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Working Picture-of-a-webcounter CGI

Last post 03-25-2007 7:25 PM by Eternal Density. 17 replies.
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  • 03-19-2007 8:05 PM

    • phaedrus
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    Working Picture-of-a-webcounter CGI

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    Here is a webcounter from the print-it-out-put-it-on-a-table-and-take-a-picture school of web design. (I actually thought this was pretty cool. Found it on MAKE:blog.)

    Jeff

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  • 03-19-2007 8:35 PM In reply to

    • Reinier
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    Re: Working Picture-of-a-webcounter CGI

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    That is funny, though it does not seem to be working right now. I saw the counter minutes ago, but right now:

     

     

  • 03-20-2007 7:06 AM In reply to

    • Bob
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    He must have oiled it again - after all it's clicking over at quite a rate right now (yes it's back online)

    A truly ingenious solution to a problem that never existed - although at least his hit counter won't get lost when the PC crashes ;)

  • 03-20-2007 9:38 AM In reply to

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    Re: Working Picture-of-a-webcounter CGI

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    phaedrus:
    Here is a webcounter from the print-it-out-put-it-on-a-table-and-take-a-picture school of web design. (I actually thought this was pretty cool. Found it on MAKE:blog.)

     That is classic!
     

  • 03-20-2007 10:03 AM In reply to

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    Re: Working Picture-of-a-webcounter CGI

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    The Real WTF is that he used Java (not Javascript, mind you) for the buttons.

  • 03-20-2007 10:13 AM In reply to

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    mdk:
    The Real WTF is that he used Java (not Javascript, mind you) for the buttons.

    That's just wrong. ☢

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  • 03-20-2007 10:15 AM In reply to

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    That site totally needs to get Slashdotted! We've seen plenty of sites go down due to Slashdotting, but they might be able to start a fire with this one!

    I'm glad to see that somebody finally automated the wooden table, though!  

  • 03-20-2007 11:29 AM In reply to

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    Re: Working Picture-of-a-webcounter CGI

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    Anybody else having issues with this and firefox?  I'm using 2.0.0.2 under Vista and the second I click that link it exits without a word.  Funny how often that seems to happen...
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  • 03-20-2007 11:47 AM In reply to

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    2.0.0.2 under XP, and it works fine.

  • 03-20-2007 1:47 PM In reply to

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    I just opened the webcam to see a label under the counter, reading "Damn you samurai 1200"

     

    Wonder what that means. 

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  • 03-20-2007 2:32 PM In reply to

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    RevEng:
    Anybody else having issues with this and firefox?  I'm using 2.0.0.2 under Vista and the second I click that link it exits without a word.  Funny how often that seems to happen...

    It did that to me a minute ago when I clicked on one of the links once I was on the page. 

  • 03-20-2007 4:55 PM In reply to

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    Judging from the speed it seems to run on just now, he should better think about adding a cooling system...

  • 03-21-2007 6:19 AM In reply to

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    Seems that he's given up...

    terom@zapotekII:~$ host salem.dyndns.org
    salem.dyndns.org has address 127.0.0.1

  • 03-21-2007 1:56 PM In reply to

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    How do you do that? Make a URL point to 127.0.0.1, is that not part of the whole hidden IP addresses (besides being localhost too?).

  • 03-21-2007 4:58 PM In reply to

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    malfist:
    How do you do that? Make a URL point to 127.0.0.1, is that not part of the whole hidden IP addresses (besides being localhost too?).

    You do it the same way you make a URL point anywhere else: you change the DNS record.

  • 03-21-2007 5:01 PM In reply to

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    malfist:
    How do you do that? Make a URL point to 127.0.0.1, is that not part of the whole hidden IP addresses (besides being localhost too?).

     

    It may have a special meaning but it still is an IP adress and can used everywhere were "normal" adresses can be used.

  • 03-22-2007 8:46 AM In reply to

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    This is perdy cool. It was workin yesterday, getting like 8+ hits everytime it refreshed. Now it doesnt seem to work. Maybe it couldnt handle all the requests>

  • 03-25-2007 7:25 PM In reply to

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    And pinging it gives me "destination host unreachable".  Maybe samurai 1200 broke it?
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