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At 7/11/09 12:57 AM, byteslinger wrote: BTW, how's Savannah treating you? Glad to see you made it in one piece!

Yeah I made it. I'm freaking burned now! Damn that stuff hurts. I wouldn't mind, I had SPF 30 on and kept reapplying it and I STILL got burned! GAH!

Getting over the jet lag yet?

Yeah I have. I'm still kinda tired, but that's just because I have been doing nothing. (Its weird how that happens)

How's the family?

Yeah my mother is good, and my family over here are doing good. Mother got a bit of sunstroke today and had to take a break, which she didn't enjoy. I stayed out of the sun because of my sun burn.

BTW, the link to your facebook pics didn't work for me - what was that link again?

These are all of the ones of when we were in NY. I think. the Statue of liberty ones are not there as they are going in an album of their own. I'll try and upload the rest tonight.

Take care - and get some rest!

Will do!

At 7/12/09 07:18 PM, Lizzardis wrote:

At 7/11/09 12:57 AM, byteslinger wrote: BTW, how's Savannah treating you? Glad to see you made it in one piece!

Yeah I made it. I'm freaking burned now! Damn that stuff hurts. I wouldn't mind, I had SPF 30 on and kept reapplying it and I STILL got burned! GAH!

That's because you spend too much time inside on the computer! You're almost as pasty white as I am! LOL

Getting over the jet lag yet?

Yeah I have. I'm still kinda tired, but that's just because I have been doing nothing. (Its weird how that happens)

Well, go outside, find a swimmin' hole, ketch some frogs, tip some cows, joyride in a pickup truck - oh, there's so much to do in Savannah!!!

How's the family?

Yeah my mother is good, and my family over here are doing good. Mother got a bit of sunstroke today and had to take a break, which she didn't enjoy. I stayed out of the sun because of my sun burn.

Glad to hear they're good for the most part - a few more days and they will be settled in just fine.

BTW, the link to your facebook pics didn't work for me - what was that link again?

These are all of the ones of when we were in NY. I think. the Statue of liberty ones are not there as they are going in an album of their own. I'll try and upload the rest tonight.

Hey, those are nice pics! Glad to see you have no problems eating our fast food, living in our luxurious hotels, and stepping over the homeless people and all the garbage as you visited all of the sights of the city. Quite an experience, eh?

Take care - and get some rest!

Will do!

Good - I think this vacation is just what you needed!

At 7/13/09 12:07 AM, byteslinger wrote: That's because you spend too much time inside on the computer! You're almost as pasty white as I am! LOL

:'(
I know. I can't do much else though because of my knees, and my friends live so far away. Besides, if I went outside I wouldn't be able to speak to you :P

Well, go outside, find a swimmin' hole, ketch some frogs, tip some cows, joyride in a pickup truck - oh, there's so much to do in Savannah!!!

You forget, I can't do all of that on my own.

Glad to hear they're good for the most part - a few more days and they will be settled in just fine.

Hopefully yeah. I've been told by my mother though that she wants to go home. Haha, the family are doing her head in.

Quite an experience, eh?

Haha, it was. It was a great site to see all of the different cultures and races, it was like a strange fucked up collaboration of people. It was awesome.

Good - I think this vacation is just what you needed!

Yeah, yet I'm still as tired as ever. I need to catch up on some sleep.

Anyway, instead of me ruining your thread, I think I'd best leave stuff after this in PM. I don't want mods breathing down my neck because I'm derailing this topic.

:)

found something...

on the COMPARE section
my rank saids: Commanded
and not: Commander

At 7/14/09 12:23 PM, aldlv wrote: found something...

on the COMPARE section
my rank saids: Commanded
and not: Commander

Thanks for the heads-up on the typo. I just fixed it!

I wasn't sure about these random stat variation things at first, but they're starting to grow on me.

But yeah, I fucking wish. VV

They give me that warm fuzzy feeling inside, like the good Chance cards from Monopoly. <3

At 7/12/09 12:34 AM, byteslinger wrote:

At 7/11/09 01:25 PM, WilhelmTheVampire wrote: I saw it last night on NGlogs on the bottom of the page under the Stolen Tactics ad. It screwed up the page layout and made me use the scroll bar both up and down and left and right. It disappeared this morning, though.

Some of the images to the links are read directly from the target host. If that link image was hacked on the other target website, it would show up larger on NG Logs - even though no code was altered on my site. Solution: I will copy all of the image links to a subfolder on NG Logs, and protect my copy - and this way, I won't have to depend on the other servers for images that could be hacked.

Yeah, I just wanted to drop by and let you know I saw that as well. It was one of the many affiliate logos, and when I saw that giant-ass pic, I figured that was exactly the case: that the pics themselves were all being supplied by the sites being linked to, and clearly one of them got haxxxxxxxxxxxxxed and any site linking to imageshack (or whatever) via such a server-side pic... was showing this giant-ass ballooned image down there where a tiny little rectangle is supposed to be.

Aside from copying all the images to your own server space, BTW, I would assume you could probably just put some height + width tags on all those image files and even if the image file changed (like happened that day), it would stay within the small rectangle space it's supposed to occupy.

At 7/15/09 02:45 PM, KrevZabijak wrote: They give me that warm fuzzy feeling inside, like the good Chance cards from Monopoly. <3

The first coupla ones I noticed a week ago or so reminded me of Chance or Community Chest cards from Monopoly as well. Glad to know I wasn't the only one who thought so. #;-}>

Of course, then I started getting some VERY un-Monopoly ones insulting me afterwards, and the feeling of Monopoly cards... faded quite quickly. #;-}>

At 7/17/09 07:58 PM, gfoxcook wrote: Aside from copying all the images to your own server space, BTW, I would assume you could probably just put some height + width tags on all those image files and even if the image file changed (like happened that day), it would stay within the small rectangle space it's supposed to occupy.

In fact, I did both - I copied all of the images to my server, and forced the image sizes on the web page. We'll have no more of that silly image nonsense now.

At 7/15/09 02:45 PM, KrevZabijak wrote: They give me that warm fuzzy feeling inside, like the good Chance cards from Monopoly. <3

The first coupla ones I noticed a week ago or so reminded me of Chance or Community Chest cards from Monopoly as well. Glad to know I wasn't the only one who thought so. #;-}>

Of course, then I started getting some VERY un-Monopoly ones insulting me afterwards, and the feeling of Monopoly cards... faded quite quickly. #;-}>

Well, right now, there's only a dozen random stats. Some are cute - and some aren't. Don't take them personally - they're all in good fun. If you can think of any other random stat sentences, please pass them on. It's just something for LOLs!

I know I am :3

Haha, so I'm going through the traffic logs for http://m00d.net/threads/ and what do I find refering to me? The new version of nglogs. I won't post the URL because I doubt you want it out there byte, but it's nice! :D

Actually, I've changed my mind. Why are you using frames? They're ugly!

Version 2.0 of the NG Logs website published. Some users laughed, some users cried, but everyone is having a good time so far...

At 7/28/09 06:02 AM, citricsquid wrote: Actually, I've changed my mind. Why are you using frames? They're ugly!

Version 2.0 of the NG Logs website published. Some users laughed, some users cried, but everyone is having a good time so far...

I have three things to say to you regarding your post:
1) A PM would have been nice - no need to dump this in a public forum

2) Yes, it's under development - lots more to do, so hold off your judgment until I go public with beta

3) I wasn't put on this earth to please you. I'm developing 2.0 to be similar to Newgrounds, but in some cases, long lists need to be handled. I'm working on scrollable areas, and trying different things. I'm also working on cross-browser compatibility and display issues, and that's just a little more fun than picking a cactus out of your ass.

4) (okay, 4 things) Don't go off on me about using div, css, iframes, frames, tables, etc. and what is "right" and what's not. Everyone has an opinion - and coding style - and I use what I think will work easiest for what I'm trying to do at the time. It will be a mix of old and new, slick and dodgy, as I will be doing some copy-pasta and some new code as well.

Now, to the rest of you who read this: Yes, as I have hinted in prior posts, I am working on version 2.0 of NG logs. I just started this about a week ago, and it's going to be a few months before I'm ready for beta. I will be keeping all functions, reports, lists, databases, etc so no one will have to relearn anything - but my plan is to make it easier to navigate with a cleaner menu system, add some functionality to the reports to give you more information with better response times, and add some up-front statistics for logged in users. I will be moving to a wider format (your screen res will need to be 1024 x 768 or better), and, of course, a few more Easter Eggs.

And before I get flooded with "Hey, can you add [fill in your idea] to the new site", I ask that if you have some REASONABLE ideas, you can post them here - and check to see if someone else posted the same. I will answer them as I go, and not every idea will make it to the final cut.

Oh, one more thing: The development site is now password protected. No more peeking until I get the first set of code running....

Lesson learned: CitricSquid can't keep a secret....LOL

At 7/28/09 11:02 AM, byteslinger wrote: I have three things to say to you regarding your post:
1) A PM would have been nice - no need to dump this in a public forum

I'll have my post deleted then. I didn't think it'd be something you were trying to keep secret, just the location of it...

2) Yes, it's under development - lots more to do, so hold off your judgment until I go public with beta

k, just don't use frames ;)

3) I wasn't put on this earth to please you. I'm developing 2.0 to be similar to Newgrounds, but in some cases, long lists need to be handled. I'm working on scrollable areas, and trying different things. I'm also working on cross-browser compatibility and display issues, and that's just a little more fun than picking a cactus out of your ass.

I'm not saying you were, I just saw frames and threw up. Frames are the devil!

4) (okay, 4 things) Don't go off on me about using div, css, iframes, frames, tables, etc. and what is "right" and what's not. Everyone has an opinion - and coding style - and I use what I think will work easiest for what I'm trying to do at the time. It will be a mix of old and new, slick and dodgy, as I will be doing some copy-pasta and some new code as well.

I have no problem with people using what they want to use, but using things that aren't designed for the purpose is wrong and bad. It's like using tables for a layout, it's wrong. It's like if I used a car to go across the ocean in, people aren't going to praise me for it.

Now, to the rest of you who read this: Yes, as I have hinted in prior posts, I am working on version 2.0 of NG logs. I just started this about a week ago, and it's going to be a few months before I'm ready for beta. I will be keeping all functions, reports, lists, databases, etc so no one will have to relearn anything - but my plan is to make it easier to navigate with a cleaner menu system, add some functionality to the reports to give you more information with better response times, and add some up-front statistics for logged in users. I will be moving to a wider format (your screen res will need to be 1024 x 768 or better), and, of course, a few more Easter Eggs.

And before I get flooded with "Hey, can you add [fill in your idea] to the new site", I ask that if you have some REASONABLE ideas, you can post them here - and check to see if someone else posted the same. I will answer them as I go, and not every idea will make it to the final cut.

Oh, one more thing: The development site is now password protected. No more peeking until I get the first set of code running....

Lesson learned: CitricSquid can't keep a secret....LOL

If I'd known it was a secret I wouldn't have posted about it, I assumed it would have been common knowledge between you all as you seem open about this project, even though I don't read through here that open :D

Apologies if I ruined it :'(

At 7/28/09 11:43 AM, citricsquid wrote: If I'd known it was a secret I wouldn't have posted about it, I assumed it would have been common knowledge between you all as you seem open about this project, even though I don't read through here that open :D

Apologies if I ruined it :'(

Nah, it's ok. Don't worry about having your posts deleted - the cats out of the bag now. Sooner or later someone was bound to stumble over the development area - it just happened to be you.

However, as a final rebuttal for frames, iframes, tables etc - I agree in theory that when possible, we should use the most optimal code for the purpose at hand. But when you are redesigning and tweaking an existing site, sometimes you have to merge old with new and make some compromises. Yeah, if I did this from scratch from the ground up it may be nothing but divs and css - but that's not the case here. Also, I just don't have the time to do a complete rewrite - just a major facelift.

It's all good - no harm, no foul... :)

At 7/28/09 12:26 PM, byteslinger wrote: It's all good - no harm, no foul... :)

Haha, well, good luck with it. From what I saw of it I was impressed, the design was much easier to navigate and I the bit at the side was brilliant.

I should log my stats more, I was the first UOTD on nglog :D

At 7/31/09 04:41 AM, Kevin wrote: I lost a lot of stats when I got a name change.

If you tell me your old user name, I will make the changes to the database so you can get your stats back.

Here's an issue that's been bugging me for quite some time now. On the bottom of the page where it shows your stats for the last four days, there's a button that let's you view all stats. It takes you to the past ten logs. But when you try to go to another page of old stats, it keeps you at page one. The only way you can see the stats is by typing in the URL for page two. Not a big problem, just an irritating one.

btw congrats on getting UOTD =)

Byteslinger, I just wanted to take this opportunity to publicly say thank you for maintaining this site. I absolutely love it.

At 8/12/09 05:29 PM, WilhelmTheVampire wrote: Here's an issue that's been bugging me for quite some time now. On the bottom of the page where it shows your stats for the last four days, there's a button that let's you view all stats. It takes you to the past ten logs. But when you try to go to another page of old stats, it keeps you at page one. The only way you can see the stats is by typing in the URL for page two. Not a big problem, just an irritating one.

btw congrats on getting UOTD =)

Hi, Wilhelm.

Sorry to hear that there's a glitch bugging you. I tried to locate it based on your description, but I just can't seem to find it. I don't doubt that you see a problem, so if you would be so kind as to post the URLs of the initial page and then the second page so I can see what you see - and then I will fix it right away. Sorry about being a little dense - it's just been one of those day.

As for UOTD - that surprised me too. There are thousands of users on NG Logs, but I guess over time everyone will get a chance!

At 8/12/09 08:55 PM, michelinman wrote: Byteslinger, I just wanted to take this opportunity to publicly say thank you for maintaining this site. I absolutely love it.

You are very welcome. It is appreciation like this that keeps me -and the site - going!

Hey, i just wanted to warn you that theres a error. It's on the stat comparison; nothing to big. It's just when you compair it will allways say me and who i am compairing is a "commander" b/p rank ans sometimes will show that icon or display a random icon. It's not a big deal, just wanted to tell you.

At 8/12/09 09:23 PM, byteslinger wrote: Sorry to hear that there's a glitch bugging you. I tried to locate it based on your description, but I just can't seem to find it.

Sorry, my fault. I meant at the bottom of the page where you log your stats, there is a section like that. But I brought screenies just in case :D

This is located immediately under the graph, whistle, and total stats.

This is the view all stats section. The page browsing button is the thing that doesn't work.

Here is thre URL if you're still not finding it.

At 8/13/09 10:01 AM, WilhelmTheVampire wrote: This is the view all stats section. The page browsing button is the thing that doesn't work.

You sure about that? It works for me....Hence you can see below, when the number changes, the stats change.

Also, Byte did you get my PM?

At 8/13/09 10:35 AM, Lizzardis wrote: You sure about that? It works for me....Hence you can see below, when the number changes, the stats change.

That's weird, because when I try to change the page, this URL appears (no specified page number), rather than this one.

At 8/13/09 10:45 AM, WilhelmTheVampire wrote: That's weird, because when I try to change the page, this URL appears (no specified page number), rather than this one.

That is strange. Have you tried clearing your cache and all that bobins? Usually that works for any internet problem involving things to do with links and images and stuff.

At 8/13/09 10:45 AM, WilhelmTheVampire wrote:

At 8/13/09 10:35 AM, Lizzardis wrote: You sure about that? It works for me....Hence you can see below, when the number changes, the stats change.

That's weird, because when I try to change the page, this URL appears (no specified page number), rather than this one.

Okay, I see that the url with the bad link doesn't have a page number. I tweaked the code and it seems to be working for me at this end - I even logged into your account just to make sure it wasn't a data issue. Please clear your browser's cache, and try this again. Hopefully, it works for you.

At 8/12/09 10:49 PM, idiot-buster wrote: Hey, i just wanted to warn you that theres a error. It's on the stat comparison; nothing to big. It's just when you compair it will allways say me and who i am compairing is a "commander" b/p rank ans sometimes will show that icon or display a random icon. It's not a big deal, just wanted to tell you.

It seems that if there was a problem loading the latest stat page from Newgrounds, you could wind up with junk in the data buffer - which means the displayed values occasionally would crap out. I cleaned up the code a bit, and it looks like it's behaving okay now. If it happens to you again, please let me know - and tell me if it was your first comparison of the day, or had you done a few in a row.

Thanks for the input - now, get back to your stat-whoring!!!! LOL

Remember: Saturday is Clock Day - so, starting Friday afternoon, watch the portal - I suspect that there will be hundreds, if not thousands, of saved flashes this weekend. I know I'm getting ready for it: two cases of diet Coke, fridge full of cold-cuts (eat with one hand, click with the other) and a wireless laptop set up in the bathroom. If I can bend my work schedule, I may just get "a few extra" B/P points this weekend after all...we'll see...

At 7/17/09 10:45 PM, byteslinger wrote:

At 7/17/09 07:58 PM, gfoxcook wrote: Aside from copying all the images to your own server space, BTW, I would assume you could probably just put some height + width tags on all those image files and even if the image file changed (like happened that day), it would stay within the small rectangle space it's supposed to occupy.

In fact, I did both - I copied all of the images to my server, and forced the image sizes on the web page. We'll have no more of that silly image nonsense now.

Ah, cool.

At 7/15/09 02:45 PM, KrevZabijak wrote: They give me that warm fuzzy feeling inside, like the good Chance cards from Monopoly. <3

The first coupla ones I noticed a week ago or so reminded me of Chance or Community Chest cards from Monopoly as well. Glad to know I wasn't the only one who thought so. #;-}>

Of course, then I started getting some VERY un-Monopoly ones insulting me afterwards, and the feeling of Monopoly cards... faded quite quickly. #;-}>

Well, right now, there's only a dozen random stats. Some are cute - and some aren't. Don't take them personally - they're all in good fun. If you can think of any other random stat sentences, please pass them on. It's just something for LOLs!

I wasn't (taking them personally), just making a joke about how Monopoly only has cards similar to SOME (but not all) of the NG Log random messages. #;-}>

At 8/13/09 12:31 PM, byteslinger wrote: Remember: Saturday is Clock Day - so, starting Friday afternoon, watch the portal - I suspect that there will be hundreds, if not thousands, of saved flashes this weekend. I know I'm getting ready for it: two cases of diet Coke, fridge full of cold-cuts (eat with one hand, click with the other) and a wireless laptop set up in the bathroom. If I can bend my work schedule, I may just get "a few extra" B/P points this weekend after all...we'll see...

Sadly, it was a down year. Only hundreds.... first time in over 3 years without 1000+ potential saves on Clock Day itself. ;_;

Still, I managed to rake in almost 500 of the 800 possible saves (yep, exactly 800 this year, out of 860 submissions... lots of flaggings and a couple deletions), this year, and since it's my last Clock Day that I'll be statwhoring during, that'll have to do.

For the past month or so I've been getting this same error when I try to log my stats. the ID is 8, if you need to know that.

yes, just one number, 8. thanks.

ERROR ACCESSING NEWGROUNDS SERVER
Sorry, but the Newgrounds Servers Timed out while trying to retrieve your information. These stats below are FALSE!
Please log out, and try again in 15 minutes...

At 8/26/09 10:51 PM, fatherjmbd wrote: For the past month or so I've been getting this same error when I try to log my stats. the ID is 8, if you need to know that.

yes, just one number, 8. thanks.

ERROR ACCESSING NEWGROUNDS SERVER
Sorry, but the Newgrounds Servers Timed out while trying to retrieve your information. These stats below are FALSE!
Please log out, and try again in 15 minutes...

It's okay now - but there was a minor glitch. When you first started logging, some of your stats were zero - in fact, enough of them were zero that caused certain calculations to falsely think there was a server error. I logged your stats for today, and now that there's been some activity on the account, the false positive no longer happens, and you're good to go.

Thanks for bring that to my attention -hope this clears things up!