mustn't overlook all the small and very small ones either, though - all those snakes and mosquitos ...

My IE works fine. I only use my pc to check email, and look at you sexy lizards. Why would I want new o.s.? Really, I don't know.

re: #95 yma o hyd

I'm not going to fly in that plane!

LOL! If it's not Boeing I'm not going....
Boeing flyby wire systems allow pilots to over ride computer flight algorithms. Eg. a pilot commands a bank in excess of 30°, Boeing figures the pilot is smart enough not to do it unless it is necessary.

Airbus forces the pilot to stay within computer control restraints.

With results like this. Pilot was doing a low slow flyby, when he rotated the nose up to go around, the software thought he was trying to land and cut power. A flyby was not in the program.

re: #116 Spiny Norman

In 5-1/2 years, I've never had any trouble with XP. Ever. I saw the BSOD once or twice with 98 (but not with 98SE). With XP, I've occasionally had annoying problems with a couple of applications that may have been OS-related...

;^)

XP just let me download and install Firefox 3 without a hiccup.

That was nice of it!

re: #109 Conservative in Liberal Hands

"Patches... We don't need no stinking patches"

Unfortunately, Micro$oft will not let you download patches and updates to their operating system (sic) unless you use some recent form of IE.

In all fairness, IE isn't that bad. Quirky, yes, but not that bad...

"Not that bad". . .no, I suppose not.

The latest IE is much better than the previous version, but isn't that damning with faint praise?

The only times I ever use IE are when Firefox isn't available, or the once in a great while when I hit a webpage it won't display properly.

re: #114 lawhawk

The truce wont take effect until Thursday. However, 4 kassams slammed into Israel again today.

A truce is the same as the Palis saying "I'm pinned. I'm a Sissy Girl."

re: #96 faraway

Just installed V3.

3x faster than IE7.

2x faster than FF2.

Heh. Wait until you get to a long thread. You'll really notice the difference then. (Why I switched to Firefox from IE: Firefox = click New Comments, wait for them to load, and read. IE = click the button, wait for compy to decide that you pushed the button, THEN it loads the new comments.)

re: #119 jcm

LOL! If it's not Boeing I'm not going....
Boeing flyby wire systems allow pilots to over ride computer flight algorithms. Eg. a pilot commands a bank in excess of 30°, Boeing figures the pilot is smart enough not to do it unless it is necessary.

Airbus forces the pilot to stay within computer control restraints.

With results like this. Pilot was doing a low slow flyby, when he rotated the nose up to go around, the software thought he was trying to land and cut power. A flyby was not in the program.

I had no idea Airbus did that. How incredibly stupid.

re: #22 Macker

Part of me wants the United States Navy to name a warship after him....

USS Do You Feel Lucky?

re: #87 Karagush

yes
I breed late in the season. I am in Cali but my mares never seem to take sooner than July
One who likes to foal in August, is a pill about getting in foal sooner than Sept!
Pain in the ass Diva. But her babies are divine. All gorgeous so we humour her. Just this one due this season. getting ready to make one for next year with her and my blonde 4 year old daughter of the diva.

A couple weeks ago I was camping at the base of the Rocky Mountains between Angel Fire and Eagle Nest, New Mexico. Surrounding me, in the close distance were high mountains -- up to 13k. Around me were fields of some of the greenest grass I have ever seen. And in that grass were horses.

When it stormed, the horses seemed to sense the weather change and would gallup toward protective sheds. Their young, however, were patiently guarded as they slowly got to shelter. One of the youngest was a beautiful blonde. My favorite.

re: #114 lawhawk

The truce wont take effect until Thursday. However, 4 kassams slammed into Israel again today. And the mortar crews were busy too.

Like someone about to start a diet stuffing their face leading up to the big day.

re: #122 faraway

Actually, I think it's the Palestinian word for sucker!

re: #121 looking closely

Agreed! Some web designers don't get it... And I know how hard Charles et. al. work to make sure that the Lizard Sanctuary looks and in so far as possible acts the same in all browsers.

I need to throw a meatloaf together...BBL

Internet Explorer 7 on Vista was really starting to annoy me.

Downloaded Firefox 3 just now, and up and running OK.

Seems pretty snappy, and no problems on first session.

Why is this Firefox different from all other Firefoxes?

re: #110 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Herme! Missed ya. I admire what you're doing for your mom!

Ahhh, thanks Chubby. How art thou?

re: #62 Charles

Have you tried turning off any security software (e.g. anti-virus, firewall, etc)? What if you boot into 'Safe Mode with networking', can you download files then? Have you tried with any other browsers? I'd suggest the "Off-by-one" browser - very minimalist browser that doesn't rely on any OS components (and also doesn't do multimedia such as flash) - to see if the issue still occurs.

re: #109 Conservative in Liberal Hands

"Patches... We don't need no stinking patches"

Unfortunately, Micro$oft will not let you download patches and updates to their operating system (sic) unless you use some recent form of IE.

In all fairness, IE isn't that bad. Quirky, yes, but not that bad...

In Vista, the update dingus is part of the OS. It's nice to have it there, because then it doesn't freak out every time I use a different browser to use the update site.

re: #132 Occasional Reader

Why is this Firefox different from all other Firefoxes?

Because it is change./

Or, more concretely; someone 'splain to me why I want to download Firefox. (Asking this as a straight question, not a gay snarky one).

re: #120 Bob in Breckenridge

That was nice of it!

You joke.

Last night I had the pleasure of trying to disinfect my computer from a nasty Trojan.

One of the things this evil thing does is actively prevent the most common anti-spyware programs from running.

I found they will run if you change one letter in the executable file name, (eg "SpybotSD.exe" to "SpibotSD.exe").

re: #119 jcm

Since I was so lucky to have got on one of the last flights of Concorde, I can't bring myself to fly with anything else any more ...
/posing

Ahem - there are other reasons for me not flying at the moment - but Concorde was truly and utterly awesome!

re: #130 beachkatie

I need to throw a meatloaf together...BBL

Yum!

One of my all-time faves. What time is dinner?

re: #119 jcm

LOL! If it's not Boeing I'm not going....
Boeing flyby wire systems allow pilots to over ride computer flight algorithms. Eg. a pilot commands a bank in excess of 30°, Boeing figures the pilot is smart enough not to do it unless it is necessary.

Airbus forces the pilot to stay within computer control restraints.

With results like this. Pilot was doing a low slow flyby, when he rotated the nose up to go around, the software thought he was trying to land and cut power. A flyby was not in the program.

Believe it or not, the F-16 was (still is?) the same way. There were a lot of crashes early in its service caused by the computer "thinking" the pilot couldn't possibly want to do what he just attempted...

re: #137 Occasional Reader

Or, more concretely; someone 'splain to me why I want to download Firefox. (Asking this as a straight question, not a gay snarky one).

All the cool kids are doing it.

re: #109 Conservative in Liberal Hands

"Patches... We don't need no stinking patches"

Unfortunately, Micro$oft will not let you download patches and updates to their operating system (sic) unless you use some recent form of IE.

In all fairness, IE isn't that bad. Quirky, yes, but not that bad...

Vista doesn't need IE to download updates. All updates are downloaded directly through MS updates program built-in, no need to go to the Windows Update site anymore.

re: #136 Pshawalaw

Because it is change./

Change you can believe in.

re: #115 Bob in Breckenridge

Fixed.

That's where you go to Africa to kill watch eat large animals.

new & improved %-)

OT

Everyone simply MUST vote in the current New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest. Link below. You'll know what to do when you get there.

[Link: www.cartoonbank.com...]

I'm running a Win2KP box, an XP box an Ubuntu HH box and they all like the RCs of FF3, they run snappily and load LGF without a hitch. FF3 is a keeper.

re: #138 looking closely

You joke.

Last night I had the pleasure of trying to disinfect my computer from a nasty Trojan.

One of the things this evil thing does is actively prevent the most common anti-spyware programs from running.

I found they will run if you change one letter in the executable file name, (eg "SpybotSD.exe" to "SpibotSD.exe").

Ew. Sneaky, that was.

re: #141 Spiny Norman

Believe it or not, the F-16 was (still is?) the same way. There were a lot of crashes early in its service caused by the computer "thinking" the pilot couldn't possibly want to do what he just attempted...

Incidentally, is the F-16 computer Windows-based?

/

re: #133 hermeneutics

I'm super, thanks for asking!

re: #146 jamgarr

OT

Everyone simply MUST vote in the current New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest. Link below. You'll know what to do when you get there.

[Link: www.cartoonbank.com...]

Done.

re: #137 Occasional Reader

OK.
There was a time when Internet explorer was a sieve for viruses and malware.
I think that has been at least partly addressed with the most recent version, but its still worse in that regard than Firefox.
Firefox's design is more intuitive to use, with a nice bookmark link bar up top, and easier to use tabs.
It loads faster (and this current version is *noticeably* faster than IE).
Since Firefox is open source, there are a zillion useful free applications, from ad-blockers, to downloaders, etc.

re: #137 Occasional Reader

It appears to render pages faster, quicker, with fewer hiccups, and is more stable than its predecessors and alternatives.

Anybody know the date of the next full moon?

re: #103 looking closely

Firefox 3 proves "evolution of design", which is one (of several) reasons why the theory of evolution is mandatory teaching, even outside of a biology context.

I just installed FF3, and apparently its a "release candidate" not a final version.

/Should I feel cheated?
Seems to work just fine, considering I am using it to type this post!

then you grabbed the wrong download.

Ok, lets play a game.

Which software or product is most like Obama?

I say Obama is most like the launch of the Segway.

re: #154 newsjunkie_ky

Anybody know the date of the next full moon?

Whenever I feel like it! /Ziiiiiiip

re: #148 vxbush

Ew. Sneaky, that was.

Me or it?

These spyware/virus things are extremely sophisticated now.

Some of them act as their own mini-servers and once in place, can not only upload information, but actually update themselves automatically with downloads.

re: #156 faraway

Ok, lets play a game.

Which software or product is most like Obama?

I say Obama is most like the launch of the Segway.

New Coke.

re: #119 jcm

Boeing flyby wire systems allow pilots to over ride computer flight algorithms. Eg. a pilot commands a bank in excess of 30°, Boeing figures the pilot is smart enough not to do it unless it is necessary.

Airbus forces the pilot to stay within computer control restraints.

"We here in Brussels/Toulouse will decide what you're thinking for you."

Hey, you can't complain that they aren't consistent.

Gotta go, Lizards, while there's still enough light to sling Miss DOg round the park!
Thanks for the conversations, see you tomorrow, all being well!

Any, "This is not the Firefox I knew" posts yet?

re: #103 looking closely,

So what you are saying is that there was no intelligence behind the design of FF3? Glad I stuck with IE :-)

re: #154 newsjunkie_ky

Anybody know the date of the next full moon?

June 18, I think. Going moonbat hunting?

I must say, the new Firefox is so much faster than the old version, I just may use this as my default browser, despite not having my old plug-ins.

(Gotta use IE for work, though. Too many job-related sites require IE.)

lawhawk and looking closely; do you think it's also better than Safari?

re: #158 looking closely

Me or it?

These spyware/virus things are extremely sophisticated now.

Some of them act as their own mini-servers and once in place, can not only upload information, but actually update themselves automatically with downloads.

You. I would have thought the program would be smart enough to check the beginning of the program, and not just based on the program name.

Yes, the webbots are getting far too sophisticated.

re: #146 jamgarr

OT

Everyone simply MUST vote in the current New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest. Link below. You'll know what to do when you get there.

[Link: www.cartoonbank.com...]

Done, #3 should have included a mention of a recent Supreme Court ruling as the basis for the secrecy.

re: #166 Occasional Reader

Never used Safari, have no basis to compare or form an opinion there.

re: #159 Bob in Breckenridge

New Coke.

Hey! I made that comparison at least a week ago. You owe me royalties or something.

Boycott Internet Explorer! The worst piece of software ever unleashed on mankind. The biggest waste of man hours to ever be conceived.

Drop it like a hot potatoe and download FF3.

re: #146 jamgarr
That was fun!

re: #143 Jito463

THANKS! I did not know that... We're still using XP on the computers here at ole Nocturnal Aviation. Nocturnal Aviation - we fly by night.

And... "Yes" to everyone who's thinking about the Boeing Cockpit picture...

re: #154 newsjunkie_ky

Anybody know the date of the next full moon?

I don't know, but I use this website for details on sunrise/sunset, maybe it will help?
[Link: aa.usno.navy.mil...]

re: #156 faraway

Ok, lets play a game.

Which software or product is most like Obama?

I say Obama is most like the launch of the Segway.

I say Obama is like "New Coke"

re: #139 yma o hyd

Since I was so lucky to have got on one of the last flights of Concorde, I can't bring myself to fly with anything else any more ...
/posing

Ahem - there are other reasons for me not flying at the moment - but Concorde was truly and utterly awesome!

Musemum of Flight in Seattle has a static Concord, and I was in Tehran when it made it's first world tour. The Shah order 4 IIRC.

Whole lot of GMTA on the new coke thing apparently

re: #167 vxbush

Well, when I tried just adding a letter to the executeable name it wouldn't run.

It only ran when I changed one of the letters to another one.

re: #150 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I'm super, thanks for asking!

How are the gay animals doing at your gay animal sanctuary?

Calvin hates Windows

re: #175 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

I say Obama is like "New Coke"

ka-CHING! Another big fat royalty check for OR.

re: #170 Occasional Reader

Hey! I made that comparison at least a week ago. You owe me royalties or something.

Ok, I'll give you or something. : )

I'm only getting prompted to download the rc candidates--what's the deal?

Is it not ready for Mac yet?

Obama advisers: Bin Laden can appeal to U.S. courts

re: #180 Racer X

Calvin hates Windows

Calvin shows up relieving himself on a lot of stuff, often on the back of trucks.

re: #179 Occasional Reader

How are the gay animals doing at your gay animal sanctuary?

What? Did I miss something ... odd?

re: #162 Ben Hur

BEN HUR!

re: #154 newsjunkie_ky

Anybody know the date of the next full moon?

July 3rd.

re: #141 Spiny Norman

Believe it or not, the F-16 was (still is?) the same way. There were a lot of crashes early in its service caused by the computer "thinking" the pilot couldn't possibly want to do what he just attempted...

The early mod F-16 also had a motionless force detection side stick, it measured the force a pilot put on the stick but didn't move. In ACM training, a pilot would be a little excited and put to much force on the stick and if he was close to the ground over control. They've since put in a stick that moves with force feedback.

re: #175 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

I say Obama is like "New Coke"

see my #159. : )

re: #184 Lumpy

Obama advisers: Bin Laden can appeal to U.S. courts

I posted that on what seems to be a dead thread below.

The McCain camp damned well better seize on this.

Of course it was John Effing Kerry who said it.

re: #187 loppyd

How's my favorite weather girl?

re: #186 hermeneutics

What? Did I miss something ... odd?

FBV was quoting Big Gay Al (from "South Park"), who among other endeavors runs a Gay Animal Sanctuary.

re: #177 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Whole lot of GMTA on the new coke thing apparently

Heh. An old friend of mine emailed me earlier today with:

"Obama, change you can believe in" = "New Coke".

I wonder where this meme started.

re: #163 Iron Fist

,

So what you are saying is that there was no intelligence behind the design of FF3? Glad I stuck with IE :-)

I'm saying some people are stubborn and refuse to change ;-)

No, I'm saying that incremental improvements over time can lead to something totally different than the original version, even if the differences between adjacent individual steps along the way seem barely noticeable.

I'm also saying that when one version is better, it can increase its presence within the population, outcrowding the competition.

re: #192 Ben Hur

How's my favorite weather girl?

LOL

Hanging in there.

Had a huge fight with my neighbor last night. You would have been proud.

He will rue the day.

re: #188 Pshawalaw

July 3rd.

July 3 is a new moon. The next full moon is tomorrow, and the one after is on July 18.

I downloaded it, but haven't installed it yet.

They did a great job of crashing their servers earlier.

"Hey, everyone in the world! Come get the software at the same time!"

re: #188 Pshawalaw

re: #154 newsjunkie_ky

Anybody know the date of the next full moon?

July 3rd.

Correction, that is the next New Moon, it is full on June 18. Sorry, i misread my tide chart the first time.

re: #198 Ward Cleaver

Hi Ward!

re: #197 Fat Jolly Penguin

July 3 is a new moon. The next full moon is tomorrow, and the one after is on July 18.

Right you are.

re: #157 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Smarta$$!
lol

re: #193 Occasional Reader

FBV was quoting Big Gay Al (from "South Park"), who among other endeavors runs a Gay Animal Sanctuary.

Tsokay...that is correct. Notice the political correctness of not spelling it with a lisp?

Hooray for me! I am tolerant.

re: #191 loppyd

I posted that on what seems to be a dead thread below.

The McCain camp damned well better seize on this.

Of course it was John Effing Kerry who said it.

* * *
Poor John McCain must be realing at the betrayal by his democrat across the aisle buddies--despite voting for Al Gore in 2000, and toying with accepting John Kerry's offer to run as Kerry's Vice Presidential candidate in 2004, these two have ripped into McCain depicting McCain as a Bush clone.

It's like adultery!

re: #194 Spiny Norman

"Obama, change you can believe in" = "New Coke".
I wonder where this meme started.

ME! ME! ME! ME, GAIADAMMIT!

re: #196 loppyd

I hope you were in your best girl next door outfit.

That always makes them suffer.

re: #164 Fat Jolly Penguin

Thanks, my Daughter is due to deliver within the next few days and since it will be a full moon tomorrow, I'm wondering if she will go into labor then.

Obama is also like the two dollar bill. Change that nobody wants.

re: #208 faraway

Obama is also like the two dollar bill. Change that nobody wants.

He's the Sacagawea Candidate!

re: #208 faraway

Obama is also like the two dollar bill. Change that nobody with a functioning brain wants.

Fixed.

re: #204 alegrias

* * *
Poor John McCain must be realing at the betrayal by his democrat across the aisle buddies--despite voting for Al Gore in 2000, and toying with accepting John Kerry's offer to run as Kerry's Vice Presidential candidate in 2004, these two have ripped into McCain depicting McCain as a Bush clone.

It's like adultery!

He needs to start acting like a woman scorned then.

LOL

re: #189 jcm

The early mod F-16 also had a motionless force detection side stick, it measured the force a pilot put on the stick but didn't move. In ACM training, a pilot would be a little excited and put to much force on the stick and if he was close to the ground over control. They've since put in a stick that moves with force feedback.

I remember that, too. But what the big controversy at the time was about, I thought, was the computer override issue. Isn't that what they made the over-wrought agitprop movie about?

re: #209 Occasional Reader

He's the Sacagawea Candidate!

A sack of what?

/channeling 2 1/2 men

re: #179 Occasional Reader,

One thing is sure. They aren't breeding!

re: #211 loppyd

He needs to start acting like a woman scorned then.

LOL

The scene: Kerry returns home one night, and finds a bunny boiling on his kitchen stove...

re: #209 Occasional Reader

He's the Sacagawea Candidate!

* * *
Well, he's a Code-Talker in one sense--but not like our heroic Navajo World War II WindTalkers or whatever those veterans were who served our country WITH HONOR in time of war.

re: #206 Ben Hur

He will suffer in other ways now.

You can bet your barometer on it.

Morning Coffee add on doesn't work with 3, I 'm bummed, I love that

re: #211 loppyd

He needs to start acting like a woman scorned then.

LOL

* * *
"My friends, I'm going to go medieval!"

re: #217 loppyd

Ahhhh....

The ol' "leave the blinds open to make my assh*le neighbor crazy cause he can't have me" trick.

That's gonna hurt.

re: #218 bikeguy65

Morning Coffee add on doesn't work with 3, I 'm bummed, I love that

What is Morning Coffee?

I downloaded it! Twice!

Death to Internet Explorer!

re: #220 Ben Hur

The ol' "leave the blinds open to make my assh*le neighbor crazy cause he can't have me" trick.

Used this trick before, have you?

re: #205 Occasional Reader

re: #194 Spiny Norman

"Obama, change you can believe in" = "New Coke".
I wonder where this meme started.

ME! ME! ME! ME, GAIADAMMIT!

My friend rarely, if ever, reads LGF unless I send him a link. Soooo... I suspect you may have a competitor out there for that honor.

Search and destroy, OR.

;^)

Gaiadamnit.

I like it. Do I have permission to use it?

re: #223 Occasional Reader

Used this trick before, have you?

Why yes. Yes I have.

re: #214 Iron Fist

,

One thing is sure. They aren't breeding!

Ya never know. Evolution works in mysterious ways.

re: #215 Occasional Reader

The scene: Kerry returns home one night, and finds a bunny boiling on his kitchen stove...

He would shriek like a woman and Teraaaaaaayza would have take control of matters.

re: #226 Occasional Reader,

For this, it requires miracles :-)

re: #224 Spiny Norman

I like it. Do I have permission to use it?

There's no such thing as a free lunch. If your friend is going to swipe my New Coke thingy, I'll have to charge some pretty hefty royalties on "Gaiadammit" to make up for it.

re: #220 Ben Hur

Actually he'll see plenty of me in court if he keeps it up.

re: #227 loppyd

He would shriek like a woman and Teraaaaaaayza would have take control of matters.

"A boiled bunny!.... just add ketchup, and some gin-soaked raisins, dee-lish!"

re: #230 loppyd

Actually he'll see plenty of me in court if he keeps it up.

C'mon.

That was a softball.

re: #62 Charles

Argh. I'm in Windows Hell.

For no reason that I can tell, Windows XP won't let me download any files all of a sudden.

I checked my internet zone security level and it's at medium. If I try to lower it, XP refuses to let me. If I download a file with Safari instead of Explorer, XP just deletes the file with no option to do anything else.

This is why I just HATE Windows. It's a fascist operating system. And I'm only half-kidding.

My Solution: Upgrade to Vista

(BTW, this isn't a joke. I've been using Vista since about a month after it came out and I really like it. Of course, I've never been able to switch to a Mac so I'm not saying that's bad either, I just think Vista isn't as bad as people think.)

re: #127 loppyd

Like someone about to start a diet stuffing their face leading up to the big day.

(Kassams into Israel)
They're trying to use up all their old ammo to make room for the new shipments that will come in as soon as the border crossings open as part of the cease-fire.

re: #103 looking closely

Firefox 3 proves "evolution of design", which is one (of several) reasons why the theory of evolution is mandatory teaching, even outside of a biology context.

I just installed FF3, and apparently its a "release candidate" not a final version.

/Should I feel cheated?
Seems to work just fine, considering I am using it to type this post!

"lc" -

You are right - FF 3 IS FF 3RC5 - checked my icons - Now I will publicly order up and eat a large "Poop Pie" - going through this exercise, I re-checked FoxyTunes, it has been available for FF 3 for a short while, how I missed it, I do not know.

-S-

re: #234 Kosh's Shadow

(Kassams into Israel)
They're trying to use up all their old ammo to make room for the new shipments that will come in as soon as the border crossings open as part of the cease-fire.

/Ye of little faith...

re: #154 newsjunkie_ky

Anybody know the date of the next full moon?

everything one might wish to know about that sort of thing can be found here.

/your tax dollars @ w*rk. %-)

re: #233 bryantms
Vista

This is amazing.

Did you know that there was another Mohammed cartoon crisis -- in 1925? I didn't either until I added this illustration to my Miscellaneous Mohammed page (fourth image down), with the caption:

On August 18, 1925, the British newspaper The Star published this cartoon by illustrator David Low showing cricket sports hero Jack Hobbs towering over other historical figures -- including Mohammed (spelled the old-fashioned way, "Mahomet," on his pedestal). A 2006 article in the London Times stated, "According to a Calcutta correspondent, when [this cartoon] appeared in the Indian version of the Morning Post, it 'convulsed many Muslims in speechless rage. Meetings were held and resolutions of protest were passed'." In contrast to the "cartoon controversies" of the 21st century, however, the fury in the Muslim world over this cartoon was almost completely ignored by the Europeans. The picture on the right is a close-up detail of the Mohammed figure in the original cartoon. From The British Cartoon Archive, University of Kent.

re: #227 loppyd

He would shriek like a woman and Teraaaaaaayza would have take control of matters.

"...Teresa (pronounced IPA: ['t(ɨ)ɾezɐ]) grew up in Mozambique's capital, Lourenço Marques (now called Maputo). Her father was a medical doctor, and "Teresinha" (which means "Little Teresa" or "Terri" in Portuguese) led a relatively privileged life. Her father, however, often brought her along on his calls into the African bush, where she witnessed how those of lesser means lived...."

from wikipedia

re: #212 Spiny Norman

I remember that, too. But what the big controversy at the time was about, I thought, was the computer override issue. Isn't that what they made the over-wrought agitprop movie about?

I think you're right. I remember a Sixty Minutes piece on the new whiz bang jet punch holes in the desert at a high rate, the horror of it all dead pilots, waste of money etc... but the they couldn't find a -16 driver who didn't love the bird and think it was the hottest shit in sky. Morley Safer (or who ever) just looked foolish trying to get a pilot to trash the plane.

Obama: Bin Laden still free because of GOP tactics

Jun 17 04:24 PM US/Eastern
By NEDRA PICKLER
Associated Press Writer

Can't post the link to this AP story, but I'm sure you all know the content.

Watch out. I just installed it on a XP and Vista and it messed up the bookmarks big time. Deleted some and moved others around. If you can save your favorites to a another drive.

re: #239 zombie

This is amazing.

Did you know that there was another Mohammed cartoon crisis -- in 1925? I didn't either until I added this illustration to my Miscellaneous Mohammed page (fourth image down), with the caption:

Now you've done it. They'll have a whole new rage, over the old "outrage."

re: #239 zombie

That is interesting.

re: #239 zombie

when [this cartoon] appeared in the Indian version of the Morning Post, it 'convulsed many Muslims in speechless rage

The Eternal Rage Boy.

Nice find, zombie.

re: #242 Maximu§

Obama: Bin Laden still free because of GOP tactics

Jun 17 04:24 PM US/Eastern
By NEDRA PICKLER
Associated Press Writer

Can't post the link to this AP story, but I'm sure you all know the content.

If it's written by Nedra Pickle-kisser, yes we do.

re: #246 Occasional Reader

The Eternal Rage Boy.

Nice find, zombie.

Don't thank me. Thank indefatigable Mohammed Archive correspondent "Martin H.", who discovered it!

re: #242 Maximu§

More hot air from Obama.

What was his plan again? Oh, thats right. Invade Pakistan and hold talks with the terrorists.

Hannity just played a tape from last night of the Obamessiah calling Michiganders "Michi-anders". What a moron.

OT, I really think Charles should post that spinoff link (doesn't seem to be showing anymore now) about how Obama's potential Secretary of State or some position like that plans to base his approach to fighting terror on Winnie the Pooh, and thinks Islamic terrorists are pretty much the same as British soccer hooligans.

Obama on GOP: 'If They Bring a Knife to the Fight, We Bring a Gun'

[psst, Barry, we're the ones with all the guns, remember? The bitter clinging stuff?]

re: #230 loppyd

Actually he'll see plenty of me in court if he keeps it up.

What has he done?

re: #250 Bob in Breckenridge

Hannity just played a tape from last night of the Obamessiah calling Michiganders "Michi-anders". What a moron.

Silent G!
/

re: #250 Bob in Breckenridge

Hannity just played a tape from last night of the Obamessiah calling Michiganders "Michi-anders". What a moron.

I watched the 10,000 people lined up yesterday to see the Messiah preach at Joe Louis Arena.

Not a one of them looked like an informed voter.
The best part was that the sea of people was 100% African American yet when I saw the clip of his sermon to the great unwashed Detroit masses most of the disciples behind the messiah were white folk.

are they cherry picking pale faces for the camera?

re: #240 alegrias

"...Teresa (pronounced IPA: ['t(ɨ)ɾezɐ]) grew up in Mozambique's capital, Lourenço Marques (now called Maputo). Her father was a medical doctor, and "Teresinha" (which means "Little Teresa" or "Terri" in Portuguese) led a relatively privileged life. Her father, however, often brought her along on his calls into the African bush, where she witnessed how those of lesser means lived...."

from wikipedia

pass the barf bag....

How many of my extensions will this version break?

re: #239 zombie

zombie, that's because, at the time, there was only 74 billion muslims, now it's out of control!

re: #255 Shug

I watched the 10,000 people lined up yesterday to see the Messiah preach at Joe Louis Arena.

Not a one of them looked like an informed voter.
The best part was that the sea of people was 100% African American yet when I saw the clip of his sermon to the great unwashed Detroit masses most of the disciples behind the messiah were white folk.

are they cherry picking pale faces for the camera?

Of course they are. They are carefully staging these events. Can't put my fingers on the link right now, but there was a story once, where they did that.

re: #255 Shug

I watched the 10,000 people lined up yesterday to see the Messiah preach at Joe Louis Arena.

Not a one of them looked like an informed voter.
The best part was that the sea of people was 100% African American yet when I saw the clip of his sermon to the great unwashed Detroit masses most of the disciples behind the messiah were white folk.

are they cherry picking pale faces for the camera?

/Not sure, kemo sabe.

I wonder if the existence of Microsoft's Internet Explorer disproves the theory of Intelligent Design.

re: #252 Occasional Reader

Obama on GOP: 'If They Bring a Knife to the Fight, We Bring a Gun'

[psst, Barry, we're the ones with all the guns, remember? The bitter clinging stuff?]

Seems like the only people Barry will set conditions on talking to and get tough with are Americans who disagree with him.