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This is not a drill. NOT a drill. General Quarters, General Quarters. All hands man your battle stations. ER November 24, 2025 4:58 pm (CurrentEvents)

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Cracks propagate podrock November 22, 2025 8:54 pm (CurrentEvents)

TB by Eri June 30, 2011 7:50 am

I'm not sure I understand the question. Spam is spurious posts from automatic post generators out there somewhere. ... by TB 2011-06-30 08:35:48
- Ah, so they're simply among the other comments? They would be spurious responses to a new post? That's all I needed ... by Eri 2011-06-30 12:50:01

Firefox Users: Start Firefox (or any other program) Maximized by DavidFMayerPhD June 22, 2011 12:38 pm

Is there some sort of loop de loop in file directory going on there? Can someone explain? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-29 22:00:39
My Firefox always starts Maximized and it shows the first Firefox.exe line. by Eri 2011-06-22 21:12:39
- Most of my application windows in Win7 remember the configuration I had last time I opened them. Otherwise I ... by TB 2011-06-22 21:17:55

Lytro Camera Lets You Focus Photos After You Take Them by mcfly June 22, 2011 10:45 am

It should work. If I understand it right, it essentially is storing a series of photos at many different ... by TB 2011-06-22 13:50:44
I agree: Holy Cow!!!! If it actually works as advertised. by DavidFMayerPhD 2011-06-22 12:44:23
- Good to see you, Dr. Mayer. I've changed your settings so you can edit your posts and comments. by podrock 2011-06-22 12:51:18

Minor formatting suggestion by TB June 21, 2011 3:54 pm

Testing, testing by Robert 2011-06-24 13:08:52
- OK? by Robert 2011-06-24 13:09:13
  - You da man! by TB 2011-06-24 13:19:32
What have you chosen under your personal profile for color options? Mine is gray. If you've chosen blue, ... by Eri 2011-06-21 22:20:37
- Test THE BAR FIGHT by Patricia McFarland A Play in 1/4 Act by Eri 2011-06-21 22:21:03
  - Never mind. That had zero effect. Beyond me so, unless Pod has a fix, we'll have to wait ... by Eri 2011-06-21 22:29:02
    - That seems to be a selector for the color scheme only in Admin mode (the white background part). But ... by TB 2011-06-22 07:29:33
    - Nope. Poked around. Didn't see a switch for that. by podrock 2011-06-21 22:41:47
      - Don't worry about it. Not a problem. But it was worth a shot - sometimes you or Robert ... by TB 2011-06-22 07:30:42

ICANN...and you can too! by mcfly June 21, 2011 10:45 am

"It will cost $185,000 to apply, and individuals or organizations will have to show a legitimate claim to the name ... by TB 2011-06-21 12:09:51

One thing I miss... by Eri June 20, 2011 4:41 am

I know what you mean. by Robert 2011-06-20 09:58:44
- Wow! To have a law named after me. I'm honored. (No kidding. I really am.) ... by Eri 2011-06-20 12:56:36
- Eri's Law: "If I want to flash everyone, I'll flash everyone. Don't be sneaking up behind me and pulling my ... by TB 2011-06-20 10:19:10
  - Snort! We have a saying in Flash Fiction workshops: Raincoats optional. by Eri 2011-06-20 13:00:28
  - LOL! Oh dear. Privates being made public? No wonder Eri's worried about a draft! by mcfly 2011-06-20 11:18:15
    - LOL. A draft is no longer legal. Unless you're drinking it and have had too much and can't ... by Eri 2011-06-20 13:02:08

Private and public boards by TB June 18, 2011 5:35 pm

Beyond me. by podrock 2011-06-18 18:52:08
- You're on the right track with the private post setting. But as-is, a post set to private can only be ... by Robert 2011-06-18 20:35:38
- Hmmm..... Any way I can help? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-18 20:13:41
  - Not sure...what do you have in mind? Your question was addressed to podrock, and that's proper: He's system admin, and it's ... by Robert 2011-06-20 10:17:45

Microsoft thuggery at it's best by Vitruvius June 17, 2011 4:27 pm

More notes: Here, here and here. The Contextis report is highly speculative, and the issues it refers to are known. It offers ... by mcfly 2011-06-17 21:34:59
- Thanks! The tech is largely gobbledegook to me (I hadn't even heard of WebGL until now) but it sounds ... by TB 2011-06-17 21:39:54
  - They're BOTH thuggish - Apple just does a better job of brainwashing it's customers. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-18 00:16:53
It's based on this report, not Microsoft's. The FAQ on that page has instructions for disabling it on Firefox and Chrome. A ... by TB 2011-06-17 17:53:22
Sheesh, where to start... Well, there's no denying that MS has plenty of experience with serious design flaws. But whether their ... by mcfly 2011-06-17 16:58:02

This Morning's Spam Storm by podrock June 17, 2011 10:30 am

Quiet today, no spam. by podrock 2011-06-20 12:55:01
Spam Storm update, 6-19 by podrock 2011-06-19 11:54:37
Spam Storm Update: Only two today, one from the coder and one from 6/link. by podrock 2011-06-18 16:01:36
Hmmm.... How hard is it to work WordPress? We could try creating a new captcha system. Also, what do the ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-17 16:23:27
- WordPress is usually pretty easy to work with. Things like captcha are added through plugins. We're currently using one called ... by Robert 2011-06-18 20:38:14
  - It's more likely something is coming in via a non-captcha route, but who knows? Maybe some vendor has a ... by TB 2011-06-18 20:53:01
- Another thing, All the email addresses they provide are obviously false. Perhaps we could take a cue from other sites ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-18 00:20:05
- While in dashboard, by podrock 2011-06-17 16:35:01
  - test as subscriber by Rita Book 2011-06-17 17:11:32

Help 2! by Eri June 16, 2011 6:58 am

Wow! Guess who got a Kindle for Father's Day from his kids! :) by TB 2011-06-19 12:11:04
A whole bunch of info here. My Dad just plugs his into his computer with a USB port. The 3G unit is ... by TB 2011-06-16 09:05:45
- Thanks, Tom. No problemo. I got a cell phone. Wouldn't leave home without one. Literally. by Eri 2011-06-16 10:47:12
- Whoa. Check out the free 3G coverage map! Pan around to see the world. by TB 2011-06-16 09:12:43
- The DX doesn't seem to have Wi-Fi (does have the free cell connection). I have no idea why. by TB 2011-06-16 09:07:49
Looks like they have a built-in wireless card by podrock 2011-06-16 07:24:58
- Thanks, Pod. I'm having trouble getting that to download but I'll try again later. Traffic may be high ... by Eri 2011-06-16 11:18:28
  - Hint: with pdf's, right click and "Save Target As...", then download to your 'puter. by podrock 2011-06-16 11:31:56
    - That's an https site and I get into a tab and then get a weird message and nothing is there. Ahh! ... by Eri 2011-06-16 22:35:36

Help! by Eri June 16, 2011 6:40 am

Check with Robert, but I suppose you could use your user page here at the zone. by podrock 2011-06-16 07:35:29
- It that's my profile page, it's too long. by Eri 2011-06-16 11:21:54
  - try this: by podrock 2011-06-16 11:45:19
    - Good choice. That URL is generated automatically by WordPress, which makes it guaranteed to be as unique as your username. ... by Robert 2011-06-17 08:47:20
      - How do I check to see if domain names are taken. I might want Patricia.McFarland.com or Patty-Mac.com or Eri.com ... by Eri 2011-06-17 14:03:08
        
        Go to anywhere that sells domain space, like GoDaddy.com, and enter what you're looking for. They'll tell you if ... by TB 2011-06-17 14:11:21
        
        Man, I could go broke reserving all the variations! by Eri 2011-06-17 17:04:33
        
        Basically, you decide on a name then reserve .com, .net, and maybe .org which covers most of what normal people ... by TB 2011-06-17 17:48:15
    - Aha. Thanks! I'll give that a go. Now, I have to remember how to get back to ... by Eri 2011-06-16 22:37:41

From the Dashboard window by TB June 15, 2011 1:29 pm

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