Randy Cassingham's Blog

Posted by Shaun, Melbourne, Australia on January 6, 2009:

The best response of the year must surely go to Jim of Oklahoma re "How Embarrbutting". I am an atheist but the response from Jim (who refers to himself as "religious") regarding his "divinely divined content filter between my ears" was absolutely on the mark and for that he will have my undying respect. Well put Jim!!!

Posted by Jo Ellen, Florida on January 6, 2009:

Regarding "How Embarrbutting:" Even my lowly Word 2000 allows for a 'whole words only' search and replace. Isn't that type of search and replace available for the news people, too?

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Only if they have a programmer who can tell his head from his ...uh... butt. -rc

Posted by Skip, in Oklahoma on January 6, 2009:

Hats off to my fellow Sooner, Jim. He hit the nail on the head! Amen!

Posted by Viktor / Boron, CA on January 7, 2009:

For the want of a space at the end of the filter word the story was mangled.

Posted by Paul, in Michigan on January 8, 2009:

Of course, a 'whole words only' search and replace wouldn't help with the 'Tyson Homosexual' goof.

Posted by Garry, Oregon on January 9, 2009:

pop up "Alli" ad blocks top of page - will NOT go away - even after I click on - and visit their web page - whatever they're selling!

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And it makes me really mad -- I'm trying to figure out how to block it. There's a place for advertising, and it's not on top of my text! I'm glad you clicked it and didn't buy anything, since that costs them money, and doesn't earn them a sale. -rc

Posted by Anna, Oregon on January 10, 2009:

I very much agree with all the choices, but especially the last 2! I shook my head in dismay at the nerve & idiocy of some people's children; even tho they are grown and (hopefully) gainfully employed. Go figure! Must be all the previous "neo-con government folk getting things so mixed up!.

Posted by Judith, Charleston, SC on January 10, 2009:

Page is formatted for IE. The Alli ad moves to the left sidebar when viewed in that browser...and ONLY that browser. -That's- how you get to read the whole page.

I don't understand why people are still writing code that works properly in only one format, but they are. So be it.

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Well, my preference is that it work in ANY browser, and that it ends up breaking my page is irritating beyond belief. I've now figured out who is serving the ad (an "alternate" ad provider), yet their interface doesn't show it. Since they won't let me block it, I'll be blocking them, instead, so they can't put such garbage on my site anymore. -rc

Posted by Kevin, New York on January 10, 2009:

I am not exactly positive, ,but if they automatically download newspaper feeds isn't that copyright infringement? and if they are downloading it, that means it is already online. Now they have just made themselves look stupid.

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There's not necessarily any copyright infringement on the "clbuttic" web sites: one can buy feeds to put on a site. But yes, they did make themselves look stupid! -rc

Posted by Dana H., Colorado on January 10, 2009:

Mr. Higginbotham,

How 'bout spending some of that $80,000 on a plane ticket to visit the marble slab in question, to see if it might just qualify. Or would that be too easy?

Or are you too busy to acknowledge the possibility that general populace might just have a brain or two amongst us? (fool)

Sorry, but that one still burns me up.