Totally agree that there are rough edges to the site - there's a lot of features, and it's tough to keep them all in tip-top shape when we only have 5 programmers. Doing new things like the badge quests takes quite a lot of effort. Totally agree that there are rough edges to the site – there’s a lot of features, and it’s tough to keep them all in tip-top shape when we only have 5 programmers. Doing new things like the badge quests takes quite a lot of effort.

2009-11-06T16:10:04-08:00

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2009-11-06T16:51:51-08:00

Heh, I enjoyed this shout I got recently: bq. Hey Jim, I’m pretty sure it’s just my laptops problem, but I can’t connect to any website except for this one, I keep getting connection errors. This is the only website I can access for some reason, and I also get internet connection errors in the game windows, chat works perfectly though. Maybe you could help me out? Sounds like he installed Windows Vista: Ultimate Kongregate Edition. Working as designed. Heh, I enjoyed this shout I got recently: <blockquote> Hey Jim, I’m pretty sure it’s just my laptops problem, but I can’t connect to any website except for this one, I keep getting connection errors. This is the only website I can access for some reason, and I also get internet connection errors in the game windows, chat works perfectly though. Maybe you could help me out? </blockquote> Sounds like he installed Windows Vista: Ultimate Kongregate Edition. Working as designed.

2009-11-04T17:44:53-08:00

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2009-11-04T17:44:53-08:00

Either that, or we could make it so that if you're playing an unreleased game it just says that you're playing some "Smatch":http://www.kongregate.com/games/LordSmatchington/smatch. Either that, or we could make it so that if you’re playing an unreleased game it just says that you’re playing some <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/games/LordSmatchington/smatch">Smatch</a>.

2009-11-04T15:51:21-08:00

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2009-11-04T15:51:21-08:00

We've got a nice, scary event planned. Stay tuned. We’ve got a nice, scary event planned. Stay tuned.

2009-10-22T14:29:47-07:00

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2009-10-22T14:29:47-07:00

bq. That won’t be easy for him to find out. Unless he has a Desktop AND a Lapto He might also know another person who owns a computer. I know a couple. <blockquote> That won’t be easy for him to find out. Unless he has a Desktop AND a Lapto </blockquote> He might also know another person who owns a computer. I know a couple.

2009-10-22T11:24:59-07:00

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2009-10-22T11:24:59-07:00

Speaknoevil - there's a trojan going around that, believe it or not, replaces a lot of ads with Vimax ads. This has been happening to a lot of people: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081201125704AA9O4yf http://www.reddit.com/r/MapleLinks/comments/7o73f/anyone_else_get_infected_with_the_virustrojan/ Does it happen if you use a different computer? Speaknoevil – there’s a trojan going around that, believe it or not, replaces a lot of ads with Vimax ads. This has been happening to a lot of people: <a href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081201125704AA9O4yf">http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081201125704AA9O4yf</a> <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/MapleLinks/comments/7o73f/anyone_else_get_infected_with_the_virustrojan/">http://www.reddit.com/r/MapleLinks/comments/7o73f/anyone_else_get_infected_with_the_virustrojan/</a> Does it happen if you use a different computer?

2009-10-22T09:53:43-07:00

true

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2009-10-22T09:53:43-07:00

Adobe has told us that this bug will be fixed in the next release of the Flash player... no date yet. Adobe has told us that this bug will be fixed in the next release of the Flash player… no date yet.

2009-10-22T09:51:10-07:00

true

1395380

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2009-10-22T09:51:10-07:00

I think we fixed the problem with saving levels that were too large - there was a limit in MySQL that we didn't know about that a text field can't be more than 32K. Fixed now! I think we fixed the problem with saving levels that were too large – there was a limit in MySQL that we didn’t know about that a text field can’t be more than 32K. Fixed now!

2009-10-07T20:11:19-07:00

true

1352983

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2009-10-07T20:11:19-07:00

1337al - we've got a quick fix to get the number of elements you can add up from around 150 to around 250. We'll need to do a bigger fix to get it beyond that, but we're working on that. 1337al – we’ve got a quick fix to get the number of elements you can add up from around 150 to around 250. We’ll need to do a bigger fix to get it beyond that, but we’re working on that.

2009-10-07T16:17:58-07:00

true

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2009-10-07T16:17:58-07:00

We've reproduced this problem here - which is good news. Now trying to determine if the problem is inside the game or our save API. We'll get a fix ASAP. We’ve reproduced this problem here – which is good news. Now trying to determine if the problem is inside the game or our save API. We’ll get a fix ASAP.

2009-10-07T14:19:02-07:00

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2009-10-07T14:19:02-07:00

Ouch, really sorry about that. I'll see if we can find out the problem, it sounds like there's some kind of size, limit, but there really shouldn't be. Ouch, really sorry about that. I’ll see if we can find out the problem, it sounds like there’s some kind of size, limit, but there really shouldn’t be.

2009-10-07T13:57:39-07:00

true

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2009-10-07T13:57:39-07:00

I just found out he's out of surgery and in recovery, though facing a huge bill. He had to have his gall bladder removed. I just found out he’s out of surgery and in recovery, though facing a huge bill. He had to have his gall bladder removed.

2009-10-06T07:18:04-07:00

true

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2009-10-06T07:18:04-07:00

"Edmund":/accounts/edmund, who's one of the most creative Flash devs out there, is in the hospital and will need surgery. Like a lot of Flash devs, he has no health insurance and will have to pay for this out of pocket. If you want to help, please leave a tip <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/games/Edmund/meat-boy">on</a> <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/games/Edmund/time-kufc">one</a> <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/games/Edmund/grey-matter">of</a> <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/games/Edmund/coil">his</a> <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/games/Edmund/tri-achnid">13</a> <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/games/Edmund/clubby-the-seal">games</a>. <a href="/accounts/edmund">Edmund</a>, who’s one of the most creative Flash devs out there, is in the hospital and will need surgery. Like a lot of Flash devs, he has no health insurance and will have to pay for this out of pocket. If you want to help, please leave a tip <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/games/Edmund/meat-boy">on</a> <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/games/Edmund/time-kufc">one</a> <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/games/Edmund/grey-matter">of</a> <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/games/Edmund/coil">his</a> <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/games/Edmund/tri-achnid">13</a> <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/games/Edmund/clubby-the-seal">games</a>.

2009-10-06T07:15:12-07:00

true

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2009-10-06T13:55:47-07:00

Sorry guys, we moved chat to a more powerful server last night and there's a networking config problem that we're having trouble figuring out. We'll have it stable again as soon as we can. EDIT: Fixed it. Chat away. With this server we should be able to handle twice our current max... Sorry guys, we moved chat to a more powerful server last night and there’s a networking config problem that we’re having trouble figuring out. We’ll have it stable again as soon as we can. EDIT: Fixed it. Chat away. With this server we should be able to handle twice our current max…

2009-10-06T07:12:49-07:00

true

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59588

2009-10-06T15:46:32-07:00

45 minutes from now, we're going to take chat down briefly to put it on a beefier machine. Should be back in about 5 minutes if all goes well. 45 minutes from now, we’re going to take chat down briefly to put it on a beefier machine. Should be back in about 5 minutes if all goes well.

2009-10-05T21:17:13-07:00

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1348548

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2009-10-05T21:17:13-07:00

Hey guys - we're considering adding a save game system like this to the Kongregate API. Our concern is that most developers would just continue using Shared Objects, and it would be confusing to the player whether the game was saved to their local machine or to their account, since it would be different in different games. Also, I've noticed that a lot of games with Mochi Coins don't even use the save system. Hey guys – we’re considering adding a save game system like this to the Kongregate API. Our concern is that most developers would just continue using Shared Objects, and it would be confusing to the player whether the game was saved to their local machine or to their account, since it would be different in different games. Also, I’ve noticed that a lot of games with Mochi Coins don’t even use the save system.

2009-10-05T14:56:42-07:00

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2009-10-05T14:56:42-07:00

!http://www.fruitcrystalsantigua.com/Lebel/11.4%20lt%20vanille%20.jpg! Mmm, bulk ice cream. <img src="http://www.fruitcrystalsantigua.com/Lebel/11.4%20lt%20vanille%20.jpg" alt="" /> Mmm, bulk ice cream.

2009-10-05T12:17:06-07:00

false

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2009-10-06T15:32:00-07:00

Actually there was a corrupt version on the site, so we needed to put the correct one up with a new name (so browsers wouldn't cache the old one). Andrew took the opportunity to spread a little vent love. Actually there was a corrupt version on the site, so we needed to put the correct one up with a new name (so browsers wouldn’t cache the old one). Andrew took the opportunity to spread a little vent love.

2009-10-01T11:35:06-07:00

true

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2009-10-01T11:35:06-07:00

!http://kong.dreamhosters.com/grabs/579cf4c857c7c6ab23e0308513dd0dea.png! Andrew renamed the kongregate api swf in honor of Ventero <img src="http://kong.dreamhosters.com/grabs/579cf4c857c7c6ab23e0308513dd0dea.png" alt="" /> Andrew renamed the kongregate api swf in honor of Ventero

2009-10-01T11:03:25-07:00

true

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59019

2009-10-01T11:03:53-07:00

What browser are you using phishface? It sounds like for some reason the session cookie isn't working over https - never heard of that problem before. What browser are you using phishface? It sounds like for some reason the session cookie isn’t working over https – never heard of that problem before.

2009-10-01T10:32:51-07:00

true

1338974

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2009-10-01T10:32:51-07:00

I've said this before, but it bears repeating: "Ventero":http://www.kongregate.com/accounts/ventero has got to be the most talented and dedicated white hat hacker there is. He's constantly helping us find security problems before the bad guys do - he just did it again, and every single programmer at Kong are very impressed and thankful. Here's to you Vent! I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating: <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/accounts/ventero">Ventero</a> has got to be the most talented and dedicated white hat hacker there is. He’s constantly helping us find security problems before the bad guys do – he just did it again, and every single programmer at Kong are very impressed and thankful. Here’s to you Vent!

2009-10-01T10:27:59-07:00

true

1338966

59019

2009-10-01T10:27:59-07:00

!http://imgur.com/vpHD6l.jpg! My dad sent me and Emily this picture this morning with the subject 'Kongregate Cofounders' <img src="http://imgur.com/vpHD6l.jpg" alt="" /> My dad sent me and Emily this picture this morning with the subject ‘Kongregate Cofounders’

2009-09-28T13:12:08-07:00

true

1332573

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2009-11-04T00:57:56-08:00

The current version of Flash for the mac has a bug that can cause Kong stat submission to fail. We've notified Adobe of the "problem":https://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-2837, but the best thing to do is downgrade to an older version. To do this you'll need "this uninstaller":http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html, then get the zip file of old installers "here":http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/142/tn_14266.html, and extract it and run flashplayer10r22_87_ub_mac.dmg. Thanks. The current version of Flash for the mac has a bug that can cause Kong stat submission to fail. We’ve notified Adobe of the <a href="https://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-2837">problem</a>, but the best thing to do is downgrade to an older version. To do this you’ll need <a href="http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html">this uninstaller</a>, then get the zip file of old installers <a href="http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/142/tn_14266.html">here</a>, and extract it and run flashplayer10r22_87_ub_mac.dmg. Thanks.

2009-09-28T11:51:04-07:00

true

1332419

58728

2009-09-28T11:51:04-07:00

Um, you could ask the user to input their username. Am I missing something? Um, you could ask the user to input their username. Am I missing something?

2009-09-25T11:53:18-07:00

true

1324342

58167

2009-09-25T11:53:18-07:00

We've got a new feed that will be useful for people making things like the "Kongregate Firefox Sidebar":https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7290 and "Metaward":http://metaward.com/http://kongregate.com/accounts/jimgreer. It's actually two different kinds of feeds - one of all badges available, and one showing the badges any individual user has. Andrew did them as "JSON":http://www.json.org/, which is a simpler and more compact format than XML. There are JSON parsing libraries for most popular languages, including AS2 & AS3. Try it out - these might not look right in your browser, but you can download them as a file and open in notepad or whatever. http://www.kongregate.com/badges.json This feed returns the following info: # Badge description # Title and URL of the game(s) the badge is on # Badge name # URL of badge icon # Badge difficulty / points earned # How many users have earned it # When it was created # Unique id http://www.kongregate.com/accounts/jimgreer/badges.json This one returns the badges earned by the given user - it's just a list of badge ids and the date earned. You can also have these call a javascript function directly (sometimes useful if you're doing an AJAX web app): http://www.kongregate.com/accounts/andrew/badges.json?callback=foo We’ve got a new feed that will be useful for people making things like the <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7290">Kongregate Firefox Sidebar</a> and <a href="http://metaward.com/http://kongregate.com/accounts/jimgreer">Metaward</a>. It’s actually two different kinds of feeds – one of all badges available, and one showing the badges any individual user has. Andrew did them as <a href="http://www.json.org/">JSON</a>, which is a simpler and more compact format than XML. There are JSON parsing libraries for most popular languages, including AS2 & AS3. Try it out – these might not look right in your browser, but you can download them as a file and open in notepad or whatever. <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/badges.json">http://www.kongregate.com/badges.json</a> This feed returns the following info: <ol> <li>Badge description</li> <li>Title and URL of the game(s) the badge is on</li> <li>Badge name</li> <li>URL of badge icon</li> <li>Badge difficulty / points earned</li> <li>How many users have earned it</li> <li>When it was created</li> <li>Unique id</li> </ol> <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/accounts/jimgreer/badges.json">http://www.kongregate.com/accounts/jimgreer/badges.json</a> This one returns the badges earned by the given user – it’s just a list of badge ids and the date earned. You can also have these call a javascript function directly (sometimes useful if you’re doing an AJAX web app): <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/accounts/andrew/badges.json?callback=foo">http://www.kongregate.com/accounts/andrew/badges.json?callback=foo</a>

2009-09-24T12:52:41-07:00

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2009-10-02T09:26:43-07:00