Comments on: Jakob's Search Engine: Contradiction?

Jakob's Search Engine: Contradiction?

TNLNYC — Mon, 18 Nov 2002 15:14:47 -0800

Am I the only one finding this URL odd, considering the content: But for those of you interested in more devilish Jakob fun, check out use.it.or.lose.it

By: einarorn

einarorn — Mon, 18 Nov 2002 15:28:19 -0800

The article can also be found at http://www.useit.com/alertbox/990321.html, which is a bit better.

By: holloway

holloway — Mon, 18 Nov 2002 15:41:29 -0800

But it has .html in the url. Ummm-mum-mumumum!

By: dash_slot-

dash_slot- — Mon, 18 Nov 2002 15:48:47 -0800

#1. Mefi homepage screwed by this post in IE6, Win98; #2. Clicking the link brought up a 'Gator' /Gain pop-up asking me to d/l a clock - which I nearly agreed to. Please - warnings!

By: adampsyche

adampsyche — Mon, 18 Nov 2002 15:55:37 -0800

This post seriously facked up the Metafilter front page when viewed with Mozilla on Win2K too.

By: mildred-pitt

mildred-pitt — Mon, 18 Nov 2002 15:59:41 -0800

I would have clicked on your link but since it wasn't colored blue and on a white background- I couldn't find it....

By: dolface

dolface — Mon, 18 Nov 2002 16:01:32 -0800

the reason that the post is messed-up looking is that the url posted is too long to fit in the available space, and browsers won't wrap it because it looks like one word to them. so it slammed it down below the sideblog. (at least i think that's what's going on. if matt sticks a space in the url it should wrap and fix the problem).

By: Veritron

Veritron — Mon, 18 Nov 2002 16:42:34 -0800

Don't the gator pop-ups only appear if your computer is loaded with spyware?

By: pejamo

pejamo — Mon, 18 Nov 2002 16:57:27 -0800

now I'm afraid to click the link for fear of a Gator sneak attack. I ain't clickin' a link with an .exe at the end of it. Somebody tell me - what's the story?

By: saintsguy

saintsguy — Mon, 18 Nov 2002 16:57:33 -0800

Well here's the original URL, which isn't nearly so bad... http://www.useit.com/alertbox/990321.html

By: TNLNYC

TNLNYC — Mon, 18 Nov 2002 17:01:26 -0800

Good point on the many people who have given the original URL but I got the long link off Nielsen's search engine. Shouldn't he have his search engine point to the proper page? BTW, sorry on f8cking up the front page. It seemed allright when I previewed it.

By: dash_slot-

dash_slot- — Mon, 18 Nov 2002 17:07:20 -0800

Well, thats interesting, Veritron, because my ad-aware often finds something gator related, but for the life of me, i cannot find what it is that's inspiring that. Something my daughter has installed I guess?

By: saintsguy

saintsguy — Mon, 18 Nov 2002 17:07:53 -0800

Geez, how did I miss that first comment from einarorn? I guess my eyes must have been drawn instantly to holloway's umm-mumming. Can't help but feel there's a usability lesson here somewhere.....

By: poopy

poopy — Mon, 18 Nov 2002 19:32:16 -0800

and here we were thinking all the time that romenesko was invaded by martians. where is a fine man like jacob when you really need him?

By: skryche

skryche — Mon, 18 Nov 2002 21:04:45 -0800

I would have clicked on your link but since it wasn't colored blue and on a white background- I couldn't find it.... mildred-pitt, I am in awe of your comic genius. I snorted orange juice!

By: carfilhiot

carfilhiot — Tue, 19 Nov 2002 02:05:08 -0800

i advise all people to download crazybrowser if you're on windows. it's simply the best browser around - stops popups, tabbed browsing - the works, you wont be disappointed. as for the post, i'm a bit flummoxed - you're posting a front page article asking why a url is odd? what do you find odd about it?? i get that the page is saying have simple urls when this is hardly that - is that your point? if so i guess the lesson is "do what i say - not what i do"

By: Oops

Oops — Tue, 19 Nov 2002 05:47:02 -0800

Hmm, a page for a browser that says it will kill pop-ups...which loads a pop-up window that in turn advertises another product that says it will kill pop-ups?