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

WE HAVE THE HOSTESS.
SHE HAS NOT BEEN HARMED.
YET.

WE WILL CONTACT YOU ABOUT A RANSOM.

THE WEBJELLO GANG

oh no! what do we do?!?!?!?!

...Dolores? Can it be? No...not our friendly wibbling compatriot...

*furrows brow in concern, studying the kidnappers' note*

New thread? Great! Our hostess gone? Hmmm...

*watches as Matina serves sea the First-to-the-Forum mug*

I'm never going to get that bl**dy ,mug!

When the announcer said that there were some disturbing scenes in Spooks, I said to H that I hoped they weren't going to microwave a kitty or something, I certainly didn't expect what did happened!

My Dad had a comfortable night, No2 brother is going up to see him this afternoon and will report back.

*finally notices the hubbub*

Webjello? Would boiling water help? That always work well when I'm dissolving jelly for the trifle.

I downloaded a shareware for making animated gifs, and I have been playing around with it, and now I need some advice:

Which of these two versions look better?:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/h2g2GAs/files/flamepic.gif

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/h2g2GAs/files/flamedance.gif

The first one is the whole picture in slow animation
For the second one I first made a slow animation of the hands, and then pasted them into the fire picture - I had some trouble positioning the hands, that's why they are wobbling a bit... but I think the fire looks more alive in this one...

[Amy]

Actually, I rather liked the elegently waving hands and the slowmotion effect of the flames in the first picture

*bites fingernails and worries about the ransome note*

I liked the second picture better.

what shall we do about this webjello?

I don't know... it seems to be everywhere - h2g2 was slow during the weekend for me, and right now it's up and down - postings load fast one minute and slow the next, my conversation page updates only to loose connection with the server a few minutes later...

Oops, missed this, I'll bet it was those Webjello fiends

I liked the second image best too.

I think we need the Prof and his new webjello wand thingy.

When the webjello strikes I find it helpful to switch off the graphics and empty the cache. Also, it is worth noting that, in general, the html part of goo pages will be smaller than the equivalent in alabaster (although the graphics are much larger).

Does that make them quicker or slower... Well I guess that makes me slower, but...

That Annoying Man from Downstairs struck again. There was I, just pootling off to get some lunch when he pounced and followed me. Crime number one, therefore, was forcing me to go to Macky Ds as it is the nearest and quickest place I could get food from, and escape back to the office.

Crime number two was asking me to lunch. Now, I suppose you could justify this imposition, but what kind of idiot, after weeks of brisk ignoration, and in the teeth of a rather exasperated refusal of a lunch invitation asks out someone who is getting married in the summer to the man she has been living with for four years?

I should, of course, have said 'Oh yes, Vladimir loves opera' and forced him to pay for both of us. Not to mention the fact that I could then set Boyfriend on him, who has no qualms at all about being brutally blunt when he feels like it.

Which I fear he did again today when faced with another splendid example of Russian beaurocracy. Still.

Congratulations to Editor's choice entry today, Loony (and Gnomon)!

Speaking of which - where *is* Loony? I can't remember seeing him for ages...

Gah! I clicked the wrong link and unsubscribed from the Atelier! I hope this post re-subscribes me, because I can't sit around waiting for the thread to load again so I can click the subscribe link.

I like the second gif, T.

/* Zeppo sniffs at the ransom note. Zeppo sniffs the air. Zeppo sniffs the ransom note. */

Lil has been taken, oh no!

Now, everyone stay calm. *runs round in circles, wibbling*

Did we already know that Sol was getting married in the summer?

*climbs out of fridge, very frustrated*

OK, what's going on? One moment I'm logged on, the next I'm greeted as 'unknown hiker' when I try to post!

Did we know about Sol getting married? I don't remember - maybe - possibly... it rings a tiny bell somewhere...

Springie! Ripley! Sniff! *points at ransom note*

*goes off to search for one of the more rarer delicacies on the web: webjello (without fruit)*