Cool, thanks for your story, and finding the links. You were right, you don't want to talk to the police if it can be avoided. And yeah, Naples is basically the western end of Alligator Alley, which is why I remembered that; and they came down through Georgia, which is why I remembered that they had gone through Tampa. It's good that the U-Haul didn't leak from the back into the front! You might have died smiling. 1/2:)
Posts and comments need better separation(green line or something)
Also, I open the home page, and scroll down, opening interesting stories in separate tabs. Then I read the other tabs, and close them when I get to the bottom (which means I'll often have 20 or so "old tabs" open, waiting for me to prune). It may take some time before I get to one of the tabs I've opened, and therefore I like to see the story at the top. But with this new change, the tab is opened scrolled down to the comments, and I have to scroll back up to get context before reading the comments. Slashdot is less functional (or, requires more work by me, for the same functionality).
This. Also, I clicked the "Score" link, it opened the traditional "window", and then when I clicked the "X" in the top right of the "Score" window, it scrolled to the top of the page! I tried this several times to be certain that I didn't hit anything by accident. Chrome, on Ubuntu 10.04.
It was after 9/11, around the time of the Anthrax scare. Was in local news, I remember seeing it on TV back then. What they were discussing may have been different, but the key to that story is that they were not at all a threat; a waitress overheard a random phrase and reported them, because we were all so fearful back then (I don't recall whether the color system had been put in place or not; it was probably late 2001 or early 2002). They were driving down Florida, on the west coast, and I think they were stopped in Naples. Maybe Tampa.
Also, here's my workflow: I open my user page, click the "Comments" link, and then middle-click each comment that has a response, to open them in tabs so I can reply. Now, when I open them in another tab, I do not see my comment. This new system has reduced usability, for my workflow.
Also, the button are still not navigable with the keyboard: I used to hit Tab 4 times, then space, to preview; and Tab 5 times, then space, to post. Now I have to waste more energy manipulating the mouse. Yeah, it's been like this since the web-2.0 features were added but as GP said, now's the time for feedback.
And what's up with all the flashing of the comment border when I hit the Ctrl key?
The multiple layers part was what did it for me. I've had 3-layer dreams, back in high school: I "woke up" and got ready for school, walked outside and got hit by the bus. Then I "woke up" and said "dammit I already got ready for school!", and got ready for school, walked outside and got his by the bus again. Woke up, "the fuck man, this is the third time" and jumped away as the bus narrowly missed me.
So, was it just coincidence, or were my dreams a series of premonitions saving me from the bus? Dunno, but now my printer is on fire.
Uh, no, I am. Crater in the center of the optic nerve from birth. Peripheral, yes, so it helps while passing other cars. Otherwise, people think I'm looking over their left shoulder.
Like the tourists in Florida who were talking about "bringing down a building" which had nothing to do with terrorism, and turned out they were just discussing Talking Heads lyrics? ("Burning Down the House")
I also think all laws should sunset, requiring that they be reviewed and renewed.
Agree completely. Laws like "bees cannot fly less than six feet over downtown streets" are blatantly zone-ignoring laws (the people pissed about the bee-keeper passed this law, instead of changing the zoning of downtown which would have been a larger legal endeavor) -- and now, we have this dead code weighing down our society.
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Cool, thanks for your story, and finding the links. You were right, you don't want to talk to the police if it can be avoided. And yeah, Naples is basically the western end of Alligator Alley, which is why I remembered that; and they came down through Georgia, which is why I remembered that they had gone through Tampa. It's good that the U-Haul didn't leak from the back into the front! You might have died smiling. 1/2 :)
These should be user-editable preferences.
Posts and comments need better separation(green line or something)
Also, I open the home page, and scroll down, opening interesting stories in separate tabs. Then I read the other tabs, and close them when I get to the bottom (which means I'll often have 20 or so "old tabs" open, waiting for me to prune). It may take some time before I get to one of the tabs I've opened, and therefore I like to see the story at the top. But with this new change, the tab is opened scrolled down to the comments, and I have to scroll back up to get context before reading the comments. Slashdot is less functional (or, requires more work by me, for the same functionality).
This. Also, I clicked the "Score" link, it opened the traditional "window", and then when I clicked the "X" in the top right of the "Score" window, it scrolled to the top of the page! I tried this several times to be certain that I didn't hit anything by accident. Chrome, on Ubuntu 10.04.
RIP
Oh and thanks btw, had never heard of a transparent one before!
It was after 9/11, around the time of the Anthrax scare. Was in local news, I remember seeing it on TV back then. What they were discussing may have been different, but the key to that story is that they were not at all a threat; a waitress overheard a random phrase and reported them, because we were all so fearful back then (I don't recall whether the color system had been put in place or not; it was probably late 2001 or early 2002). They were driving down Florida, on the west coast, and I think they were stopped in Naples. Maybe Tampa.
i had to repost this due to new interface.
Yeah I'm not liking it, it's a lot of work to respond to people now.
Also, here's my workflow: I open my user page, click the "Comments" link, and then middle-click each comment that has a response, to open them in tabs so I can reply. Now, when I open them in another tab, I do not see my comment. This new system has reduced usability, for my workflow.
Also, the button are still not navigable with the keyboard: I used to hit Tab 4 times, then space, to preview; and Tab 5 times, then space, to post. Now I have to waste more energy manipulating the mouse. Yeah, it's been like this since the web-2.0 features were added but as GP said, now's the time for feedback.
And what's up with all the flashing of the comment border when I hit the Ctrl key?
Make the foreground/background colors customizable. Shame on me if they already are.
Or rather, "people feel weird nonsense is cool."
Nope, I will lose some vision if I do that.
The multiple layers part was what did it for me. I've had 3-layer dreams, back in high school: I "woke up" and got ready for school, walked outside and got hit by the bus. Then I "woke up" and said "dammit I already got ready for school!", and got ready for school, walked outside and got his by the bus again. Woke up, "the fuck man, this is the third time" and jumped away as the bus narrowly missed me.
So, was it just coincidence, or were my dreams a series of premonitions saving me from the bus? Dunno, but now my printer is on fire.
a PURELY IMPOSSIBLE affair
Those Hollywood cheats figure anyone can cheat on anything?
Yep; facemash.com 2.0?
they used it without your expressed permission.
I expressed my cat without her permission. (I think you meant "express".)
I digested it so fine there's a smell in the room, and I neither like the taste nor texture of English!
[...] our fundraising ends in only 4 days [...]
No it doesn't.
Forewarned is to have four arms, or something like that.
Some moose in an old children's book said "you have four heads?" (My sister's childhood, not mine.) (Oh, it was in response to "forehead".)
Uh, no, I am. Crater in the center of the optic nerve from birth. Peripheral, yes, so it helps while passing other cars. Otherwise, people think I'm looking over their left shoulder.
Or, repair one of my eyes. Meh.
How does a ratio of 16/10 translate to 20/3?
Like the tourists in Florida who were talking about "bringing down a building" which had nothing to do with terrorism, and turned out they were just discussing Talking Heads lyrics? ("Burning Down the House")
This. Aaaaand, wearing clothes misrepresents your physical figure as well. Yeah, good luck. :)
I also think all laws should sunset, requiring that they be reviewed and renewed.
Agree completely. Laws like "bees cannot fly less than six feet over downtown streets" are blatantly zone-ignoring laws (the people pissed about the bee-keeper passed this law, instead of changing the zoning of downtown which would have been a larger legal endeavor) -- and now, we have this dead code weighing down our society.