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What the subj says. 2.2 went online today. Numerous fixes and latest db dump.
1) Fixed integrated search and suggestions. 2) Fixed back navigation problems in alloy detail views. 3) Fixed crashes in error reporting. 4) Latest database dump as of 2011-09-25

Sunday, September 25, 2011 14:32:34

The bug prevented alloys containing + in the name form being displayed in single alloy mode. Fix is in place. E.g. AISI M3:2+Co steel composition.

Saturday, September 24, 2011 13:22:18

For the standard name alloys, identical names from other standards were omitted, fairly common in EU, where DIN, UNI, UNE and often BS standard names are the same for quite a few alloys. Fixed. Complete list of the alloy sis displayed.

Friday, September 23, 2011 19:48:26

Two little, ones, well, one isn't all that little. Lumnitop Worm, Stainless steel AAA flashlight, with CREE XP-E R2 LED in it and XTAR WK30, powered by AA battery and utilizing CREE XP-E LED Q5 LED. Kindda bigger that I've expected, perhaps will make a good present for someone. I do like Lumnitop though, nice cool light, and stainless steel gives it nice weight and solid feel.

Thursday, September 22, 2011 22:00:35

Modern browsers still suck in terms of adhering to specs. Fixed damn object tag, seemed to work ok, but no, now broke in Firefox. Got that worked out too. I still hate coding if/else etc based on browser. Even such a basic tag is not the same across the main browsers. Chrome started acting up on java applets too. Hangs every other time, and their runtime is slow as hell...

Thursday, September 22, 2011 19:26:24

Back in the day, being a good web developer, I've converted deprecated applet tags to new, HTML5 compliant object tags. Then in 2010 Chrome and safari decided to spoil the fun and screwed up their support for the applets in object tags. Eventually, they fixed it somewhat, although it did take some digging to find the correct solution. And of course I had to consider IE cranks, and all that. Well, all seems to be well, single object tag notation worked for chrome, firefox and internet explorer. I don't really care much for Safari, but hopefully it'll work.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 00:21:58

Don't know when exactly did I made a mistake, but Trans Am index page ended up as ballistics index. Reverted back to what it was supposed to be, and added few minor html coding changes implemented site-wide since then.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 12:01:57

Passed the next milestone this morning :) Less than 2 years, but lots of progress. from 120 alloys to over 3000.

Monday, September 19, 2011 23:37:59

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Sprint run SPyderco Manix 2, back from 2009. Missed it then, since i wasn't very interested in Spydercos back then, and now I had to pay the hefty premium for a very rare specimen :) Nice little knife. I really like it. Strange a bit, but hey, it's a Spyderco, so what do you expect. Super comfy handle design, very good steel, and I have a few good mods planned for it. Hopefully all goes as planned. Details in the preliminary review. After modding obviously things will change and I'll update the review accordingly.

Saturday, September 17, 2011 18:12:35

Updated the carbon steel section of the Kitchen knives steel FAQ. To be precise, Aogami Super Steel section.

Friday, September 16, 2011 16:55:43