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Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:10:14 -0700

Clean Up the SU Beta

UPDATE!! The script now supports the new SU "View recent shares" feature by adding a "Shares" tab next to the "Inbox" tab. To get this new functionality, you can reinstall the script by clicking the "Clean Up the SU Beta" link above. If you have never installed the cleanup beta script, please follow the installation instructions below the screenshots.

Are you a little disgruntled with the layout of the SU beta? If so, you should try out my Greasemonkey script that makes the SU beta layout much more tolerable. It has been installed over 1,200 times, so give it a try and see if it improves your beta experience.

Get rid of the sidebars for a much cleaner layout
Move the mail and visitors indicators into the top tab bar
Get to a stumbler's contact page in one click instead of two
Toggle the sidebar on and off by clicking the new Sidebar tab at the top
Resize message text boxes -- no more tiny white boxes to type in!

Screenshots

Before

After

Installation Instructions

If you already have Greasemonkey installed, go to Step 2. If not, install Greasemonkey. Click the big green "Install Now" button.
Install my new Clean SU beta script. When the "Greasemonkey Installation" window pops up, wait for the "Install" button to become enabled, then click it. Installation only takes a second or two.
Once it is installed, go to any SU page and refresh the page -- you should be prompted to enter your SU user name -- only enter your user name, and do not include the .stumbleupon.com. part. For example, if your user name is furman87, then enter furman87. This is only used by the script to know how it should render certain pages. If you enter the wrong user name, go to Tools->Greasemonkey->User Script Commands->Enter SU User Name, then enter your name correctly.
Buy me a beer or three.

http://furman87.stumbleupon.com/review/20376273/

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:42:08 -0700

Home Cough Remedy
If you've got a nagging cough that's keeping you up at night, give this a try. It sounds like it tastes like shit, and it pretty much does, but it usually does the trick.

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

I usually double it, then add a few tablespoons of hot water and mix well. Take about three teaspoons, then drift off to sugar land.

If this doesn't work, a few shots of bourbon always helps.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:17:57 -0700

Secret Garden

http://furman87.stumbleupon.com/review/18863386/

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:30:25 -0700

Spamblers
OK, I'm officially sick of people sending me identical messages begging me to be their friend, or having fans that do nothing but promote one web site. Yes, I said "officially", so you know I'm serious. I've decided to start a list of these "people", and I may even add something to the beta script that will allow you to easily add them to a database and label them as spamblers as you go throughout your day on SU. Now that would be something that would be nice in SU, wouldn't it?

If I have incorrectly labeled you as a douchebag, please contact me and I'll remove you from the list.

amelia143 - only promotes some dating site
angel144 - sent me a "friend" email about some sports betting site
aral123 - only promotes her own blog
charmaineann - only promotes online drug stores
guydemautpassant - only promotes Kontrast magazine
jimdorey - sends out spam letters about his site
mallamut - only promotes thevotenation web site
morfius - only promotes aprioric.com
seo2100 - promotes same sites as yahoobot
shopalicious - only promotes her own blog
sildudes - promotes anyinput.com and sends spam email
sleepingbeauty88 - sent exact email as stvalentine
stvalentine - sent exact email as sleepingbeauty88
thunderpoochie - only promotes two taint-related sites (I'm laughing about all things taint)
truongthuonghan - only promotes a diet blog
yahoobot - promotes same sites as seo2100

http://furman87.stumbleupon.com/review/19334006/

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:35:53 -0700

Earth Hour

Am I the only one who finds it funny that most cities looked
almost exactly the same before and during the big Earth Hour "event"?

http://furman87.stumbleupon.com/review/19206882/

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:07:18 -0700

http://furman87.stumbleupon.com/review/18881169/

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:53:19 -0700

* Quickie Grammar Lesson *

I'm adding another lesson to the series started by jbeaudin1.

Today's lesson is "Your" vs. "You're"

"Your such an asshole."

Nope, think again.

"You're such an asshole."

Ah, now you've got it.

(Note: I am exempt from any and all grammatical scrutiny)

http://furman87.stumbleupon.com/review/18182954/

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:18:03 -0800

Deceiving

Not as innocent as he looks

(actually, he doesn't look all that innocent, does he?)

http://furman87.stumbleupon.com/review/18163714/

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:44:48 -0800

Fragile Thing

OK, I'm on a Big Country kick lately.
Give this song a listen -- it's from their last album,
and is unlike any Big Country you've heard.
(well, unless you've already heard it)

http://furman87.stumbleupon.com/review/18160110/

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:52:13 -0800

South Georgia Lottery Winners

These people had the nerve to steal our lottery money.