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Year: 2015

  • Hi, MegaMasons! The mods of /r/AskReddit_MegaLounge (which I imagine MOST of you have access to) have asked me to do an AMA, over there. Come say hi! (I promise to MMM-encrypt some secret messages for you)

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  • I'm just kicking off an AMA in /r/AskReddit_MegaLounge, if you've got questions about MegaMegaMonitor (or anything else!) that you've always wanted to ask...

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  • [AMA] I am /u/avapoet, creator of MegaMegaMonitor, cartographer of the MegaLounges, and general hacker-geek. AMA.




    I was asked to do an AMA here, so... here I am! If you know me already, it's probably because you use MegaMegaMonitor [install here], a browser plugin I made that helps you to see where you are relative to others in the MegaLounges as well as in a variety of other private subreddits. …

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    • posted 31 March, 2015
  • MegaMegaMonitor v104 released - minor improvement to "lists"




    Tiny new release with thanks to /u/greypo for highlighting the need for it. In v102, bulk-inviting people to a subreddit would fall over and stop if it came to somebody who was banned from that subreddit, requiring the user to manually remove their name from the list before they could continue. In v104, instead, …

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    • posted 28 March, 2015
  • [from /u/avapoet's blog] Squiz CMS Easter Eggs (or: why do I keep seeing Greg’s name in my CAPTCHA?)




    If there's one place on Reddit that this kind of self-promotion shouldn't be considered inappropriate, it'd be in the subreddit that carries my name. And now that we're this high up (and you're seeing my face everywhere already), I've got no problem with any of you having a link by which you can work …

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  • Greg, Marc, Blair and Dom, as depicted in Greg's 2007 blog post.

    Squiz CMS Easter Eggs (or: why do I keep seeing Greg's name in my CAPTCHA?)

    When using the Squiz CMS, Dan noticed that his CAPTCHA kept containing the same patterns of letters. These turned out to be the names of early developers on the system, which in turn lead Dan to uncover Easter Eggs in the software that have been deliberately concealed by their authors.

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    • posted 27 March, 2015
  • JTA, Ruth and Dan at Ruth and JTA's wedding.

    Any love for unconventional couples? Here's me (right), my partner, and her husband on their wedding day, 4Β½ years ago.

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  • The Coventry Rotary Tandem bicycle

    Hey Reddit, I'm looking to buy a bicycle - this new design looks fashionable and practical: does anybody have any experience of it?

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    • posted 26 March, 2015
  • 1996 (!) website exhibiting postcards, catalogues, advertisements etc. showing different kinds of transport throughout the ages

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  • MegaMegaMonitor v102 released - message encryption, icon suppression, gilding graphs, and moderator tools




    I've just released MegaMegaMonitor v102. As usual, the new version will probably install itself automatically the next time that your installation of Greasemonkey/Tampermonkey decides to check for it, but you can - if you prefer - force the upgrade to happen immediately by installing MegaMegaMonitor again.

    Here's what's new in 102:

    The message encryption …

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    • posted 25 March, 2015
  • Literally about to walk into a job interview. Wish me luck!




    As some of you probably already know, I had an interview for my boss's job the other week. Well my employee has taken the unusual (for them) step of cutting down the list and then arranging a second interview! Me and two others left, by my estimation. Wish me luck!

    Edit: Wow, you guys are …

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    • posted 17 March, 2015
  • Okay, so I'm here.




    Hello everybody. Let's be friends.

    Also: how did I get here? Am I lost?


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    • posted 17 March, 2015
  • "Lists" - an experimental new feature for a future version of MegaMegaMonitor (especially for mods!). What do you think?

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    • posted 17 March, 2015
  • MegaMegaMonitor v100 released, now with support for /r/gilderguild



    Full announcement over here
    So yeah: I've just released the new version of MegaMegaMonitor, and it includes (among other things) support for /r/gilderguild.

    What does this mean? Well: it means that you can install MegaMegaMonitor and you'll be able to instantly identify your fellow Gilder Guild members anywhere else you see them on Reddit. …

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  • MegaMegaMonitor v100 released - "suppress icon" option, slight CSS improvements, new build system, smaller download




    Hi all!

    I've just made an interim release of MegaMegaMonitor. Not many new features, but I've made huge improvements to the way that I build and release MegaMegaMonitor versions, which will make it easier for me to have a "test" version that's under construction and to later roll those changes into the live release. Which …

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