Articles being read right now

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Fri 2008/01/11 18:14
Just re-launched a feature called "Articles being read right now."

Articles being read by thousands of users across the site are polled and fed to the widget that you now see at the top of the middle column on the top page. In the future it will refresh every X seconds but for now if you want to see more then click "refresh."

Tested in IE6/7/FF on windows and FF/Safari on Mac.
The behavior on Safari mac is a bit iffy but a non show stopper - scroll up n down to fix it for now ^^;

If you are using IE, you may want to consider using FF to see how fast the site loads - a few times faster than IE and saves you from tearing your hair out waiting for the page to load.

Well tearing your hair out is OK just as long as its not pubic hair.
Posted on Fri 2008/01/11 18:14 by
Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on Mon 2006/12/11 11:06)
Director/代表取締役
Danny Choo in Tokyo (登録日: 2006/12/11 11:06)
Director/代表取締役
Forgot to mention that if you use the ajax tabs and switch back to the main tab - the currently read posts disappear - click refresh to get more articles. Tis a bug...
(ID #20380) Posted on 2008/01/12 09:17
メタルおたくmetalotaku in Holland (登録日: 2007/10/11 21:54)
Working in a supermarket T0T
i like the option, greay way to discover some articles. and yes, this site works a thousand times better on FF then IE7
laughingman in Canada (登録日: 2007/11/18 11:58)
McMaster Engineering Student Fall 08
who still uses IE (*_*);
(ID #20399) Posted on 2008/01/12 11:05
D_Blade in Montreal (登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48)
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
laughingman, one did admit it very recently.
Right, DRAGUN?
*Dark grin*
(ID #20406) Posted on 2008/01/12 11:19
bakaboi in singapore (登録日: 2007/09/02 09:58)
student
i am using lolifox xD
(ID #20407) Posted on 2008/01/12 11:31
Benjamin Takeyo in Lieu de la batille decisive (登録日: 2007/12/04 23:16)
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
D blade,

LOL ^_^

Bakaboi,

Lolifox? Is it a skin for Firefox?
(ID #20413) Posted on 2008/01/12 12:39
radical anime fan in Singapore; starting to freeze up. Mmm, end-of-year weather. (登録日: 2007/01/25 21:20)
Polytechnic Freshman. Mmm... fresh.
no one uses ecchifox? no one?

great way to relieve past times for the (quote Stormwatch) old geezers like me... ok maybe not that old; or allow new members to uncover more of the stuff than makes this site. coolio.
(ID #20424) Posted on 2008/01/12 13:39
Tanario in Esbjerg, Denmark (登録日: 2007/11/03 03:50)
Study
Lolifox is indeed and addon to firefox
(ID #20432) Posted on 2008/01/12 14:17
marsdrivein in California (登録日: 2008/01/12 03:15)
Student
My firewall is actin up after this feature was added.
i.e. it is blocking dannychoo.com, what should i do?
(ID #20452) Posted on 2008/01/12 18:17
windbell in Singapore/シンガポール, Tokyo/東京 (登録日: 2006/12/25 12:20)
Web Developer/ウェブデベロッパー, Photographer/写真や
Awesome feature! 

IE seems to always screw up ^^; Tried changing something in my login page for my blog. Looks and works fine in FF but looks like a piece of smelly old crap in IE.
(ID #20384) Posted on 2008/01/12 09:38
laughingman in Canada (登録日: 2007/11/18 11:58)
McMaster Engineering Student Fall 08
stick with the fox, or at least go opera ;). Never open IE, it is a steaming pile of bantha fodder
(ID #20447) Posted on 2008/01/12 16:55
Setsuna-san in Selangor, Malaysia (登録日: 2007/07/06 10:07)
VF-25 Pilot. Universariate Scholar.
IE is made of Microsoft and pure lose. nuff said.
love the comeback of the feature by the way.
(ID #20387) Posted on 2008/01/12 10:06
Gibson in California (登録日: 2007/05/28 03:30)
Student artist
Danny your website is going to be a Shrine for us...
 
(ID #20389) Posted on 2008/01/12 10:31
ChiisaiRamen in Fullerton, CA (登録日: 2007/12/22 19:13)
Going to be?
I thought it is and already was ever since long long ago =D
(ID #20401) Posted on 2008/01/12 11:09
gordon in 新加坡 Singapore (登録日: 2007/06/11 14:57)
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
ya i worship it everyday. ('~')
(ID #20422) Posted on 2008/01/12 13:29
radical anime fan in Singapore; starting to freeze up. Mmm, end-of-year weather. (登録日: 2007/01/25 21:20)
Polytechnic Freshman. Mmm... fresh.
offerings? like what kind, the usual Singaporean chicken and roasted duck or the sacrifice of an anime hater? i, personally use the latter *evil laffs*
(ID #20425) Posted on 2008/01/12 13:41
gordon in 新加坡 Singapore (登録日: 2007/06/11 14:57)
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
anime hater? hmm... kinda reminds me of ODEX. BURN THEM! 
(ID #20431) Posted on 2008/01/12 14:13
D_Blade in Montreal (登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48)
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
I guess clicking on the ads would be something good. ^^
(ID #20443) Posted on 2008/01/12 15:44
ChiisaiRamen in Fullerton, CA (登録日: 2007/12/22 19:13)
Clicking ads i guess works, but where is the donate button? I usually throw in a buck or two to websites i really like.
(ID #20499) Posted on 2008/01/13 00:41
Hachiroku in Finland (登録日: 2007/12/27 18:30)
New media student
Should there be a donate button, so that danny could buy more figures? Hehe...
(ID #20702) Posted on 2008/01/13 21:18
Choo in Singapore (登録日: 2007/10/31 21:28)
Student
nice update
(ID #20408) Posted on 2008/01/12 11:32
XSportSeeker in Brazil (登録日: 2007/08/22 05:30)
Hikikomori
Nice... every now and then I find some random articles with great content here.

As for browsers... I use Firefox mainly and sometimes Opera.

I'd completely uninstall IE if this didn't completely screwed up Windows...
(ID #20426) Posted on 2008/01/12 13:51
duffman in the Urban Jungle that is Manila(PH)~ (登録日: 2007/10/30 20:56)
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
woohooo! it's back, thx for bringing back this wonderful option danny!
(ID #20433) Posted on 2008/01/12 14:19
double in Singapore (登録日: 2007/04/24 11:15)
Student
Wow Danny, your new feature releases never fail to amaze me. Keep up the great site development ^^
(ID #20438) Posted on 2008/01/12 14:51
zoniku (登録日: 2007/11/16 06:44)
So a article being read right now could include Articles being read right now?
(ID #20448) Posted on 2008/01/12 16:57
Locksley in Nottingham, UK (登録日: 2007/11/28 08:37)
Student
I was reading this and was thinking who actually uses IE lol?!  But I guess there are the few out there who might have to share a computer or use a public one..  As far as I see it, thats the only excuse for using buggy, crashing IE lol!

Liking the new widget!  I would consider something similar for my site..  Maybe when I can actually get thousands of readers though :-p
(ID #20456) Posted on 2008/01/12 19:17
Hachiroku in Finland (登録日: 2007/12/27 18:30)
New media student
I use only IE7. I don't have any other browsers. Okay, maybe I might be interested to test Opera, but surely won't use Firefox. I don't personally have anything against FF, but just don't like it. And I don't like FF-fanboys' rude attitude towards people using IE. I think I'm almost the only person in my school still using IE, lol. And when we encounter some website, which doesn't work with FF, I'm the only winner.
(ID #20703) Posted on 2008/01/13 21:26
BeLe in Davao, Philippines (登録日: 2007/01/03 16:36)
.NET/Web Developer
I like this feature...but where'd the this day last year post go?  Did you take it out? 

Btw guys, I use IE7. XD  Never been too fond of firefox myself.  It's a personal preference. ^^
(ID #20458) Posted on 2008/01/12 19:27
Danny Choo in Tokyo (登録日: 2006/12/11 11:06)
Director/代表取締役
Removed temporarily - figuring out the best place to put it.
(ID #20477) Posted on 2008/01/12 22:54
FatBastard in troverted extrovert (登録日: 2007/11/04 18:16)
Pieman
Yo Danny, how bout just above or perhaps below Puchi Blurbs comment bar? Personally that's where I look after reading the news and article sections, so still highly visible for your readers. Dunno if you need to resize 'last year' for it, but that should be simple enough.
(ID #20483) Posted on 2008/01/12 23:18
D_Blade in Montreal (登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48)
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
I have been thinking on this too...
Since the puchi blurbs section is only present at the main page, why not put the "Last year post" at the same location in every post?
(ID #20507) Posted on 2008/01/13 01:17
Danny Choo in Tokyo (登録日: 2006/12/11 11:06)
Director/代表取締役
FatB and D Blade,
Thanks for the suggestions - will consider those spots.
(ID #20630) Posted on 2008/01/13 14:13
CyruzDraxs in Kelowna, BC, Canada (登録日: 2007/09/11 09:43)
Web Design & Development
I've used Firefox for years. IE is dead to me. When it starts to actually resemble a web standards compliant browser, maybe I'll give it another try...but I doubt it. >.>
(ID #20459) Posted on 2008/01/12 19:30
lin-da-kenobi in Long Beach (登録日: 2007/08/16 02:56)
college student
good feature Danny! i'm reading stuff that i didn't know u had
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