I, actually, *do* want IE. I don't use it because it's too popular of an attack target. I'm relishing IE's drop in popularity because I can't wait for the day when I can use it without fearing drive-by attacks from served-up ads from unknown sources. (I know I probably could do that, already, but Firefox hasn't pissed me off enough, yet, to check out the feasibility. Soon, though, the final straw will be added to my camel...)

Fixed that for you.

Well, I can't speak for the end of Alta Vista (I did prefer it over Yahoo for a very long time), but as for GeoCities, they permitted me the option of downloading everything I had on their server in a convenient, single .zip file. If that is the precedent, I won't mind at all when other services, like FB, hit their natural end-of-life. This, of course, precludes the case where they come to a violent end, such as by servers melting down or being confiscated by authorities or whatever one could imagine.

You are not everyone. I was beaten up about once a week on average for it from grade 2 until grade 8. I wish I was exxagerating, but I'm not. Not everyone is given the lavish life you enjoyed.

So, shut the fuck up, Bully. You didn't live the hardest life evar (and neither did I. I know because I'm still alive).

Intended side effect: The server operator may be more more willing in the future to censor who uses his remailer for what purposes. Hey, if it becomes obvious that some dickweed is going to cause your remailing business* to be impeded, you might be willing to do something about it.

"What?" you say. "Do something responsible? Perish the thought."

*I don't know if the operator of the remailer was making any money from it. If he wasn't, then he was operating it for some reason, and that reason could be impeded by his server being raided in meatspace.

I must be some kind of psychic because I did. ;)

Major change prompts resistance! News at 11!

New UIs always get resisted because no one actually *likes* changes to their personal process of doing things unless the benefits are immediately apparent. Give it a year and no one will even remember what Win7 looked like, and those that do will be telling epic tales about the slaying of the monsters that inhabited it's Start Menu.

What the Labels want, and what they will get are two different things.

For example, just because I want a new car and a pony doesn't mean I'll get the pony.

One of 19 people, now. Devon, the one in South Carolina, got into an accident and died last month, so you're down by one, now.

Two different Toyota dealerships in my city gave me wildly different recommendations for repairs:

DealerA said I needed to change my brake fluid, power-steering fluid, and that my brakes were at 50%, so they should be replaced with new ones.

DealerB said everything was dandy, and assured me that I shouldn't need to change my brakes until they were around 20%

I understand that there are Best Practice recommendations, especially where brake fluid and power-steering are involved, but many people keep a car for ten years without needing to change those. I've had mine for one year. It makes me stop to wonder...