Monday, February 2, 2009

Happy birthday to me! And the [blink] tag!

Well, I still haven't dealt with the UIC snafu, but as achievements go, I can at least lay claim to this one: I am now...



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(Actually, one of the main reasons for this post was to test whether the [blink] tag, which was officially retired from the HTML standard some years ago, still works. This information might become important, depending on whether an idea regarding a website devoted to Atari stock actually goes forward. It probably won't, but hey, you never know. And, in any event, happy birthday to me!)

UPDATE: I actually had to modify the above parenthetical note, because having the [blink] tag in there, using the proper "<>" signs, caused not only most of that note to blink, but also caused some of the sidebar headings and sections, and other random text-based page elements, to blink as well. Yikes. The [blink] tag, even retired, remains virulent and dangerous. Be ever vigilant. Cheers.

4 comments:

  1. Happy birthday, lovely, wise, and wonderful Smoking Buddha.

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  2. I'm glad you disabled the blinking. Just because you're thirty-seven now doesn't mean you get to give people seizures.

    Many happy returns, dear.

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  3. What the Emilyon said. It's still blinking, though. Does that mean I've won something?

    Happy birthday!

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  4. Happy Birthday (again). For your birthday I sent you a box full of revolution, Super Mutants, monkeys, and a couple of alien pod creatures. Enjoy!

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