Comments on: Late Late Night FDL: The Bastard Fairies At Play http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/23/late-late-night-fdl-the-bastard-fairies-at-play/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:55 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: punaise http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/23/late-late-night-fdl-the-bastard-fairies-at-play/#comment-1983354 punaise Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:40:58 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/23/late-late-night-fdl-the-bastard-fairies-at-play/#comment-1983354 <p>thanks Loo Hoo. At this point it’s probably more a matter of inconvenience and delay (and added cost) rather than physical danger. The coup regime is unlikely to target gringos. If he were in the capital we’d be very concerned.</p> thanks Loo Hoo. At this point it’s probably more a matter of inconvenience and delay (and added cost) rather than physical danger. The coup regime is unlikely to target gringos. If he were in the capital we’d be very concerned.

]]> By: SunnyNobility http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/23/late-late-night-fdl-the-bastard-fairies-at-play/#comment-1983264 SunnyNobility Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:17:33 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/23/late-late-night-fdl-the-bastard-fairies-at-play/#comment-1983264 <p>Thanks Eureka. Great fun.</p> <p>Next time you fire up opera, turn on <a href="http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.00/en/turbo.html" rel="nofollow">the turbo</a> and take a look at the amusing things it does with FDL. I’m pretty excited, it’s improved loading speed a lot - maybe 50% or so.</p> <blockquote><p>The technology behind Opera Turbo is a proxy server with server-side compression of Web pages. A compression rate of up to 80% can be achieved, in part by reducing the quality of images. If you want to view an image uncompressed, right-click on the image, and select “Reload Image in Full Quality”</p></blockquote> Thanks Eureka. Great fun.

Next time you fire up opera, turn on the turbo and take a look at the amusing things it does with FDL. I’m pretty excited, it’s improved loading speed a lot – maybe 50% or so.

The technology behind Opera Turbo is a proxy server with server-side compression of Web pages. A compression rate of up to 80% can be achieved, in part by reducing the quality of images. If you want to view an image uncompressed, right-click on the image, and select “Reload Image in Full Quality”

]]> By: Cujo359 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/23/late-late-night-fdl-the-bastard-fairies-at-play/#comment-1983263 Cujo359 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:14:07 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/23/late-late-night-fdl-the-bastard-fairies-at-play/#comment-1983263 <p>Yes, me too, I’m afraid. Goodnight, all.</p> Yes, me too, I’m afraid. Goodnight, all.

]]> By: Eureka Springs http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/23/late-late-night-fdl-the-bastard-fairies-at-play/#comment-1983262 Eureka Springs Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:13:03 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/23/late-late-night-fdl-the-bastard-fairies-at-play/#comment-1983262 <p>Time for this old dog to turn in.</p> <p>Good night firedogs</p> Time for this old dog to turn in.

Good night firedogs

]]> By: Cujo359 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/23/late-late-night-fdl-the-bastard-fairies-at-play/#comment-1983261 Cujo359 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:09:33 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/23/late-late-night-fdl-the-bastard-fairies-at-play/#comment-1983261 <p>I’m blanking on who did this in the ’60s. Oh, wait it was <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf0Dm-OaTNk" rel="nofollow">Canned Heat</a>.</p> I’m blanking on who did this in the ’60s. Oh, wait it was Canned Heat.

]]> By: Margot http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/23/late-late-night-fdl-the-bastard-fairies-at-play/#comment-1983260 Margot Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:00:54 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/23/late-late-night-fdl-the-bastard-fairies-at-play/#comment-1983260 <p>I got lost in the YouTubes.<br /> Kitty Daisy and Lewis<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcywnNixrQw" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcywnNixrQw</a></p> I got lost in the YouTubes.
Kitty Daisy and Lewis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcywnNixrQw

]]> By: Cujo359 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/23/late-late-night-fdl-the-bastard-fairies-at-play/#comment-1983259 Cujo359 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:00:01 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/23/late-late-night-fdl-the-bastard-fairies-at-play/#comment-1983259 <p>They certainly could, just by starting with either those who were uncovered or who were in particular need of medical attention. They simply don’t want to. At least, enough of them don’t want to that it won’t be done.</p> They certainly could, just by starting with either those who were uncovered or who were in particular need of medical attention. They simply don’t want to. At least, enough of them don’t want to that it won’t be done.

]]> By: Eureka Springs http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/23/late-late-night-fdl-the-bastard-fairies-at-play/#comment-1983258 Eureka Springs Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:53:42 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/23/late-late-night-fdl-the-bastard-fairies-at-play/#comment-1983258 <p>Agreed.. they certainly could phase a great deal of it in much sooner.. with completion set for 2013 at the latest, if they wanted.</p> <p>Would probably be terrific stimulus for the bottom 90 percent and many small and medium businesses as well.</p> <p>But that is not the plan.</p> Agreed.. they certainly could phase a great deal of it in much sooner.. with completion set for 2013 at the latest, if they wanted.

Would probably be terrific stimulus for the bottom 90 percent and many small and medium businesses as well.

But that is not the plan.

]]> By: Eureka Springs http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/23/late-late-night-fdl-the-bastard-fairies-at-play/#comment-1983257 Eureka Springs Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:51:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/23/late-late-night-fdl-the-bastard-fairies-at-play/#comment-1983257 <p>He will.. as soon as pharma and insurance secure their additional customer base with mandates.</p> He will.. as soon as pharma and insurance secure their additional customer base with mandates.

]]> By: Cujo359 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/23/late-late-night-fdl-the-bastard-fairies-at-play/#comment-1983256 Cujo359 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:51:12 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/23/late-late-night-fdl-the-bastard-fairies-at-play/#comment-1983256 <p>I’m gonna take the second option. They could do the public option as part of Medicare or Medicaid, and it could be up and running in a few months, maybe a year. They simply don’t want to lose insurance company campaign cash, and they’re going to put off the pain until after the next Presidential election.</p> I’m gonna take the second option. They could do the public option as part of Medicare or Medicaid, and it could be up and running in a few months, maybe a year. They simply don’t want to lose insurance company campaign cash, and they’re going to put off the pain until after the next Presidential election.

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