Tech Note: jQuery 1.5, Take 2

Internet Explorer 6 is ugly and wants to die

LGFFebruary 2011 • Views: 29,930

Tonight I’m pleased to announce that I’ve reinstalled jQuery 1.5, the latest version of the world’s best Javascript framework. I did some debugging and discovered that the problem I experienced earlier this week was caused by a jQuery plugin I was using to fix the transparency in PNG images, for Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.

So I eliminated that plugin, and now jQuery 1.5 seems to work fine. If you’re still using Internet Explorer 6, I feel for you, and you’ll probably notice that some of our graphics now look weird, starting with the LGF logo; the backgrounds won’t be transparent, because IE 6 (and 5.5) did not properly support alpha transparency in PNG files. (That’s what the plugin fixed, by employing a heinous kludge that offended every fiber of my being.)

In testing IE 6 I also noticed some other small details that don’t work right, or don’t display correctly, but overall LGF’s features still work even in this ancient, buggy abomination of a browser.

But I’m not going to be supporting pre-7.0 versions of Internet Explorer any more, and there may come a day when LGF completely stops working in those browsers.

Internet Explorer 6 is a zombie. Zombies are bad news. The best thing you can do is to get away from Internet Explorer as fast as you can.

The new version of jQuery, however, has some significant speed improvements and new features I’m looking forward to exploring.

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103 comments

Prononymous, rogue demon hunter Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:23:43pm

Not only is IE6 outdated and generally horrible, it’s a big security risk as well. Just ditch it folks. There are so many better options out there, including the newer IE if you must.

Alexzander Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:24:38pm

re: #1 prononymous

Not only is IE6 outdated and generally horrible, it’s a big security risk as well. Just ditch it folks. There are so many better options out there, including the newer IE if you must.

What hilarious is that some people are required to use IE for government jobs.

Prononymous, rogue demon hunter Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:26:28pm

re: #2 Alexzander

Required to use IE6 and can’t upgrade to newer versions?

brookly red Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:26:51pm

re: #2 Alexzander

What hilarious is that some people are required to use IE for government jobs.

I have no idea what that means but it sounds scary.

reloadingisnotahobby Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:27:10pm

I can honestly say that understand…ah…17% of this subject!
….WOW I’m learning!!
Hope all is well with ya’ll!

BishopX Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:28:33pm

re: #3 prononymous

Yes. Some apps were written specifically for IE6, and they don’t have the funding to rewrite them.

reloadingisnotahobby Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:29:14pm

re: #4 brookly red

something that scares the shite out of me is a …..A BLACKBERRY!!!
Gaaaah!

Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:29:23pm

re: #4 brookly red

I have no idea what that means but it sounds scary.

I think it’s like having to drink well brand drinks instead of call. Just sayin’.

prairiefire Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:30:06pm

Good news about my son’s knee, the radiologist said the lesion was definitely benign. The soreness was probably from taking a fall, he should be fine by Monday.

Jadespring Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:31:22pm

re: #9 prairiefire

Good news about my son’s knee, the radiologist said the lesion was definitely benign. The soreness was probably from taking a fall, he should be fine by Monday.

Wonderful. You must be so relieved.

reloadingisnotahobby Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:31:33pm

I’ll make an attempt at a high jack….seriously thinking of getting
a Remington 1911 R1….

Our Precious Bodily Fluids Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:31:51pm

re: #6 BishopX

Yes. Some apps were written specifically for IE6, and they don’t have the funding to rewrite them.

Which is what happens when you write code for the web that isn’t standards-compliant.

That model benefits nobody.

Stanghazi Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:33:21pm

re: #9 prairiefire

Good news about my son’s knee, the radiologist said the lesion was definitely benign. The soreness was probably from taking a fall, he should be fine by Monday.

Good news Prairie!!!

brookly red Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:33:28pm

re: #7 reloadingisnotahobby

something that scares the shite out of me is a …A BLACKBERRY!!!
Gaaah!

My sister works for the DA, when she forgets hers it is a major issue… so when she leaves it home guess who has to go get it & bring it in? As far as I am concerned I have ceased to try to stop BB users from walking into traffic. If this makes me a bad person I can deal with it.

Prononymous, rogue demon hunter Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:33:46pm

re: #4 brookly red

I have no idea what that means but it sounds scary.

It means that some people have to use an outdated piece of crap as a web browser while surfing the web at work. Scary indeed.

re: #6 BishopX

Yes. Some apps were written specifically for IE6, and they don’t have the funding to rewrite them.

Step 1: *votes to block funding*
Step 2: “see how bad government is at everything?”

brookly red Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:34:51pm

re: #11 reloadingisnotahobby

I’ll make an attempt at a high jack…seriously thinking of getting
a Remington 1911 R1…

1911 was a very good year… check out Kimber

Killgore Trout Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:34:56pm

new features I’m looking forward to exploring.

Will there be cup holders?

prairiefire Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:35:45pm

re: #10 Jadespring

Wonderful. You must be so relieved.

Yes! thanks

brookly red Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:35:50pm

re: #17 Killgore Trout

Will there be cup holders?

no, just let me hold your beer & go for it.

Our Precious Bodily Fluids Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:35:55pm

re: #11 reloadingisnotahobby

I’ll make an attempt at a high jack…seriously thinking of getting
a Remington 1911 R1…

You said “high jack”, then you said “Remington 1911”. Your ride to Gitmo leaves in 15 minutes.

albusteve Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:36:10pm

re: #11 reloadingisnotahobby

I’ll make an attempt at a high jack…seriously thinking of getting
a Remington 1911 R1…

droolX2

brookly red Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:37:29pm

re: #20 negativ

You said “high jack”, then you said “Remington 1911”. Your ride to Gitmo leaves in 15 minutes.

Browming! I meant Browming!

Stanghazi Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:38:18pm

acarvin Andy Carvin

I heard this live. Good stuff. RT @antikano: Protesters in Tahrir Square attacked by Arabic Hippy Music #Jan25 #Egypt [Link: mar.gy…]

Killgore Trout Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:38:22pm

I am feeling like a bit of a dinosaur. I was lucky to get introduced to computers at an early age with the apple II but I’ve been so poor for my adult life that I can’t afford gadgetry. I’ve only spoken on a cell phone once or twice. I spent 15 minutes with an Ipad a few months ago. In a few more years I won’t know how anything works anymore.

Decatur Deb Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:39:05pm

re: #9 prairiefire

Good news about my son’s knee, the radiologist said the lesion was definitely benign. The soreness was probably from taking a fall, he should be fine by Monday.

Between you and Cannadian Club, it’s looking like a good news thread. Can’t handle that.

engineer cat Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:40:19pm

So I eliminated that plugin, and now jQuery 1.5 seems to work fine

never use any software components from Hair Club For Men

Decatur Deb Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:42:22pm

re: #11 reloadingisnotahobby

I’ll make an attempt at a high jack…seriously thinking of getting
a Remington 1911 R1…

Nothing beats the classics.

brookly red Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:42:40pm

re: #20 negativ

You said “high jack”, then you said “Remington 1911”. Your ride to Gitmo leaves in 15 minutes.

nawww they stopped listing here long ago.

Charles Johnson Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:43:24pm

re: #24 Killgore Trout

I am feeling like a bit of a dinosaur. I was lucky to get introduced to computers at an early age with the apple II but I’ve been so poor for my adult life that I can’t afford gadgetry. I’ve only spoken on a cell phone once or twice. I spent 15 minutes with an Ipad a few months ago. In a few more years I won’t know how anything works anymore.

You do pretty well with those stone axes.

recusancy Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:43:55pm

Which PNG fix were you using? DD_BelatedPNG?

brookly red Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:44:28pm

re: #27 Decatur Deb

Nothing beats the classics.

my pride & joy is an old Springfield 30ought.

reine.de.tout Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:44:53pm

re: #24 Killgore Trout

I am feeling like a bit of a dinosaur. I was lucky to get introduced to computers at an early age with the apple II but I’ve been so poor for my adult life that I can’t afford gadgetry. I’ve only spoken on a cell phone once or twice. I spent 15 minutes with an Ipad a few months ago. In a few more years I won’t know how anything works anymore.

You and the Roi.
Dinosaurs, both of you.
But great dinosaurs.

Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:45:14pm

re: #29 Charles

You do pretty well with those stone axes.

BFD. When he builds a radio out of coconuts like the professor on Gilligan’s Island I’ll be impressed.
///

brookly red Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:45:47pm

funny, we got a software & a hardware thread… who knew?

Decatur Deb Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:46:07pm

re: #31 brookly red

my pride & joy is an old Springfield 30ought.

We all carried the 1903 in my grade school, real plugged issue, not the balsa toys.

recusancy Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:46:12pm

re: #2 Alexzander

What hilarious is that some people are required to use IE for government jobs.

Many large corporations are the same way.

reine.de.tout Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:46:59pm

I don’t know what it’s like in other areas, but around here - more of the ladies are into technology, than the men.

I have a feeling it has something to do with the fact that technology so greatly enhances our ability to communicate with each other and keep in touch with each other.

While the guys are still happy going off to hunt or fish.

reine.de.tout Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:47:28pm

re: #37 reine.de.tout

I don’t know what it’s like in other areas, but around here - more of the ladies are into technology, than the men.

I have a feeling it has something to do with the fact that technology so greatly enhances our ability to communicate with each other and keep in touch with each other.

While the guys are still happy going off to hunt or fish.

Or garden, as the case may be.

Charles Johnson Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:47:30pm

re: #30 recusancy

I was using the jQuery plugin version of supersleight. It’s always worked before, but for some reason I can’t be bothered to chase down, it breaks with the new version of jQuery.

I tried two other jQuery PNG fixes, and they had the same problem. Bottom line: it’s time for all browsers to properly support PNG images, so the kludges can go away.

albusteve Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:48:10pm

re: #37 reine.de.tout

I don’t know what it’s like in other areas, but around here - more of the ladies are into technology, than the men.

I have a feeling it has something to do with the fact that technology so greatly enhances our ability to communicate with each other and keep in touch with each other.

While the guys are still happy going off to hunt or fish.

I don’t hunt anymore…more time to tend my still

brookly red Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:49:00pm

re: #35 Decatur Deb

We all carried the 1903 in my grade school, real plugged issue, not the balsa toys.

My dad collected… got an Endsfeild 303, a Mauser 7. whatever… History!

Our Precious Bodily Fluids Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:49:01pm

re: #39 Charles

PNG is only 14-15 years old; surely you can’t expect it to have gained traction so soon.

recusancy Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:49:13pm

re: #39 Charles

I was using the jQuery plugin version of supersleight. It’s always worked before, but for some reason I can’t be bothered to chase down, it breaks with the new version of jQuery.

I tried two other jQuery PNG fixes, and they had the same problem. Bottom line: it’s time for all browsers to properly support PNG images, so the kludges can go away.

What’s ridiculous is that IE8 doesn’t even support CSS3

brookly red Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:49:57pm

re: #37 reine.de.tout

I don’t know what it’s like in other areas, but around here - more of the ladies are into technology, than the men.

I have a feeling it has something to do with the fact that technology so greatly enhances our ability to communicate with each other and keep in touch with each other.

While the guys are still happy going off to hunt or fish.

or call for pizza?

reine.de.tout Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:50:15pm

re: #40 albusteve

I don’t hunt anymore…more time to tend my still

Well, OK, there ya go.
Hunt, fish, garden or tend the still.

Jadespring Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:50:21pm

re: #37 reine.de.tout

I don’t know what it’s like in other areas, but around here - more of the ladies are into technology, than the men.

I have a feeling it has something to do with the fact that technology so greatly enhances our ability to communicate with each other and keep in touch with each other.

While the guys are still happy going off to hunt or fish.

It’s the same where I live as well. Are you in a more rural like area?

Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:50:23pm

re: #44 brookly red

or call for pizza?

Please, don’t start!

reine.de.tout Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:50:33pm

re: #44 brookly red

or call for pizza?

Not here.
That’s wimmen’s work!

Prononymous, rogue demon hunter Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:51:10pm

For any tech geeks: Does anyone have experience or know much about Plone? I need to develop my business’ website and since I am learning Python (to go with my C and ASM) I figured it would be perfect. But I don’t know if it has any major drawbacks.

reine.de.tout Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:51:29pm

re: #46 Jadespring

It’s the same where I live as well. Are you in a more rural like area?

No, I live in a city in the heathen south.

However, it gets rural very quickly once you’re outside of a city.

Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:52:21pm

re: #50 reine.de.tout

No, I live in a city in the heathen south.

However, it gets rural very quickly once you’re outside of a city.

Can you score me a possum with your car?
/

brookly red Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:52:23pm

re: #47 Cannadian Club Akbar

Please, don’t start!

too late…
Muhahahaha

recusancy Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:52:35pm

re: #49 prononymous

For any tech geeks: Does anyone have experience or know much about Plone? I need to develop my business’ website and since I am learning Python (to go with my C and ASM) I figured it would be perfect. But I don’t know if it has any major drawbacks.

[Link: stackoverflow.com…]

reine.de.tout Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:52:53pm

re: #51 Cannadian Club Akbar

Can you score me a possum with your car?
/

Sure. Don’t even need my car, just need to go out on the front porch a bit later.

Jadespring Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:52:55pm

re: #50 reine.de.tout

No, I live in a city in the heathen south.

However, it gets rural very quickly once you’re outside of a city.

Hmm well there goes my theory. :)

Prononymous, rogue demon hunter Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:53:17pm

re: #49 prononymous

Well, any drawbacks besides the extra overhead of the interpreter, of course.

reine.de.tout Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:53:35pm

re: #55 Jadespring

Hmm well there goes my theory. :)

Well, you need to work the heathen south into your theory, in a way that’ll make it work. I’m sure you can do it.

brookly red Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:54:03pm

re: #48 reine.de.tout

Not here.
That’s wimmen’s work!

well OK, I can see that… the 6 & 9 confuses me sometimes.

recusancy Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:54:08pm

re: #49 prononymous

For any tech geeks: Does anyone have experience or know much about Plone? I need to develop my business’ website and since I am learning Python (to go with my C and ASM) I figured it would be perfect. But I don’t know if it has any major drawbacks.

Did you think about learning PHP or Ruby?

Killgore Trout Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:55:20pm

re: #37 reine.de.tout

I don’t know what it’s like in other areas, but around here - more of the ladies are into technology, than the men.

I have a feeling it has something to do with the fact that technology so greatly enhances our ability to communicate with each other and keep in touch with each other.

While the guys are still happy going off to hunt or fish.

That’s a pretty interesting observation.

reine.de.tout Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:55:24pm

OK, earlier I saw a tweet that Sandmonkey will be on CNN at 8. I don’t know which time zone he was talking about. Crap. If it was eastern, I’ve prolly missed it.

Prononymous, rogue demon hunter Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:55:27pm

re: #59 recusancy

I’ll learn PHP, but pass on Ruby. I don’t need a glut of interpreted languages.

recusancy Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:56:07pm

re: #62 prononymous

I’ll learn PHP, but pass on Ruby. I don’t need a glut of interpreted languages.

Go with PHP and Drupal then.

reine.de.tout Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:56:24pm

re: #60 Killgore Trout

That’s a pretty interesting observation.

It’s actually holds fairly true, as funny as it sounds.

Jadespring Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:56:52pm

re: #57 reine.de.tout

Well, you need to work the heathen south into your theory, in a way that’ll make it work. I’m sure you can do it.

Hmm… Okay. I’ll work on it. :)

HoosierHoops Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:56:54pm

re: #39 Charles

I was using the jQuery plugin version of supersleight. It’s always worked before, but for some reason I can’t be bothered to chase down, it breaks with the new version of jQuery.

I tried two other jQuery PNG fixes, and they had the same problem. Bottom line: it’s time for all browsers to properly support PNG images, so the kludges can go away.

R12 Oracle only works with IE6…Totally frustrating
We use Firefox for everything else in our corporate world

brookly red Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:57:34pm

re: #64 reine.de.tout

It’s actually holds fairly true, as funny as it sounds.

well yes & no… it is more about age in these parts.

Prononymous, rogue demon hunter Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:57:39pm

re: #63 recusancy

Go with PHP and Drupal then.

Why?

Jadespring Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:58:01pm

re: #61 reine.de.tout

OK, earlier I saw a tweet that Sandmonkey will be on CNN at 8. I don’t know which time zone he was talking about. Crap. If it was eastern, I’ve prolly missed it.

It was Eastern. I might have got it on tape. I missed the first half of the show before I remembered. I’m hoping he was on the second half.

reine.de.tout Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:00:31pm

re: #61 reine.de.tout

OK, earlier I saw a tweet that Sandmonkey will be on CNN at 8. I don’t know which time zone he was talking about. Crap. If it was eastern, I’ve prolly missed it.

Yep, missed it. anyone see it? On the Parker/Spitzer show?

recusancy Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:00:39pm

re: #68 prononymous

Why?

Large vibrant community. Massive amount of extensions. Open source. I don’t know. I guess I’m just biased. I don’t know python. If I did python I’d probably gravitate toward the django framework but that’s only because it’s what I here talked about and used the most.

Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:01:00pm

re: #70 reine.de.tout

Yep, missed it. anyone see it? On the Parker/Spitzer show?

Prolly a rerun later.

reine.de.tout Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:01:48pm

re: #67 brookly red

well yes & no… it is more about age in these parts.

Oh, sure.
Here, though - what I described is what I’ve observed, and it’s fairly accurate. The younger guys are more in touch with technology - but they still get away in hunting season, and aren’t as “into” it as the young ladies.

brookly red Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:03:44pm

re: #73 reine.de.tout

Oh, sure.
Here, though - what I described is what I’ve observed, and it’s fairly accurate. The younger guys are more in touch with technology - but they still get away in hunting season, and aren’t as “into” it as the young ladies.

The woman is at work… I gotta go hunt for beer & pizza. Shit.

Prononymous, rogue demon hunter Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:05:24pm

re: #71 recusancy

I see. Thanks for your input. The choice seems to be between easier development and a larger community/codebase.

recusancy Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:07:23pm

re: #75 prononymous

I see. Thanks for your input. The choice seems to be between easier development and a larger community/codebase.

Drupal’s quite easy to develop with. It’s also quite easy to add design to. A side note: the new whitehouse.gov is a Drupal site.

ProBosniaLiberal Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:09:25pm

As Kid A recommended on the last thread, I have uploaded a page about the Mosques in Orlando and Norman, along with a personal theory.

Warning: A VERY bad rendering is at the end of the page. I have no artistic skills.

reine.de.tout Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:10:24pm

re: #72 Cannadian Club Akbar

Prolly a rerun later.

At 3 a.m. my time.
Ugh. I won’t be awake. No DVR or other recording capability.
pfft.
Maybe something will be on youtube or CNN.com later.

Prononymous, rogue demon hunter Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:13:15pm

re: #76 recusancy

As easy as it may be I still find python easier/quicker than PHP.

recusancy Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:15:35pm

re: #79 prononymous

As easy as it may be I still find python easier/quicker than PHP.

Fair enough. I just hate the whitespace issues with languages that require indentation. Too authoritarian for me :)

Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:18:13pm

re: #80 recusancy

Fair enough. I just hate the whitespace issues with languages that require indentation. Too authoritarian for me :)

Youtube Video

Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:22:45pm

OK, who broke the intertubes?

justaminute Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:25:26pm

I was watching the news on our local NBC station and he was forecasting two upcoming snowstorms next week. He then started discussing that we have had more severe winter weather the last ten years. He then started explaining global warming. He explained in correctly. I sat there with my mouth open. Oklahoma is such a global waring denial state, intelligence has never been rewarded, makes me wonder how long he will last.

Stanghazi Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:26:57pm

re: #69 Jadespring

re: #70 reine.de.tout

Got to be online soon. Dude is a major celeb now. I’ve fallen under the spell of his foul mouth blogger persona.

Prononymous, rogue demon hunter Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:26:59pm

re: #80 recusancy

Fair enough. I just hate the whitespace issues with languages that require indentation. Too authoritarian for me :)

I get lazy without some structure. You should see my old assembly code. ;)

recusancy Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:27:48pm

re: #83 justaminute

I was watching the news on our local NBC station and he was forecasting two upcoming snowstorms next week. He then started discussing that we have had more severe winter weather the last ten years. He then started explaining global warming. He explained in correctly. I sat there with my mouth open. Oklahoma is such a global waring denial state, intelligence has never been rewarded, makes me wonder how long he will last.

Good for him. Meteorologists are also notorious AGW deniers too.

Varek Raith Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:30:08pm

Did you know that the Earth is the only planet with a moon?
/O’Reilly

Cannadian Club Akbar Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:30:56pm

re: #87 Varek Raith

Did you know that the Earth is the only planet with a moon?
/O’Reilly

Don’t tell Jupiter!!!

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:31:11pm

Oh Ed Schultz, you are a mental nothing in the shadow of John Stewart, hahaha [Link: www.huffingtonpost.com…]

Nothing makes me happier than when a dumb person tries to go up against Stewart in a battle of wits

Varek Raith Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:31:19pm

re: #88 Cannadian Club Akbar

Don’t tell Jupiter!!!

Or Saturn!

Jadespring Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:32:14pm

re: #70 reine.de.tout

Yep, missed it. anyone see it? On the Parker/Spitzer show?

I did tape it. Just watched it. He revealed himself. His name and photo. Mahmoud Salem.
Not much more info if you read his blogs. He talked about being arrested. He emphasized the way it was organized. Talk about facebook and twitter. No leaders. People there for themselves and not following.
Parker asked him about what now in terms of maybe electing leaders. Mahmoud said people have been talking about that but the problem is right now it’s not so safe to be freely socializing which is what would be needed to do that.
Parker asked him if he was afraid that now he revealed his identity. He said that yes it was a concern but he’s been in fights, shot at and the authorities taken and destroyed his stuff. What more can they do to me. Throw me in jail I guess.

Oh and he also talked about the google exec that’s missing and believed to be held by the police.

It was a good interveiw.

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:32:48pm

re: #90 Varek Raith

Or Saturn!

STARS CAN FRIGHTEN

Jadespring Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:33:10pm

re: #84 Stanley Sea

re: #70 reine.de.tout

Got to be online soon. Dude is a major celeb now. I’ve fallen under the spell of his foul mouth blogger persona.

He wasn’t foul mouthed in the interview. :)

Varek Raith Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:33:55pm

re: #93 Jadespring

He wasn’t foul mouthed in the interview. :)

Weird.
I cuss more in person than I do online.
:P

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:35:53pm

re: #37 reine.de.tout

I don’t know what it’s like in other areas, but around here - more of the ladies are into technology, than the men.

I have a feeling it has something to do with the fact that technology so greatly enhances our ability to communicate with each other and keep in touch with each other.

While the guys are still happy going off to hunt or fish.

it’s not like that in Portland, it’s pretty egalitarian technofreak stuff here :D Everyone has a blog, everyone has a facebook, everyone has a smartphone, everyone’s got an ipod or something more obscure since Oregon is Linux country

The smartphone has become the ultimate bar bet device here. Place your bets on who costarred on The Facts of Life, pull out the Droid phone

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:36:23pm

re: #94 Varek Raith

Weird.
I cuss more in person than I do online.
:P

haha I cuss more in person in 10 minutes when i go out than I do here in a week :D

reine.de.tout Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:44:03pm

re: #84 Stanley Sea

re: #70 reine.de.tout

Got to be online soon. Dude is a major celeb now. I’ve fallen under the spell of his foul mouth blogger persona.

Sandmonkey?
I’m crazy about him.
Found him through another blogger, Big Pharoah, who quit blogging after awhile, hasn’t been around in ages.

Sandmonkey is off and on with the blogging, but once he found twitter - that seems to have become his choice for communicating.

reine.de.tout Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:46:01pm

re: #91 Jadespring

I did tape it. Just watched it. He revealed himself. His name and photo. Mahmoud Salem.
Not much more info if you read his blogs. He talked about being arrested. He emphasized the way it was organized. Talk about facebook and twitter. No leaders. People there for themselves and not following.
Parker asked him about what now in terms of maybe electing leaders. Mahmoud said people have been talking about that but the problem is right now it’s not so safe to be freely socializing which is what would be needed to do that.
Parker asked him if he was afraid that now he revealed his identity. He said that yes it was a concern but he’s been in fights, shot at and the authorities taken and destroyed his stuff. What more can they do to me. Throw me in jail I guess.

Oh and he also talked about the google exec that’s missing and believed to be held by the police.

It was a good interveiw.

Wow. He’s kept his identity secret for years. A year or two back, he shut down his blog for a bit, felt like the authorities were getting close to identifying him and he wanted to say anonymouns. Wow.

Wish I’d seen it.

reine.de.tout Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:46:50pm

re: #94 Varek Raith

Weird.
I cuss more in person than I do online.
:P

So do I.
I also do a lot of pounding of the keyboard when I’m typing. hehe.
Beats getting into an online knock-down, drag-out bit of idiocy.

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prairiefire Fri, Feb 4, 2011 6:59:17pm

re: #83 justaminute

That’s like my pediatrician in Augusta GA telling me people used to have tails. I still wonder how long he lasted.

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Bubblehead II Fri, Feb 4, 2011 7:31:20pm

Evening Lizards. Charles, I can feel for you. Just finished the day figuring out how to load an IGT MLD (Multi-Layer Display) platform program onto the earlier IGT Trim Line Platform. What fun. For those who are wondering, both of these platforms are Video Slot machines.

IGT = International Gaming Technology

MLD/Multi-layer Display. The Video explains it better than I can.

Unfortunately, the audio cuts out. Gods above, I love my job! Cutting edge technology. You got to love it, That is until an EMP Burst burns it up………

Then we are back to tubes…. You know those pesky little things with filaments, cathodes, anodes,grids,B+ power supplies,ect.

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TedStriker Fri, Feb 4, 2011 9:52:02pm

Charles said:
Internet Explorer 6 is a zombie. Zombies are bad news. The best thing you can do is to get away from Internet Explorer as fast as you can

I thought the best thing to do with zombies is to blow their heads off…at least that’s what the movies tell me!

;-P

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theheat Sat, Feb 5, 2011 8:32:33am

Internet Explorer 6 is a zombie. Zombies are bad news.

The only thing zombies are good for are killing in imaginative ways. Shotguns, shovels, chainsaws, axes, and even snowmobiles have provided all kinds of entertainment. I long for a zombie apocalypse, where I can apply my years of horror film enrichment to dispatch them in ways I’ve only dreamed about.

In the case of IE 6, let’s finally throw dirt on that miserable POS and be done with it.

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