Spike? It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding on to false hope, but…I knew you'd come back. You're like…you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Oh…he's alive Frodo. He's alive.

Andrew ,'Damage'


Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."

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le nubian - Apr 26, 2009 4:34:15 am PDT #9805 of 25509
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

unfortunately, depending on the email client your recipient uses, the mail can look like:

"From Theo Real Name [on behalf of Theodosia]"...


Jesse - Apr 28, 2009 8:14:46 am PDT #9806 of 25509
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Sort of random conceptual tech-related question:

In a world of tabbed browsers, does the "length of visit" stat mean anything about a website anymore? I mean, I've had things open in tabs for hours without actually looking at them...


amych - Apr 28, 2009 8:19:05 am PDT #9807 of 25509
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

In a world of tabbed browsers, does the "length of visit" stat mean anything about a website anymore?

Not really. You can measure stickiness much better by how much people did while there - lots of page views within the site from the same visitor, and/or lots of activity on a web app. But even in pre-tab days, simply not leaving the site was a pretty useless metric, since if they just stayed on the landing page it often meant that you were stuck in a background window.


Jesse - Apr 28, 2009 10:29:02 am PDT #9808 of 25509
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Thanks, that's what I was thinking, when someone gave me that stat like it meant anything.


Jon B. - Apr 28, 2009 2:24:58 pm PDT #9809 of 25509
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Why would gmail forget all the senders' addresses from whom I want images shown?

Ouch, that grammar hurt.


Ailleann - Apr 29, 2009 3:47:15 am PDT #9810 of 25509
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda

Jon, mine has been doing that too.


Jon B. - Apr 29, 2009 3:56:55 am PDT #9811 of 25509
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Yeah, it's not just us: [link] and [link]


tommyrot - Apr 29, 2009 6:22:44 am PDT #9812 of 25509
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Remains of the Day: Happy 15th Birthday to Opera Edition

There is also a nice little cartoon about the birth of Opera.


omnis_audis - Apr 29, 2009 7:00:19 am PDT #9813 of 25509
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

password question.

As more and more websites need passwords/usernames/prompt questions, and each site having different requirements for length/numbers/capitals/ID questions/etc, I find my getting old brain is having trouble remembering them all. Is there a safe application that can store them all? I could make a FileMaker Pro database, but worried that it's not secure enough. Currently, I don't have *any* of them written down. Thoughts? Advice?

Oh, I'm on a Mac.


Tom Scola - Apr 29, 2009 7:02:26 am PDT #9814 of 25509
hwæt

Applications -> Utilities -> Keychain Manager will probably fit your needs. If not, there are payware alternatives available.