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What:

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Since I added the Indy Blogmeet graphic at the top of this column, at the bottom of the page I’m running out of scroll bar before I get to the end of the posts.  (If you’re seeing this too, I’d appreciate a report in the comments with OS and browser).  Otherwise, this is mostly addressed to mee.nu’s Man In Charge, so I’ve buried the gory details below the jump.

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Sighted at Ace:

Oh noes!  (Hi, Pixy!)

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Yes, I know the banner is gone. Its template has vanished mysteriously. Search parties have been sent out. More later.

UPDATE 21:24: Now it’s back, but the file isn’t visible in my template list. I wonder — should I say “thanks,” or “WTF?”.

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Why does this

...for two ‘cycles.’” 
<br>If you don’t understand that, don’t be surprised.)</span>
<br>
<br>Previously:
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line-height: 1.3em;">
<a title="Old Grouch, June 16, 2007: “Victorian-ized technology”" 
href="http://oldgrouch.mee.nu/victorian-ized_technology">
Victorian-ized technology</a>.
<br><a title="Old Grouch, May 19, 2008: “Finishing up 
the telco toolbox”" 
href="http://oldgrouch.mee.nu/deardiary/finishing_up_
the_telco_toolbox">Finishing up the telco toolbox</a>.
<br></div>

...swallows keys to tunes</a></div>
<br>Previously:
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line-height: 1.3em;">
<a title="Old Grouch, August 13, 2007: “Welcome to the brave 
new world of ‘unproperty’”" 
href="../welcome_to_the_brave_new_world_of_unproperty">
Welcome to the brave new world of “unproperty”</a>
<br><a title="Old Grouch, November 8, 2007: “More 
ripping off buyers via DRM”" 
href="http://oldgrouch.mee.nu/more_ripping_off_buyers_via_drm">
More ripping off buyers via DRM</a>
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Now accepting real customers. So go register!.

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Isn't it fun when you're in the middle of a complicated post and your ISP's password authentication server dies?
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I've mentioned the GIMP image editing program before, and why you might want to acquire a copy. Below, an explanation of how to use it to quickly turn this:

into this:

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UPDATE 21 May, 15:51: Fixed!

Fixing something maybe only I can see...
mee.nu's help page:

(The last line of this comment is what broke it.)
Test code follows...
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