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Jess Lee

Jess Lee

Geek in Silicon Valley. Currently product manager at Polyvore, previously PM for Google Maps. Interested in manga, startups, drawing, memes, fashion.
Epicly Awesome French Trailer for Tony Jaa's Ong Bak 2! - http://www.firstshowing.net/2009...
WTF! Watch 1:25. I love Tony Jaa. I didn't know he was a director now too. - Jess Lee
He had a falling out with the director of Ong Bak, right? - Andrew C
SOUR '日々の音色 (Hibi no neiro)' - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
SOUR '日々の音色 (Hibi no neiro)'
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This music video is crazy! - Jess Lee
I love Japanese commercials. - Jess Lee
Playing Whack-A-Mole With Data: The Pirate Bay Lives On - http://torrentfreak.com/playing...
Jackson active in rehearsal video from two days before death - CNN.com - http://www.cnn.com/2009...
Jackson active in rehearsal video from two days before death - CNN.com
"Michael Jackson appeared healthy in a video clip obtained by CNN of his rehearsal two nights before he died. AEG, promoter of Jackson's planned London shows, released the short video of Jackson rehearsing on a stage in the Staples Center arena on June 239. Jackson sang "They Don't Care About Us," a song from his "HIStory" album, as he danced along with eight male dancers." - Jess Lee via Bookmarklet
this makes me sad - Jeannie Choi
Yeah, but it's great that the video was released. It's amazing how sharp he looked and how well he was moving, given that he was 50 years old and also given that he passed away two days later. :( - Dan Hsiao
so crazy, he looks fine, maybe even better than he was a few years ago...what the hell happened?!?!? - Cassidy
Yeah, he looked like he was on top of his game and about to make a great comeback. So sad : ( - Jess Lee
Better than drunk Scrabble: Battleship drinking game - http://www.inquisitr.com/28018...
Kudamemo (fruit shaped post-its) - http://mocoloco.com/archive...
Kudamemo (fruit shaped post-its)
Wow, $117 for a "crate" of six. Still, love the design. - Darren Lewis
Okay, the comment on the page was way off. It's only $19.70. - Darren Lewis
Actually, no, it really is about $118 for 6 of them. - Darren Lewis
cute, but ouch. - Trish Haley
yummmyyy - ye jades
Drinking peach beer to celebrate the opening of the new Polyvore office!
Where? - Paul Buchheit
FFers, we are down the street from you at 100 View St #204. You should come by and have some peach beer! - Jess Lee
What happened to the old office? - Paul Buchheit
We only had a 1 year lease for the old office and we managed to get this new space with 2 months free rent, so we moved before the 1 year was up. Bloomspot (the startup we were incubating) are still in our old space. - Jess Lee
Dang. I wish we were in MTV with everyone else!!! :) - Elad
I don't believe peach beer is a celebration of anything. Walk yourselves down to the Tied House. ;) - Cristo the Troll™
Call Cribs! - Andrew Trinh
never had peach beer.Sounds really good - Holly
They were out of it by the time I dropped by. LAME. - Jim Norris
Congraulations on new office! - Steve C
British followers of Japanese manba/ganguro fashion - http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldse...
British followers of Japanese manba/ganguro fashion
"An underground youth culture in Japan with distinctive music, fashion and make-up, where the skin is darkened using tanning products is spreading worldwide. Young people in the UK have been learning about the intricacies of 'manba' by making friends on the other side of the world using social networking sites and learning how to re-create the style through videos on YouTube." - Jess Lee via Bookmarklet
Crazy. - ronin
the "tribal" look is in? who knew? - vijay
Of all the japanese trends, it was probably the one I thought less likely to migrate to Europe. - Brome
I'm sorry, but it's just not translating well at all to us Brits :( - alphaxion
do not like ganguro - Chris Hofmann
It didn't work all that well on the Japanese to begin with. - ronin
Yer doin it wrong... - Jennie Lin
lol @jennielin - к2פ
Like blackface? - Pat Hawks
Not a good look, girls. - Sarah Lane
I disapprove. - Christopher Carr
*facepalm* - robby
President Obama interrupted during speech by quacking duck ringtone - http://arbroath.blogspot.com/2009...
hey that's my ringtone too. - Jess Lee
10 Looks From Men's Fashion Week You Don't Want to Try At Home - http://pipeline.refinery29.com/fashion...
10 Looks From Men's Fashion Week You Don't Want to Try At Home
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Denim tube tops and "Lawrence of Arabia meets Pirates of the Caribbean meets a big plate o' crazy" - Jess Lee via Bookmarklet
Make it a spaghetti strap and I'll think about it :P - Mike Lewis
Woah - Shevonne
آخرالزمونه - دیجیتال
This is the beginning of the end, soon men will be depilating, agonising over their imperfections and always pursuing fictional images... just like most of us women. Equality, we're doing it wrong! - Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)
Joelle, I think the guys above are already depilating and agonizing over their imperfections... - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Web Site Story - CollegeHumor video - http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1...
Web Site Story - CollegeHumor video
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It mentions FriendFeed at 1:38! - Jess Lee via Bookmarklet
ROFL - Shey
Wow, that was really impressive! Lots of nice gems, like "Pandora—type it in and there's music playing. Watch the ads, and it's almost like paying" - Dan Hsiao
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Facebook Status-Off - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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Pirate Bay’s Peter Sunde Discusses the Site’s Future - http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-...
Uniqlo to buy the Gap? - http://www.japanprobe.com/...
The linked articles are informative, though where the Independent ( http://nymag.com/daily... ) writes: "Unlike H&M and Zara, however, the company's focus is not a dizzyingly fast turnover of catwalk-"inspired", trend-led designs." -- I actually had kinda mentally binned H&M and Uniqlo in about the same category, while still recognizing that Uniqlo's clothes are kinda blander. - Andrew C
I haven't shopped at the Gap in a long time and when the first Uniqlo store opened in NYC a couple years back, i switched to Uniqlo over H&M for basics (more consistent quality). I do hope Uniqlo opens more stores in the US though, since right now i have to return to NY to shop at one. - Dan Hsiao
Ever since I moved to NYC two years ago, Uniqlo has taken over about half my closet. But this year their stuff has been a bit disappointing (but still decent). I think there might be an intrinsic problem with a "basics" store -- they can't really do well by doing the same thing every year, and yet there's only so much you can do within the confines of "basics". I still refuse to wear thermal heathers or polos, for example, no matter how much Uniqlo pimps them. - Mike Yang
I don't know if I like their business model but I do like their stores and their buyers. Maybe they don't like their business model either, hence buying Gap? Once upon a time Gap was great; maybe they can bring that back? - Daniel Dulitz
Mike, I think you would look nice in a polo. - Jess Lee
13 Story Building in Shanghai Falls Over Spontaneously - http://www.alivenotdead.com/etchy...
13 Story Building in Shanghai Falls Over Spontaneously
13 Story Building in Shanghai Falls Over Spontaneously
When I saw the headline a little bit ago, I thought it was like the building in Brooklyn that just collapsed. These photos...wow. It just decided to have a lie down. I hope no one was hurt. - Anika Malone
I believe that I am flabbergasted. - Aaron Hood
That's horrible. It's like there was no foundation. - τorƍue
Any structural engineers in the house? How is that possible. I'm not an engineer but I've built legos and logs and what not, and simply can't imagine what could do that short of an explosion (gas main?) or an earthquake. - Adrian Culici
Thanks, Andrew. That article is very informative. - Anika Malone
Aha! Sinkhole / erosion was my third guess. If something doesn't give underneath or energy is applied in a direction (earthquake, explosion, Godzilla, etc.) its simply can't topple over. - Adrian Culici
Unfortunately, a migrant worker was killed in the collapsed building when he planned to jumped out of the window. More horribly, the buildings beside the apartment are slanting to the ground, which could be seen by the naked eyes, though the state media denied it. - xiawinter
ビルが横たわるように倒れてる事故写真。直接的にはショッキングなものじゃないけど、よく考えるとエライ恐ろしい。 - Sakurai.Catshop
u can find more photo here at http://bbs.sh.liba.com/t_13_42... - Paul
Adrian, There are many reasons why a building like this could fall over. If the foundation of the building was not sound or was sitting on unstable earth. If the structure was inadequately designed, the lower floors could collapse under the load from the upper floors. Luckily the building was under construction and no one was living in it yet. I wouldn't want to be living in any of the adjacent buildings until they figure out what caused the failure. - Jeff P. Henderson
From one of the other comments, it sounds like the buildings were built on unstable ground or their foundations were not designed correctly for the location. - Jeff P. Henderson
"About 130 nearby households were evacuated and inspectors were examining the foundations of seven other identical buildings in the "Lotus Riverside" compound, saying they appeared to be intact Saturday evening, the report said. The incident was a new blow for Chinese property developers, who have been severely hit by a sagging market amid the global financial crisis. Those who bought... more... - Jeff P. Henderson
The pilings sticking out from the bottom of the toppled building do not look very substantial nor do they look like they were very deep into the ground. - Jeff P. Henderson
"Concerns over poor construction and low-quality materials have plagued China's construction industry as the country rapidly builds up its cities and infrastructure needed to maintain its growing economy. Anger over poor construction boiled over during after last year's earthquake in central China after about 7,000 schools collapsed and relatives of dead children spoke out against graft they believed led to shoddy construction. " http://news.my.msn.com/regiona... - Jeff P. Henderson
Here's more photos: http://zonaeuropa.com/200906c... I see no re bar in the pilings that are sticking out of the bottom of the building. Definitely inadequate if not shoddy construction. - Jeff P. Henderson
很大原因可能是因为河堤渗水,导致基础松懈,所以基础才会连根拔起。 - Aang
Thank you Jess, for bringing this to the attention of English speakers. - Dallas Cao
This is why purchasing power parity adjustment of Chinese GDP is such nonsense. Shoddy construction of buildings and infrastructure in China is the norm. While not this bad, typically buildings through out the country will never last as long as a european or north american equivalents. - Gersham Meharg
That's the secret of the double number of GDP growth for the past years, they built something that didn't last long, soon they rebuild it and then the number were double counted. - Paul
This is nuts. I almost didn't believe it, but then I found pics from several different angles. This shoddy workmanship in China really needs to stop. It's just getting ludicrous now. Why are so many people there so keen on saving a yuan that they don't care if people get hurt or killed in the process? I know we have similarly unscrupulous businesses in the US, but they seem to take it to a much worse level in China. Perhaps because looser regulations and corruption allows people to get away with things. - Kamilah Gill
God has been busy blessing America, and then who has time to save our chinese people? - Paul
''God has been busy blessing America'' true.....but really i think God has been bussy blessing whole the world? right?? - Özge Lillith Çevik
Is it my impression or is the 'foundation' completely clean? No stretched/torn steel supports etc?! - Ade
inşaat müh. arkadaşlara tez konusu.. - ※ Profesyonel Öğrenci
this is like a nightmare, which I had, come true, ... where Im in a house that starts to shake back & forth and then turns over .. that is where I wake up. - Dickbuttkick
now u can see how it looks like after you woke up :) i can see that there is a big need of urban housing in china but to risk the lives of many people is just irresponsible. its houses...they are build to stay for some time i guess. they should spend a little more time to make it right - Chris Hofmann
foundation is clean cuz reason is ground's liqudity and foundation's collapsing are so high...in that case we can easily say this ground's is not so stong probably it is clay...the most important thing is this civil engineers have got no idea about fountaion and ground type...if you meet this kind of ground you should choose deep foundation.. like pale foundation type...yes i am a civil engineer and this is my thesis - Özge Lillith Çevik
Wow, I know where that is. Nothing like taking the time to properly scope out a location before building a high-rise on it. - Darren Lewis
Looks like the foundation only went about 6 feet into the ground. Hell, many two-story homes in the US go down that deep. So the fact that this is a 13 story building with such a shallow foundation, it isn't surprising that it just fell over. A stiff breeze could have knocked that building over. - Jason Huebel
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp... - "They also took samples of concrete and reinforcing steel bars from the collapsed 13-floor building" - so apparently there was some amount of steel in there somewhere... - Andrew C
whoa!! - Susan Beebe
First look at this image, thinking -unreal (photoshop, Second Life ??) Image that pushes the envelope of actuality. Unreal city. - Brad Kligerman
fell like a deck of cards ... literally - Nitin Nanivadekar
监理呢 没自杀吗 - 佛陀
@佛陀 原因还没调查清楚呢,基础的问题是肯定的了,无非是地址勘有问题、设计有问题还是施工有问题的区别。当然新闻说的“民工误操作导致”的结果是相当可笑的,那样以后别上访了,随便发个消息说打算“误操作”一下,比恐怖分子还牛逼呢 - yagami
我早上听说 那里是不能建房的 是河坝 。。。 - 佛陀
理论上说没有什么地方不能建房,看你基础怎么处理了。海上都能建石油钻探平台,在河边建个房子有什么问题呢?:)再说每个楼的施工都要经过钻探、设计、施工图审查、结构论证、现场监理等多个论证、监管环节,怎么一出事就有专家来搞马后炮呢,嘿嘿。 - yagami
@yagami 国内的专家就是搞这个的 还是期待处理意见 不过最无语的是买了房子的的人 同期开发的那几幢 - 佛陀 via email
今天听说房子本身的质量还是不错的,各位可以看看图片上,房子整栋倒下,上面的玻璃很多都没碎:)))) - K.D.
呵呵 是啊 玻璃质量还真不错 不知道那个厂的 - 佛陀 via email
主要是地基的问题, 虽然, 地基也是房子质量的一部分, 所以只能说, 上部分的质量还不错, 地基水分太大了...... - Roamlog
@K.D. 就像某些XX的现状一样,群众再团结,根基不稳,一样会倾覆的。 - yagami
其实,具体是什么原因,我觉得很难查出来了。做地勘和详堪的设计院现在肯定抓狂了。因为,开发商只要有合法的手续,出问题不是设计就是施工,这些都是外包的单位。只是这个开发商铁定要破产了。 - Aang
我觉得也不是质量问题。还是地勘没做好。但如果是地质多变,也确实是很难判断到底是什么原因。 - Aang
早上看到新闻说,现在政府不让退房款,要等最终调查报告出来;只是业主们已经炸开锅了... - K.D.
在地基工作上 偷工减料也是有可能的啊 层层转包 - 佛陀 via email
旁边那几幢买的人 就是专家论证没问题后 敢住吗 特别是那些投资的 都卖不出去 - 佛陀 via email
恩,现在关键是没有可信的论证.... - K.D.
照理说地质勘探的人都很清楚这种冲击平原上加上河边的地址状况很复杂(一般打到中风化层的话可能会很深),应该都不会马虎大意的,详勘阶段应该是按建筑平面甚至桩点去布点详勘了,所以会很谨慎,加上我国的结构设计都比较保守,所以我感觉还是施工的问题。管桩强度不够,或者长度达不到设计要求,是很要命的。 - yagami
你不会是说, 有人动了地基的设计图纸? - Roamlog
不管论证结果怎样,心理上那其他几栋就绝对不安全了,不是不相信科学 要我肯定都不会住, 肯定睡不着心想万一睡着睡着就塌掉了呢... - 麦克.疯
国内根本没可信的第三方机构论证 不是第三方的 我看结果都是出自领导的意思的 。。久而久之 人们也不相信这一套 - 佛陀 via email
应该很快会有结果的。上海我不知道,广州的基础都有桩检测这一项,是必须做的,而且检测得还挺正规,一些主要的数据都有,如果监管和检测的资料齐全,加上现场再抽检的话,不难查出原因。我只是觉得到现在还遮遮掩掩没公布开发商,有点可疑。 - yagami
我觉得,在这个条目下用中文进行讨论感觉怪怪的..., 还有, 回复太多了, 翻起来真痛苦.. - Roamlog
应该不会躲猫猫吧 怎么大的事 包不住的 - 佛陀 via email
没关系,大家都会用翻译脚本的....:))) - K.D.
主题是英文 不管啦 我们讨论我们自己的 哇咔咔 - 佛陀 via email
楼主应该看得懂,希望不会介意:) - yagami
不要相信那些检测 监理 还不是全部拿钱买通的啊 我对土木的了解 - 佛陀 via email
大部分建筑都是有问题的 除了那些大工程 没人敢吧 - 佛陀 via email
@佛陀 你说的我都相信,这行确实不清不楚的,但是在基础和主要结构问题上,一般没人敢马虎的,不知道这个项目怎么搞的,业内都很震精啊。 - yagami
我认为可以和三鹿的情况类似 主要是开发商等太黑了 贪的太多的缘故 - 佛陀 via email
Would be cool if Friendfeed could convert posts to my chosen language and visa versa. I'd sure like to be able to read and respond to these posts! - Jeff P. Henderson
是啊 能自动翻译就爽啦 哈哈 楼上的老外说的对 - 佛陀 via email
@Jeff P. Henderson Try this bookmark http://wittman.org/project... - K.D.
我觉得我跟佛陀、老巫师等几个人,专门去毁人家非中文的帖子,都快“毁人不倦”了…… -__-! - yagami
你们应该做“ff说中文”的亲善大使,专门去促进ff的国际交流... - K.D.
我们还好 起码能看懂点英文 老外郁闷啦 中文肯定是天文 - 佛陀 via email
上面还有日文,再次鄙视一下,ff不提供折叠功能。 ff doesn't support folding ,shame of that. - xiawinter
ls的这个肯定会有人回应:)))) - K.D.
@K.D. Thanks! Very Cool! I figured something like this existed. - Jeff P. Henderson
@Jeff You are welcome!!! - K.D.
听到这个新闻,第一感觉就是整栋楼倒下,玻璃窗都没烂,太震憾了! - Hobbes
上海也应该震一震 能震出多少问题建筑来啊 - 佛陀 via email
ls 不厚道.... - K.D.
确实不厚道,不把人民群众生命财产放在眼里啊。 - yagami
我只是想表达 问题很多很大很普遍 - 佛陀 via email
是啊,我们在这里盖楼不也不亦乐乎... - K.D.
我们可不是为了盖楼而盖楼啊 - 佛陀 via email
Look at the bottom line, are those building supposed to stand on 30cm bases? - Burcu Dogan
现有的去彻查不太可能,将来建的能吸取教训,真的把人民群众生命财产当回事,就谢天谢地了。 - yagami
FF is so amazing that it collects users' comments from all over the world with different language, so how do you English-speaking guys read Chinese ? I suppose most of Chinese users read English with no difficulty. - xiawinter
其实我主要还是觉得是地质的问题。你说常理下,施工队是有可能在监理检查后,撤掉一些基础钢筋的,毕竟赚黑钱都是这个手法。但是中国的结构设计一般是比较保守的。而且,上部主体倒下的时候是基本是完整的,其实,反而显得质量貌似不错。毕竟,如果要偷工减料,钢筋含量、混凝土标号才是最关键的大头。管仝深度一般都不会有问题,毕竟还有个监理呀。如果真是桩基础深度不够,那只怕设计院难逃干系。设计的时候,确实是有可能因为开发商要求做结构优化,而“优化”掉一些东西的……至于是什么很难说得清楚。反正这次肯定要抓一拨人的。 - Aang
Everybody is welcome to join the group "Say Chinese in FF" if you have interest in Chinese language or information,which has more than 1000 members--http://friendfeed.com/chinese... - kelvin
@xiawinter 读中文有2个办法呀,1是学中文,2是用:http://translation.babylon.com/# - Aang
监理是很容易出问题的 楼上 - 佛陀 via email
@Aang 实际在基础施工的时候,有些情况是可以少打桩的,比如说比设计深度提前遇到中风化层,这种情况一般是勘探比较粗,或者没按建筑平面布置详勘的情况会发生。多年以来做来做去就有施工单位会报告“提前打到持力层”,桩打不下去了,这样就省了长度和机械的费用。我也相信打了8米报告说打了12米的现象也不是少数行为。 - yagami
I am very curious, the buildings is slowly going down or a sudden fall? If it is the latter, not less likely to break the glass, especially the top floor. ----- 我是很好奇, 那個樓是慢慢倒下去的 還是轟一下子倒下去? 如果是後者, 玻璃不太可能不破的, 尤其是最上面的樓層. - JohnDu™
#FF中文用户观光团 我觉得,还有一种可能,就是,这房子在欲学MJ做45度倾斜,结果没斜好,倒了。 - Aang
@JohnDu™ 是轰然倒塌的。这座楼房的玻璃质量很好---it's a sudden fall. We have top-quality glasses here in China, welcome to place PO :)))))) #FF中文用户观光团 - K.D.
@K.D. glad to hear that. :) - JohnDu™
So it was tired and wanted to lay down and take a nap. Who can blame them? - Gabe
wow! - Micah Wittman via iPhone
kinda reminds you how WTC 9/11 towers fell, doennit ? :/ - Petr Buben
not at all....9/11 towers was an explosion....this was a building cleanly breaking from foundation and toppling over - Mike VanLare (slayerboy) via IM
true - 9/11 was an explosion .. nanothermite .. they found it too - http://ae911truth.org - Petr Buben
@özge nedir bunun olayı ing bilmeyenler için bi açarmısın - ※ Profesyonel Öğrenci
http://translate.google.com/transla... Makes this page mostly legible. - Tanath
The moral of this story... the foundation is the most important part of a building - and your life as well. - Jim Turner
awesome. way better than pepsi milk. - Darren Lewis
i'm holding out for pepsi kimchi - Bill Strathearn
I'll try that when it come out... hmm, interesting. - Rick Cogley
Tried it, it's very shiso, and I can do without it. http://www.flickr.com/photos... - Rick Cogley
Dress Like Dree Hemingway - http://www.polyvore.com/dress_l...
Dress Like Dree Hemingway
Lisa Marie Presley: "Michael Knew He Would Die Like This" - http://perezhilton.com/2009-06...
"He was an incredibly dynamic force and power that was not to be underestimated. When he used it for something good, It was the best and when he used it for something bad, It was really, REALLY bad. Mediocrity was not a concept that would even for a second enter Michael Jackson's being or actions. I became very ill and emotionally/ spiritually exhausted in my quest to save him from certain self-destructive behavior and from the awful vampires and leeches he would always manage to magnetize around him." - Ionut
That's an operating Thetan right there. - Matthew DeVries
Quote from Lisa Marie: "When he used it for something good it was the best, when he used it for something bad, it was really, REALLY bad." You know it. - Kevin Fox
how??weird:) - Özge Lillith Çevik
Does anyone know if Moon is a scary movie? I know it's sci fi but I'm wondering if it has horror elements (I hate horror films). I'm trying to avoid Googling it so I can avoid seeing spoilers.
plot keywords from IMDB: Astronaut, Computer, Moon, Space Travel, Male Rear Nudity, One Word Title. Genre: Thriller, Sci-Fi. So, no horror, it seems. - Marco Mariani
nope, it's not scary. i don't like horror films either and liked Moon. :) - Dan Hsiao
it's more suspense/intrigue. - Dan Hsiao
Nope, no horror. This coming from a guy who was terrified by White Noise, which objectively speaking was probably not even that scary. - Brian Chang
5 Examples of Using User-Selected Content to Increase User Engagement » Power of Scale - http://scale.cc/2009...
5 Examples of Using User-Selected Content to Increase User Engagement » Power of Scale
'User-Selected Content basically is a feature inside a user-generated content or social networking site. Using this feature, the users don’t have to create the content themselves. They just have to choose from a library of content in order to create an event between members easily and quickly." - Jess Lee via Bookmarklet
Must Watch: Awesome Blood-Sucking Daybreakers Trailer! - http://www.firstshowing.net/2009...
Looks interesting - Jess Lee
Microsoft shows once again how it doesn’t listen - http://www.inquisitr.com/27397...
At our company we built our own email server and most of use thunderbird. Very few oldies still use outlook plugin we have. I said bye bye to Outlook long time back. - Kiran Patchigolla
I don't agree. They heard, and they responded - "We are using Word as the rendering engine." Which is much more than I was actually expecting from them. - Andy Bold
Wow. How can they see that picture and still think it's an acceptable rendering engine? Don't they make this thing called Internet Explorer that renders HTML. This really is a mind boggling stance. - Aaron Hood
Doesn't make sense to me. It's clear they're willing to radically change the UI and otherwise break compatibility - Office 2007 feels very very different from previous versions and won't animate animated gifs. - Andrew C
Quick poll: How many people reading this spend a significant amount of time formatting their email beyond basic font alterations and tables? The type of HTML work that this affects? You cannot include professional work that you do in order to create heavily formatted and lay outs for mailshots, etc. I am genuinely curious as to how much this really affects the average user. - Andy Bold
@Andy Bold: I never write heavily formatted HTML emails but I receive a lot of them, especially from retailers and services I've signed up for. - Jess Lee
The reason they switched away from IE was based on security. They felt it was better to use a separate engine that doesn't have any scripting support in their email client to reduce the attack surface.Maybe with IE8 in restricted mode they could go back to using IE, that is, of course, assuming that they can distribute it without being sued. - Russ
Microsoft is between a rock and hard place. IE is too integrated into the kernal to be considered safe for handling email, and they are being forced to exclude it from European versions of Windows. HTML email is the tool of spammers and virus writers. Word is notoriously bad at creating HTML. If you were Microsoft would you produce an email client capable of using say Firefox as a rendering engine? - Gilbert Harding
IE isn't anywhere near the kernel, it's just a wrapper around the Microsoft HTML COM control. That however is used by a large number of third party apps so removing it isn't easy. They could remove the IE icon and application, just not the actual rendering engine. If they were going to use an alternative engine it would be Wekbit. My experiance with Gecko is that it's just too much of a... more... - Russ
The Darwin Optical Illusion - http://www.neatorama.com/2009...
Dead Magazine Replaced With Dead Magazine [Conde Nast] - http://gawker.com/5302664...
Aw, there isn't actually a magazine called "Dead Magazine". =P - Andrew C
Interview With A Capybara Owner - http://www.neatorama.com/2009...
OMG it's huge! - Jess Lee
La Garconne Summer Sale - http://blog.polyvore.com/2009...
Jess! I was trying to stop spending money... thanks a lot... ;) - Jennie Lin
I love La Garconne. I just bought some stuff too >_< - Jess Lee
Blue and Green? No, They are the Same Color. - http://www.neatorama.com/2009...
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