Jamie (Internet remix)

tj:

I am tired of Tumblr, Inc.’s ongoing tantrum about Missing E.

If they hadn’t grossly exaggerated and relied on FUD for their message, I might be more sympathetic.

Now I just want to make sure I never see it again.

If you feel the same way, here’s how to get rid of it.

~ Chrome ~

If you use Google Chrome, get Stylish and then install http://userstyles.org/styles/58773/tumblr-missing-e-warning-remover.

~ Firefox ~

If you use Firefox, get Stylish and then install http://userstyles.org/styles/58773/tumblr-missing-e-warning-remover.

~ Safari ~

The easiest way to get rid of this in Safari is with a custom style sheet.

1) You need to put this in a plain text file:

#overlay, #detection_alert {
display:none;}

body {
overflow: auto!IMPORTANT;}

}

(or download mine from http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18414/Safari.css).

Save the file somewhere that won’t be in your way, like ~/Documents/Safari.css

2) Now you have to tell Safari to use it.

Go to Safari » Preferences » Advanced

and click on “Style Sheet” and then select “Other…” as shown here:

3) Select the file that you created from wherever you saved it, i.e. ~/Documents/Safari.css

4) BOOM, done

Now you won’t see the Missing-E fear-mongering warning anymore.

Relevant to my rant-y post yesterday.

tj:

cutlerish:

Unfortunately, the .ge top-level domain is only open to businesses that have representation in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. Also, it costs between $100 and $300. So, the clever domain hack of missin.ge is out.

There’s always missing.me (because, you know, me == missing e…). I dunno, not that excited about that one. It is cheap, at least, because Montenegro needs our money.

Doing something like e.missi.ng would be even more insane at $50,000 per year. Nigerians are crazy. Not only do they need our money, they need all of it.

I could just register missinge.ca…. I love domain hacks, though. I actually had to give up on getting my personal site to be cutl.er because Eritrea apparently doesn’t have a well-developed Internet service infrastructure, let alone domain registrars (though, I’m reasonably happy with jeremy.cutler.is).

Seriously, I’m just jealous of tj’s site, luo.ma.

Figuring out that I could do that might be my favorite geek moment ever…

I figure if Morocco decides to add a local business requirement, I’ll just move there ;-)

I had my heart set on getting jam.ie, but Ireland requires residency and the site is already taken. I kicked around jamiekel.ly by Libyan domains are expensive and until recently support the Qaddafi regime, which seemed like a big price to pay for a domain hack. 

smartasshat:

sblaufuss:

Feline Musings: An Open Letter to Tumblr -

feline-fatale:

Dear Tumblr,

I am sending this as an open letter because you have chosen to “bounce” any emails received from people using missing e.

As a user of what could be a GREAT product, I am using an incomplete product made more complete by the missing e features.

In response to your “hack” notice I would like to inform you that most of the issues I have had with tumblr :

• tumblrbeasts running amok
• tumblr crashes
• not being able to search adequately (due to dashes/hyphens)
• someone tripping over a cord and unplugging a server
• Comments and hearts missing from prior posts, on my page (1)
• Missing messages in my ‘ask box’

ALL of these happened with your product PRIOR to (ie before, ahead of, antecedent, preceding to, preexisiting) my use of the missing e.

(1) You’ll see that I noted the missing hearts/comments bullet? That is because, due to the use of missing e, I can find the original post in my dashboard, thereby letting me click on the ‘notes’ icon and letting me actually see any likes and comments attached to that post. So, as you can see, the missing e allows me to overcome a problem that your product actually has.

The only other issue that I have had with the tumblr product (note I said most) is when sending a message using the phone app the recipient sometimes sees it coming from “anonymous” as opposed to me. This problem has nothing to due with the E, since the E isn’t designed for the mobile app. It is a problem with the tumblr mobile app feature itself.

Despite the issues that occur with tumblr I like and respect the people I have befriended in the community (strange that none of them are tumblr staff) and will continue to use tumblr. I should like to think it a good business practice to work ‘with’ the people that can only help in making the tumblr product as great as it can be.

Although a response from “tumblr” would be nice, I don’t believe one will be forthcoming. Maybe someone can prove me wrong.

Kindest regards and a Happy New Year to the Tumblr staff,
Feline-Fatale

Rerogasm: I think everyone should reblog this!  The Missing e is harmless and a necessary evil for making the tumblr experience that much better.

I would say it’s simply “necessary.” There’s nothing evil about it. Jeremy Cutler has been extremely nice to Tumblr and complied with every request they made about how Missing e works.

Anyway, the best way to deal with the pack-of-lies pop-up is to click “Uninstall” then “Done.” It doesn’t uninstall Missing e, so you can keep using it, and the best part is that you didn’t agree to their ridiculous terms.

I had no idea that would work. But I’m with Shat: missing-e isn’t a necessary evil, it’s an example of what one person can do when he cares about a service he’s using. Tumblr should hire Jeremy, clone him, and hire the clones.

Instead they’re acting like whiny babies—whiny LYING babies—because someone wants to make their product better.