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Firefox 1.0

This week Firefox 1.0 was finally released. If you are still using Internet Explorer to read this website, put yourself out of your misery by downloading the better, more secure, faster, popup-blocking, spyware/adware-proof browser now.

The folks at Mozilla are aiming for 10% of the marketshare.
For those who care, this are the statistics (as of 2004/07/15) for this website (Big Brother is watching):
Top 10 Browsers
ExplorerExplorer : 72.61%
FirefoxFirefox : 12.84%
SafariSafari : 6.97%
MozillaMozilla : 2.10%
KonquerorKonqueror : 2.06%
OtherOther : 1.32%
NetscapeNetscape : 1.14%
OperaOpera : 0.36%
AOLAOL: 0.28%
FirebirdFirebird : 0.07%

The Ugly Nun strikes back!

After dissapearing from the Austin streets for many many months, the Ugly Nun has reappeared (now with more facial hair than ever before) in town!.Before dissappearing again in the shadows of the night, the Ugly Nun presumably was heard saying: “I’ll be back… in Purim”Click on the image below to see some pictures from Halloween 2004.

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Killing Comment Spam Dead

I’m sick of getting comment spam. Sure, I need penis enlargement pills, viagra, online poker systems and a fake diploma… but I don’t need it advertised all over my blog[1].

So, after waking up to see a few dozen advertisements posted all over the place, I decided to do something about it: I installed MT-Blacklist. We’ll see how well it works.

[1]: Not true.