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08 August 2008

Okay, you can't fool me. A whole bunch of stuff just disappeared.
post by: mudpuppie at: 18:40 | 43 comments
Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it's not there.
posted by Doohickie 08 August | 18:41
Wondered if it was just me....
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 08 August | 18:44
Yes. Claudia's post on the front page should read "Hamdan sentencing -- omg it's sort of rational!" instead of what it reads. That is my post. That is my title, but the content is not there. Which is fine with me, it's boring drivel. Something crazy is happening.
posted by LoriFLA 08 August | 18:44
me too.....
posted by chewatadistance 08 August | 18:45
You can see all the posts in IE7, though I think the front page still looks a bit wonky.
posted by DarkForest 08 August | 18:45
Thanks, DarkForest. I'll try that.
posted by LoriFLA 08 August | 18:46
Yeah, I can see them all in IE, but all the text overlaps other text. Totally wonky.
posted by mudpuppie 08 August | 18:46
You can also scroll back to all the posts using the above the comment box.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 08 August | 18:47
Ooh, weird. Try copying the post title of the "new" Clauia_SF post ('Amazon and the Internet...'). Then paste the resulting text. It will Blow Your Mind.

posted by mudpuppie 08 August | 18:49
Yeah, it's still messed up in IE and Safari. My post heading is there there is no break or ability to comment.

Moderators if you get to it, please feel free to delete my off-topic comments in Claudia's post. Apologies, Claudia.
posted by LoriFLA 08 August | 18:49
I think maybe there's a missing close tag in Lori's post?

The source looks like this:

[span class="bTitle"[Amazon and the wonders of the Internet. I love you both. [/span] [!--more[br /]

There should be an "-->" after the more.
posted by mudpuppie 08 August | 18:53
Oops, I hope I didn't do anything wrong!
posted by LoriFLA 08 August | 18:54
The front page is crossed all over itself for me (Opera, Linux) but within the posts and recent comments are fine.
posted by goo 08 August | 18:54
(Damn, messed that up. Pasting the code did funny things that I didn't entirely fix.)
posted by mudpuppie 08 August | 18:54
C'mon! C'mon! I figured it out! Somebody fix it!
posted by mudpuppie 08 August | 18:57
No LoriFLA, there's nothing wrong with your post. There seems to be an unclosed comment tag inserted in there along with your "more inside". It looks to me like something screwed up on the server side in generating the html for your post.
posted by DarkForest 08 August | 19:02
oh, as mudpuppie already said
posted by DarkForest 08 August | 19:04
Seems fixed now. Yay!
posted by DarkForest 08 August | 19:08
Oh, wait, no, sorry! I got fooled.
posted by DarkForest 08 August | 19:09
Not fixed for me.
posted by octothorpe 08 August | 19:10
Those drums were awesome! Awesome! (Olympics)
posted by LoriFLA 08 August | 19:11
Hell yeah! I tried to post to see if anyone else was watching the opening ceremonies. WOW.
posted by chewatadistance 08 August | 19:13
I see how this happened now. I'm kind of amazed it hasn't happened before this.
posted by DarkForest 08 August | 19:20
Someone tell me what a wanker is!
posted by mullacc 08 August | 19:22
Can't watch the ceremonies, there's a football game on.
posted by octothorpe 08 August | 19:33
It is so beautiful, octothorpe. So amazing and beautiful.

I hope this Metachat is fixed after the ceremonies. I miss all of the threads. Bring them back!
posted by LoriFLA 08 August | 19:36
It really is outstanding - WAY better than the foofy stuff they did in France. I'm flabbergasted. Really impressive!

Who's playing, octo?
posted by chewatadistance 08 August | 19:44
Is this the post where we talk about the Olympic opening ceremonies? Because this is crazy, and pretty neat.
posted by box 08 August | 20:11
I tried watching with my 12 inch b/w set with rabbit ears. It was too fuzzy to really enjoy.
posted by DarkForest 08 August | 20:12
I can't believe y'all have just convinced me to watch the opening ceremonies. I wasn't going to be That Person.
posted by mudpuppie 08 August | 20:17
Which person is That?

(Super-Bowlesque commercial break now, 'parade of nations' supposedly to follow.)
posted by box 08 August | 20:18
Ooh, those Malawians look sharp.
posted by box 08 August | 20:27
So, Denmark's outfit? Red polo shirt, jean shorts, fannypack.
posted by box 08 August | 20:41
I know! At least they're dressed for the temperature. They said it was 85 degrees in that stadium.

Mudpuppie, I hoped you watched from the beginning. It was spectacular. OK, I need to see Canada, England, and of course the USA. I love seeing all of the countries. It's exciting.

Belarus, looking festive!
posted by LoriFLA 08 August | 20:53
Which person is That?

That Person who got sucked into watching the opening ceremonies of the Olympics by her respected internet friends.

Mudpuppie, I hoped you watched from the beginning.

Starts here in half an hour. Yes, I will switch over from football at the appointed time.
posted by mudpuppie 08 August | 20:59
Right! Have fun, pups. It's cool. I can't take a political stance at this moment. I'm enthusiastic for the athletes and the people of China.
posted by LoriFLA 08 August | 21:08
check out some of the pics here.
posted by chewatadistance 08 August | 21:10
Thank you, chew. These are great!
posted by LoriFLA 08 August | 21:13
I've taken a political stance about every single one of these countries, in some cases for reasons largely related to their [sometimes-amazing] clothes.
posted by box 08 August | 21:13
Those are great pics. It must have been something to watch in high-definition.
posted by DarkForest 08 August | 21:14
Haha, Box! Great Britain is almost up!
posted by LoriFLA 08 August | 21:23
the official olympics website is pretty good. I like the schedule tabs.
posted by chewatadistance 08 August | 21:25
That should be fixed. If not, email me and I'll have another look.
posted by seanyboy 09 August | 06:12
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