Comments on: Tweaks http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:50:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Count Iblis http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/comment-page-1/#comment-24370 Count Iblis Tue, 10 Apr 2007 23:18:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/#comment-24370 The tweak hasn't fully solved the problem although it is better tha what it was. In the string theory thread the postings are still moving to the left for increasing posting numbers. It seems that for any given number of tweaks you can always find a number N of blog comments such that for all n > N the n-th blog comment will appear partially off the screen :) The tweak hasn’t fully solved the problem although it is better tha what it was. In the string theory thread the postings are still moving to the left for increasing posting numbers.

It seems that for any given number of tweaks you can always find a number N of blog comments such that for all n > N the n-th blog comment will appear partially off the screen :)

]]> By: Sean http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/comment-page-1/#comment-24371 Sean Mon, 09 Apr 2007 03:09:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/#comment-24371 mollishka, it's an unknown bug. mollishka, it’s an unknown bug.

]]> By: mollishka http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/comment-page-1/#comment-24384 mollishka Mon, 09 Apr 2007 01:22:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/#comment-24384 Do you know why the number of comments on a post and the number listed on the navigation bar don't agree? Do you know why the number of comments on a post and the number listed on the navigation bar don’t agree?

]]> By: Alexey Petrov http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/comment-page-1/#comment-24377 Alexey Petrov Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:19:02 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/#comment-24377 Ok, Sean -- will do. One thing, though is that four out of five comments didn't appear w/out any warning, one comment did trigger your antispam beast (I guess I had a link in that one)... Ok, Sean — will do. One thing, though is that four out of five comments didn’t appear w/out any warning, one comment did trigger your antispam beast (I guess I had a link in that one)…

]]> By: Sean http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/comment-page-1/#comment-24368 Sean Wed, 07 Feb 2007 03:31:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/#comment-24368 What comments? If you submit comments that don't appear after a few minutes, please email us soon. We're experimenting with new spam-fighting software. What comments? If you submit comments that don’t appear after a few minutes, please email us soon. We’re experimenting with new spam-fighting software.

]]> By: Alexey Petrov http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/comment-page-1/#comment-24369 Alexey Petrov Wed, 07 Feb 2007 03:13:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/#comment-24369 none of my comments appeared so far... none of my comments appeared so far…

]]> By: Amara http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/comment-page-1/#comment-24378 Amara Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:35:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/#comment-24378 zq: I understand. My crappy Italian ISP (FastWeb) with which I connect to the Internet is blacklisted by SORBS because their sysadmins apparently don't know how to protect their domain blocks from open relay spammers. I've complained twice to them in the last 6 months. Unfortunately FastWeb is the only workable broadband Internet service offered in my area (that's why they don't care about their service). Since my personal domain from where I send email and have my web site is on a different and well-managed ISP in Calif. and I have strong spam filters, if I send myself email, then it is trapped in my own excellent Bayesian spam filters. Ironic, no? zq: I understand. My crappy Italian ISP (FastWeb) with which I connect to the Internet is blacklisted by SORBS because their sysadmins apparently don’t know how to protect their domain blocks from open relay spammers. I’ve complained twice to them in the last 6 months. Unfortunately FastWeb is the only workable broadband Internet service offered in my area (that’s why they don’t care about their service).

Since my personal domain from where I send email and have my web site is on a different and well-managed ISP in Calif. and I have strong spam filters, if I send myself email, then it is trapped in my own excellent Bayesian spam filters. Ironic, no?

]]> By: John Phillips http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/comment-page-1/#comment-24372 John Phillips Mon, 29 Jan 2007 02:20:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/#comment-24372 Nice one Sean, as for various reasons I prefer to use IE7 and it is perfect now. Nice one Sean, as for various reasons I prefer to use IE7 and it is perfect now.

]]> By: zq http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/comment-page-1/#comment-24373 zq Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:18:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/#comment-24373 Just to give you an idea how many computers in the world are trying to spread spams on blogs. See <a href="http://www.astro.utoronto.ca/~zqhuang/log/index.php?file=blackIP.txt&replace=;" rel="nofollow">IP list of computers that have been trying to post spams on my blog</a>. Just to give you an idea how many computers in the world are trying to spread spams on blogs. See IP list of computers that have been trying to post spams on my blog.

]]> By: Amara http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/comment-page-1/#comment-24375 Amara Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:42:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/#comment-24375 Never mind. A 'few minutes' to appear was closer to five, but all is working. Never mind. A ‘few minutes’ to appear was closer to five, but all is working.

]]> By: Amara http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/comment-page-1/#comment-24374 Amara Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:39:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/#comment-24374 testing... (I think your comments don't let me in any more) testing… (I think your comments don’t let me in any more)

]]> By: B http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/comment-page-1/#comment-24376 B Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:53:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/#comment-24376 THANKS! I had gotten quite tired of extra-launching Firefox for you... B. THANKS! I had gotten quite tired of extra-launching Firefox for you…

B.

]]> By: Richard http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/comment-page-1/#comment-24383 Richard Sun, 28 Jan 2007 03:37:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/#comment-24383 Clearing the cache did in fact correct the problem in both Omniweb and Firefox browsers. Clearing the cache did in fact correct the problem in both Omniweb and Firefox browsers.

]]> By: Sean http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/comment-page-1/#comment-24382 Sean Sun, 28 Jan 2007 03:22:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/#comment-24382 Firefox on a Mac? That's what I'm using, and it looks perfectly fine. I suspect that you just need to clear the cache -- there were some ugly moments in there while it was being fixed. Shantanu, I might (maybe) blog about the conference, perhaps after the talks are available. Firefox on a Mac? That’s what I’m using, and it looks perfectly fine. I suspect that you just need to clear the cache — there were some ugly moments in there while it was being fixed.

Shantanu, I might (maybe) blog about the conference, perhaps after the talks are available.

]]> By: Richard http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/comment-page-1/#comment-24381 Richard Sun, 28 Jan 2007 03:13:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/#comment-24381 Hmmm, an example of the law of conservation of bugs? It still looks OK in Safari, but both Omniweb (my favorite browser) and Firefox are having problems with this. In both those browsers, the top banner is merely a solid blue box with nothing in it. "Cosmic Variance - random samplings from the universe of ideas" is missing together with the graphic behind it. Also, the side bar no longer has a light blue background -- it's all white. And the dark blue color that normally surrounds the the content on the right and left sides is now a light grey. And the comment box in which I'm typing at the moment now looks like some kind of ugly Windows thing. Hmmm, an example of the law of conservation of bugs? It still looks OK in Safari, but both Omniweb (my favorite browser) and Firefox are having problems with this. In both those browsers, the top banner is merely a solid blue box with nothing in it. “Cosmic Variance – random samplings from the universe of ideas” is missing together with the graphic behind it. Also, the side bar no longer has a light blue background — it’s all white. And the dark blue color that normally surrounds the the content on the right and left sides is now a light grey. And the comment box in which I’m typing at the moment now looks like some kind of ugly Windows thing.

]]> By: Larry http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/comment-page-1/#comment-24379 Larry Sun, 28 Jan 2007 02:42:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/#comment-24379 Cool cuz that was bugging me. I just started only reading the articles on my rss reader. Cool cuz that was bugging me. I just started only reading the articles on my rss reader.

]]> By: Shantanu http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/comment-page-1/#comment-24380 Shantanu Sun, 28 Jan 2007 02:33:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/27/tweaks/#comment-24380 Sean can you blog a little about this <a href="http://www.physics.arizona.edu/gravity/" rel="nofollow"> conference </a>? It looks exciting and am eagerly looking forward to the talks being online Sean can you blog a little about this conference ?
It looks exciting and am eagerly looking forward to the talks being online

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