Brownie you're doing a heckuva job.

Thanks, Charles; I had the spinning link problem, but today I noticed they all came up.
Before that, I found clicking on "Contact" on the left would fix the problem, but I don't know why.

LGF: Hugs not Bugs.

The simple solutions are always the hardest to find. And thanks, Charles.

re: #1 Peacekeeper

RACIST!

cool thx charles :thumbsup:

You are kidding.

*runs outside to check the main page*

You're not. Everything works now. Cool!

Great! I have experienced problems with the page loading and scrolling. Don't know if this will help that but I appreciate the tech support!

This may also solve other login problems; some people have reported that 'Remember me' doesn't seem to work for them, and this could be caused by the same thing.

All your bugs are belong to us.

Great job Charels, as always.

www. is deprecated!

You're doing the right thing :)

re: #11 MeCurious

Great job Charels, as always.

That's Chareles, you idoit. :)

What about having to log into each article page?

re: #9 Charles

This may also solve other login problems; some people have reported that 'Remember me' doesn't seem to work for them, and this could be caused by the same thing.

What about when sometimes the upding/downding buttons are greyed out until you reload the page?

re: #13 jwb7605

That's Chareles, you idoit. :)

Ooooops! Sorry about that.

This should eliminate a constant source of annoyance...

Speaking of sources of annoyance can you rewrite Ackmanonutjob's code?

If you could only help de-bug the bail-out bill. There are a lot of varmints in that thing.

This is really good news. I've been unable to login on the main page since the beginning. I've always had to go to the my account page. Phew!

Thanks Charles!

The only "problem" I've noted is the length of time LGF takes to load or reload having to wait for certain ads to load. No criticism, just an observation.
The quality and level of detail on this blog is worth the delay.

Muchisimas gracias!

I could never log in from the main page, but only from the "My Account" page. Thank you, Charles!

a constant source of problem complaints for Stinky Beaumont.

Anything that makes Stinky happy makes me happy.

I soo wish other bugs in my life could be fixed like that as well ...

Thanks, this must have been an immense job!

(Now where are my treats for the hamsters?)

Now can you fix the bugs in Congress? Please?

By the way, the reason you could get around the bug and log in by going to 'My Account or by clicking through to another page: the links to those pages don't include 'www.'

It didnt pass?

Yea! Fixed it for me. I was about ready to save my bookmarks, blow away firefox and reinstall to see if that would fix it. (was working on my home pc, not at work)

Charles, are you using an iRule on your provider's LTM?

JAFLW

/huh?

wow -500 in minutes

re: #30 akak

wow -500 in minutes

Whatcha talkin' 'bout, Willis?

JAFLW

dow

-570

re: #32 akak

dow

Below 10k yet?

-600

Charles, I'm wondering if the mod_rewrite is going to affect your tracking of referrers? I'm guessing not...

/not a web wizard

Down Goes Frazier.... Down Goes Frazier...

The House rejects the bailout bill.

The preliminary vote was 185-197.

Even as the electronic roll call began, Democratic and Republican leaders were uncertain about having enough votes to pass the politically unpopular plan. It's the most sweeping government intervention in markets since the Great Depression.

The bailout puts in place an unprecedented federal program to buy up rotten assets from cash-starved firms. The goal is to free up choked credit that was threatening to cause broader market turmoil.

keep your jewellery

Somali Pirates Vow 'Fight to the Death' Over Ukrainian Ship

U.S. ships and aircraft surround them and a Russian warship heads to join the scene.

So I noticed this article and it looks like BHO is about to do the backpedal two-step on whether he authorized the promotion of prosecuting those who disagree with what he commands to be TRUTH in the state of MO.

[Link: sweetness-light.com...]

* Other seemingly Javascript/Ajax-related issues.

Would this include the ratings?

The bill failed is what other Lizards are saying.

re: #37 lawhawk

Aw hell. Now what?

Bill FAILED

re: #42 Sharmuta

The bill failed is what other Lizards are saying.

can still pass, they can hold vote

not looking good though

If you log in on a page full of comments, the ratings will remain grayed out until you reload the page. That's not related to this bug - it's not a bug at all, actually. The Javascript to enable those buttons after logging in would cause problems on very large comment pages.

It failed. Now look.

Democrats Yeas 140 Nays 94

Republicans Yeas 65 Nays 133

re: #39 Ben Hur

Somali Pirates Vow 'Fight to the Death' Over Ukrainian Ship

their wish is our command.
pop

Wow - this is a replay of the amnesty bill.

oil is way down on the brighter side

Failed!

re: #48 loppyd

Republicans killed it. The MSM is going to trumpet this and McCain is going to be screwed. Dammit.

re: #39 Ben Hur

With any kind of luck, the Russians will grant them their wish.

thanks, I reported the spinner thing just spinning and spinning when I clicked over from my RSS feed page. Confirming that it is fixed. Nice.

Well I hope all of you have been pack rats lately. We are going to need a bunch of stuff with which to barter once our economy grinds to a halt.

re: #37 lawhawk

Down Goes Frazier.... Down Goes Frazier...

The House rejects the bailout bill.

/they're going to keep this vote open for a while

This is like a Grand Jury movie scene, they returned "No True Bill."

It's called cutting off your nose to spite your face.

re: #56 Creeping Eruption

Well I hope all of you have been pack rats lately. We are going to need a bunch of stuff with which to barter once our economy grinds to a halt.

nothing like a bit of doom and gloom.

re: #44 loppyd
Yep, the bailout bill was voted down and not on straight party lines, either, more than 90 Dems voted against it and more than 60 Republicans voted for it!

re: #60 Eowyn2

nothing like a bit of doom and gloom.

I am not big on government intervention in the free market, but i fear that there will not be a free market left without government intervention.

re: #61 realwest

Yep, the bailout bill was voted down and not on straight party lines, either, more than 90 Dems voted against it and more than 60 Republicans voted for it!

I want to know who the 94 dems are! Looking for the roll call now.

I am mostly a lurker but have been reading LGF for many years now. I would like to thank you Charles for a most informative and enjoyable website. As a WinXp, IE 7 user, I have never experienced any major bugs with your site, but again I thank you for your efforts in keeping the site running so smoothly.

I must also mention, that even though I may have had a trying day, seeing the name Stinky Beaumont always makes me smile…I just love that name!

Thanks again, your efforts are appreciated.

It's not over yet, but I love gridlock! Most talking heads talk about it like it's a negative. Gridlock means they aren't screwing up the country. Yeah gridlock!

"Every day Congress meets we lose a little bit of our liberty"

- Mark Levin

re: #48 loppyd

Democrats Yeas 140 Nays 94

Republicans Yeas 65 Nays 133

Back to the drawing board for this one.

How will this be spun? Obama demands "Change?" or McCain runs against Congress? If McCain was keeping the gloves on and not "naming names" about Franks, Raines, Obama etc. then now is the time to take them off and go to town. Hope he can get Hillary and her horde to flip. This is the last lap/ Exciting isn't it?

re: #39 Ben Hur

Somali Pirates Vow 'Fight to the Death' Over Ukrainian Ship

Wow. Any update on the other hijacked ship, the one from Iran that may or may not have glow-in-the-dark cargo?

re: #53 joncelli
Not entirely - over 90 Dems voted against it - if only 20 of those Dems voted for it, it would have passed and McCain would have been blamed for it's being so close!
Remember, this IS the MSM we're talking about!

I have LGF bookmarked without the [Link: www...]

Bulletin: House appears to reject massive bailout plan

The House of Representatives seemingly rejected a $700 billion bailout today following extended debate where many members, including some who brokered the deal with it, was highly unpopular.

The preliminary vote was 185-197. Members had a limited amount of time to change their votes. Following the deadline, the margin was growing for those opposed to the measure.

Even as the electronic roll call began, Democratic and Republican leaders were uncertain about having enough votes to pass the politically unpopular plan. It's the most sweeping government intervention in markets since the Great Depression.

The bailout puts in place an unprecedented federal program to buy up rotten assets from cash-starved firms. The goal is to free up choked credit that was threatening to cause broader market turmoil.

"Many of us feel that the national interest requires us to do something which is, in many ways, unpopular," said Rep. Barney Frank, the Financial Services Committee chairman, before the vote. "It is hard to get political credit for avoiding something that has not yet happened."

The bill was the product of marathon bargaining over the weekend among various House and Senate representatives.

President Bush urged the bill's passage, saying in a White House appearance Monday morning that "every member of Congress and every American should keep in mind that a vote for this bill is a vote to prevent economic damage to you and your community."

"With this strong and decisive legislation," he said, "we will help restart the flow of credit so American families can meet their daily needs and American businesses can make purchases, ship goods and meet their payrolls."

As debate opened, Frank, D-Mass., called the measure "a tough vote," but a necessary one to stave off a financial meltdown. It lets the government buy sour assets — mostly mortgage-backed securities — from struggling financial institutions in a bid to clear out clogged avenues of credit for businesses and individuals alike.

At the White House, spokesman Tony Fratto confirmed vigorous efforts to get the bill through.

"We're going to keep working with them right up until the vote," he said.

Fratto also said that Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Treasury Secretary Paulson, White House chief of staff Josh Bolten and other top officials were contacting House members in an effort to rally support, and that the president himself had call list of "a couple dozen members."

Fratto said Bush was telling aides some of those he'd talked to were committed to voting for the bill while "others remained skeptical."

With their dire warnings of impending economic doom and their sweeping request for unprecedented sums of money and authority to bail out cash-starved financial firms, Bush and his economic chiefs have focused the attention of the world and the markets on Congress, said Republican Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. Without the bill, Ryan added, "the worst is yet to come."

"We're in this moment, and if we fail to do the right thing, Heaven help us." he said.

As Democratic and Republican leaders hunted for votes, leaning on lawmakers to take a political hit for the good of the country, Ryan said, "We're all worried about losing our jobs. ... Most of us say, 'I want this thing to pass, but I want you to vote for it — not me.' "

See rest...

BBL....

re: #60 Eowyn2

nothing like a bit of doom and gloom.

Yup. Just like the YK2000. Some people absolutely thrive on gloom and doom scenarios. Almost like they hope for it.

re: #62 Creeping Eruption

I am not big on government intervention in the free market, but i fear that there will not be a free market left without government intervention.

then it wouldn't by definition be a free market?

Anyone know how the DOW is reacting?

re: #64 TaterTot

Seeing the words "Tater Tot" makes me smile! I loved those things when I was growing up.

Another Toy Fail

C'mon.

Seriously.

re: #74 realwest

Anyone know how the DOW is reacting?

-480, it was down more than 700 a few minutes ago so...

re: #72 Outrider

Yup. Just like the YK2000. Some people absolutely thrive on gloom and doom scenarios. Almost like they hope for it.

don't read 3 woods prophecies in the morning threads..his posts will have half or the financial world out on the window ledges...lol

re: #73 Outrider

then it wouldn't by definition be a free market?

My point is that everything is going to freeze up like it did last Wednesday (or the one before that) and then what? I am not happy that they did not pass the bill. There are, however, plenty people here that are.

re: #75 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

That's great...Smiling is good.

re: #78 Spider Mensch

don't read 3 woods prophecies in the morning threads..his posts will have half or the financial world out on the window ledges...lol

or = of..d'oh

re: #78 Spider Mensch

don't read 3 woods prophecies in the morning threads..his posts will have half or the financial world out on the window ledges...lol

brief recap? -8000 k?

Live stream from Foxnews....

re: #37 lawhawk

Down Goes Frazier.... Down Goes Frazier...

The House rejects the bailout bill.

This thing is so confusing that, it's easy to believe the last person that you listened to. I have no no faith in Paulson, & Dodd & Barney Franks involved is like bringing in Willy Sutton & John Dillinger to consult on bank security.
According to Schumer Obama came in & saved the day with the perfect plan. Riiight.

re: #82 akak

brief recap? -8000 k?

I had to stop paying attention...literally, I had to log off for awhile. don't get me wrong, he's a good guy and all, smart fellow, but sometimes I just can't read it.

re: #53 joncelli

That's not true - not when you have a breakout like this:

Democrats Yeas 140 Nays 94

Republicans Yeas 65 Nays 133

If the Democrats supported the package and voted by party line, they would have had enough votes. 234 votes would have been sufficient. Pelosi couldn't guarantee the votes, and she needed the GOP to cover. When the GOP wouldn't give her that kind of coverage, those Democrats who realized this was a bad bill, jumped ship. It exposes Pelosi's failure to lead again.

* Login from the main page doesn’t work, but clicking through to an article page and logging in does.

I was wondering about that, but I didn't say anything...

Excellent! I've been having problems with the first two.

Wow!
Thanks for figuring it out and fixing it!
You are the best!

Cool! I had noticed the link viewer was broken several weeks ago, but thought it was because I updated the version of Opera I was using. Then I discovered it was the same problem in Firefox and also in the other browser-that-must-not-be-named..... Glad you fixed it Charles...thanks! Take the rest of the day off with pay, my good man....

Good job, it appears to have fixed it for me.
Thanks

Oh, I have seen a couple of these small things come and go, (www AHA) but generally it has been working very well here.
A bit slow to load any page right now.
G4/G5 Leopard/Safari. Broadband cable/13.5mps

I thought I was crazy for having that login problem... it had been happening for some time, but only from certain login prompts.

I knew Charles would fix it eventually... but for a moment I was paranoid that I had lost my "rights" as a Lizard!

Thank you, Charles, for resolving that.

I never sent an e-mail or made a comment to semi-complain, but it was a wee bit annoying. I thought the problem was something with Vista and Firefox (3.0.1) because the problem did not occur on a different computer (XP and Firefox 3.0.1).

Thank you for fixing this Charles. It caused me many issues that are now resolved.

Charles,

Thanks for your hard work on this!

-- Drill

See, I wasn't crazy at all. This has been happening for several months after IE downloaded a "fix". It would drive me crazy when working from one of my Vista systems. Now, I can get my LGF fix, free from annoying hinderances. Thank you!

re: #93 infopimp

I thought I was crazy for having that login problem... it had been happening for some time, but only from certain login prompts.

I knew Charles would fix it eventually... but for a moment I was paranoid that I had lost my "rights" as a Lizard!

Actually, I thought it was Osama's "Truth Police" trying to worm their way in and subvert LGF.

Spinning wheels, remember me not working, I experienced all of those. Annoying but not enough to keep me away from LGF! Way to go Charles, you are a very good techie.

This will work better in your Apache config because:

A) It will tell google and all other indexers that 'www.littlegreenfootballs.com' pages are not to be used for indexing, use the 'littlegreenfootballs.com' pages.

B) It has less compute overhead than a mod_rewrite.

ServerName [Link: www.littlegreenfootballs.com...]
Redirect permanent / [Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
DocumentRoot /whatever
(put your logging here also)

argggg! Damn html link editing.....

Lets try again...
where "lt" is the 'less than symbol and (gt) is greater than

This will work better in your Apache config because:

A) It will tell google and all other indexers that 'www.littlegreenfootballs.com' pages are not to be used for indexing, use the 'littlegreenfootballs.com' pages.

B) It has less compute overhead than a mod_rewrite.

(lt) VirtualHost 66.228.122.13:80 (gt)
ServerName [Link: www.littlegreenfootballs.com...]
Redirect permanent / http: / / littlegreenfootballs.com/
DocumentRoot /whatever
(lt)/VirtualHost(gt)

re: #101 scrad

This will work better in your Apache config because:

A) It will tell google and all other indexers that 'www.littlegreenfootballs.com' pages are not to be used for indexing, use the 'littlegreenfootballs.com' pages.

B) It has less compute overhead than a mod_rewrite.

The mod_rewrite code is doing a 301 redirect, so it takes care of the search engine thing. But you're right - it would be less overhead to put it in httpd.conf.

Thanks for swatting this bug. Now I can store all the hoops I was jumping through to use the log in. I fully realize this only happens when you frequent a site that is controlled by an exceptional individual who constantly tries to provide the very best. I am sure I am not alone in saying; "We appreciate the work you do here every day"!

re: #101 scrad

argggg! Damn html link editing...

(lt)/VirtualHost(gt)

</VirtualHost>

/Using &lt and &gt; it looks like this when typed in the comment window:

&lt/VirtualHost&gt

;)

re: #102 Charles

The mod_rewrite code is doing a 301 redirect, so it takes care of the search engine thing. But you're right - it would be less overhead to put it in httpd.conf.

Yes, I saw the mod rewrite was doing the 301. Just suggesting an alternative to help them poor hamsters out. :)

I have some sort of a bug or problem at my other ISP. For about the past week I’ve been unable to access LGF and now get the below error message on all 3 of my computers at that location. (All three computers worked fine with LGF in the past.)

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /weblog/ on this server.

Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------

Apache/1.3.41 Server at littlegreenfootballs.com Port 80

(This has nothing to do with the "www bug". Although, up until about a week ago all worked fine at the other location.)

Thanks much for any thoughts on how to fix this!

Back again. For whatever reason I am back at the other ISP location, it IS working again. Perhaps, it was a problem locally. Anyway, I'm good to go at both spots now.