McGehee — I installed Mercury but it made no difference. The site started looking strange a few weeks ago. I can’t post a comment or donate using the iPad (I’m using our ancient PowerBook to post this). I didn’t have this problem before with the iPad. Also, there are these sketchy ads at the bottom of the site that I don’t see here using the PowerBook.
Choose a browser that isn’t mobile, and try PW again. Choosing “Chrome” gives me the one-column variant of desktop, and I’m able to log in, whereas I can’t in Safari.
I’ve tried Chrome (on this Droid Razr M) but came back to the Opera Classic browser. Problematic with popup ads that I have to chase around to kill. FireFox mobile is a joke. Anyone know of a browser that’ll kill popups on Android?
With the Opera Classic, at least the popup ad has the ‘x’ for closing. After I chase it down.
With my newly-downloaded FireFox for Android with Adblock Plus installed, the ad is just a formless, gray, unmovable (also can’t be closed) block. That’s also annoying. And it can’t be chased for sport.
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I guess freedom really isn’t free. Your site looks wonky on my iPad, btw.
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lilida, are you seeing the mobile version or the one-column variant of the desktop site?
On my iPhone the only way to avoid the mobile site is to use the Mercury browser, which ought to be available for iPad too.
McGehee — I installed Mercury but it made no difference. The site started looking strange a few weeks ago. I can’t post a comment or donate using the iPad (I’m using our ancient PowerBook to post this). I didn’t have this problem before with the iPad. Also, there are these sketchy ads at the bottom of the site that I don’t see here using the PowerBook.
In Mercury: Menu > Functions > User Agent
Choose a browser that isn’t mobile, and try PW again. Choosing “Chrome” gives me the one-column variant of desktop, and I’m able to log in, whereas I can’t in Safari.
For novelty’s sake I tried to pay you in blood money Jeff, but Paypal doesn’t have an option for that so…QE fiat money it is. Sorry.
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Thanks for your help, McGehee! Worked like a charm.
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Thank you for being bedrock staunch. pw is the only blog I’m actively reading nowadays.
I’ve tried Chrome (on this Droid Razr M) but came back to the Opera Classic browser. Problematic with popup ads that I have to chase around to kill. FireFox mobile is a joke. Anyone know of a browser that’ll kill popups on Android?
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What, Serr8d, you tired of Ace’s perpetual surprise at the state of things?
“You guys! I’m starting to think maybe things aren’t getting better?!?”
My usual pittance Jeff. You’re worth far more.
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Serr8d, I’m using Adblock Plus on my Android tablet with Firefox. What does a popup ad look like?
With the Opera Classic, at least the popup ad has the ‘x’ for closing. After I chase it down.
With my newly-downloaded FireFox for Android with Adblock Plus installed, the ad is just a formless, gray, unmovable (also can’t be closed) block. That’s also annoying. And it can’t be chased for sport.
Tough little adbuggers, aren’t they?
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Too pedestrian my view being, it falls upon me to change the landscape of those viewing such that their view isn’t fucked.
I’d say “I’ll say it again” but I just said it on Althouse.com
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