h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

A newbie I'm helping as an ACE has this problem: I saw a template sort of thing on A184763 and used "...text..." as the template, filled in the URL as "http://discussions.info.apple.com/[email protected]@.3bb9b931" (the URL also got cut at the first "@"), the title blank and text as "the blue hair cutter bar". I'm not sure what I did wrong, but when I previewed the message, the post was naked (all the tags were showing and the URL was cut). Can you help?I've never done outside links, so my hands are tied. You can just respond to this, or the researchers name is Filtered Water, and I'd love for you to join the thread (It's a welcome from your ACE one). If you can't, no sweat, just let me know! Thank you! Yankee-shoes

I think you'll need to readup on entity codes... I'll ask about this one for you though. I suspect its to do with the rules for parsing XML.

I'll get back to you soon.

Ok, there are two mistakes here:

First of all, on re-reading the problem I noticed that you said it was a "message" you were using GuideML in. GuideML is not for use in forum posts. Instead, to link a URL you simply add the URL to the text and it gets automatically changed into a link.

Secondly, your link will still not work. URLs used on site must not contain @ signs. This is for security reasons (you can perform quite a nasty trick on users using @ signs in URLs) so will not be added in to the parser. However, the @ sign in that URL is unlikely to be needed anyway. @ signs typically are used (benignly) in session IDs, only session IDs only make sense to the original computer anyway.

Hope I've helped.

Thank you so much!!! I'm sure that will help her a lot!

yankee-shoes

No problem

I'm always here...

Here, have a on me

Ooh... treats ... you want half?

Zen cooking, eh? We have something like that at my flat. We call what comes out "pofafo" (long story involving a calligraphy accident and a tuber).

I don't know if this is what you do... (probably not, we are crazy american batchlorettes) but we start with what is in the fridge, and cook it together until it becomes appetizing. This has included results from "Midwest American Stirfry Pofafo" to "We dumped instant coffee, baking spices and whipped cream in to our jello pudding pie Pofafo", to a type of cuisine I call "Jewish/Lebonese/Italian Pofafo Extrodinaire"
(Don't try to guess on that last one... I learned a lot of cooking from two highschool chums, one Italian, one Lebonese, and I am part Jewish and love the traditional recipes... and the mix is surprisingly great).

Yankee-shoes

I'll have to take your word on that one

Pofafo is not for the weak of heart! Or for the rich at heart (read; anyone who can afford better probably should).

What is in it?

All depends on what is in the flat.

Last night we had crepes stuffed with homemade jam and some peanut butter.The other day it was broccoli, mushrooms, yellow squash, stir fried with sesame seeds and served over noodles, and tonight it looks like it will involve chicken. I had just been joking that it was zen cooking of sorts, and then found your personal space while looking for a guru.

This weekend I'm making Challa because my flatmates have never had it, and probably some hummos and taboli, neither of which is pofafo.

Actually, our little fictional term of Pofafo has caught on locally as slang for "cool" "crazy" or "break wind"... we are the only ones who use it in context to food, and considering it's origins it has gotten entirely out of hand.

The Jewish/Lebonese/Italian pofafo usually has to do with gyros,pastries, oregeno, and large salads... like I said, whatever is there.

Y.S.

*grins* a modern gumbo?

Yes, only more vague!

Oh my

I must go eat soon, as a matter of fact. I'm sick, so not working until this evening, and all I've had today is cranberry juice, water, and wheatgrass. Hmm.

Ok

I'll speak to you soon then

*hands you a *

*best Monty Python voice* I got better!

Okay... no really I feel much better now, and it turns out it was fatigue from no sleep, water, and too much stress .

Today I had steak and veggies. No pofafo. Hmm. I must be slipping!

Have a slice of Challa... it's Rosh Hashana today!

Y.S.

Oooh, thanks

*bakes some more treats*

So, you back to full h2g2 fighting spirit?

Yeah, just about.!

I think that since discovering this place I have spent an inordinate amount of time online. I am generally a book and real life person. I actually don't get on well with computers in general... but this is fun!

I like to think of it as a large number of online books that constantly shift and change as we contribute

Okay... I feel stupid for not knowing this, but what on earth (or the bbc, lol) is 360?

Y.S.