D2 Updates, Text Message Notifcation

A few quick notes on some recent code updates. The smaller function is that we've added text messaging stuff for phones. If you visit the messages page (you must be logged in) you can define your cell phone's email address, and get notifications sent to it. The more interesting update is for Discussion2 users (turn it on on any article page). There is an option now to restrict page sizes and you will retrieve comments by score. This means you can configure your Slashdot to return smaller, more bandwidth friendly pages that you can expand without loading fresh pages. Anyone still running D1 is a sucker.

Comments

"Sucker!"

[Nova Express]

Anyone still running D1 is a sucker.

Ah yes, insulting your readership. I see that Slashdot's grasp of the finer points of customer relations remains as firm as ever...

sucker?

[IPFreely]

Anyone still running D1 is a sucker.

or is stuck running IE. (Remember us, that lonely lost majority of the internet?)

Interesting assertion

[Control Group]

Anyone still running D1 is a sucker

Sure am. Only a sucker would give in to the man, and not replace IE with Firefox on his company laptop. What a sucker.

I haven't complained about D2's not working in IE, because I recognize that it's IE's fault. I also recognize that IE will never change as long as everyone panders to its broken-ness, so I can even respect Slashdot's decision to not do so. I'll even continue to subscribe, despite not being able to use the New Shiny most of the time, because I think Slashdot's worth supporting.

But some of us aren't in a position where it's feasible to change our client, and cheap shots at our expense aren't particularly appreciated. If you don't want to put in the time and effort to make D2 work in IE because you don't want to perpetuate the use of broken standards on the client, that's great. But I'd really appreciate not being mocked in the process.

Thanks.