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OK a usual text string ...

dsfjwefoiw
fjfwqsf;oijwqf wd;foijswf;lkjqf q;jqs;lkfjsq qlfiqs98ewurwqef n oiwqefoiuef
wqeifwoieufowqiufwoieufw[oieuf[oewqi [ouewfr[poiuwqfw[eoiur

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-03 02:30 AM | Reply

OK, that seems to be OK here.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-03 02:31 AM | Reply

Now, let's try a long text string with no spaces ...

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-03 02:32 AM | Reply

OK, there were carriage returns inserted into that long string.

Page width remain as expected.

Hmmmm ....

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-03 02:33 AM | Reply

That has made the whole Recent Comments page unreadable on my phone. It will stay that way until it scrolls off.

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-01-03 02:34 AM | Reply

Actually it's probably the giant link in the other thread that did it.

#6 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-01-03 02:36 AM | Reply

@#5

Interesting.

The site seems to insert carriage returns for my laptop browser (currently Firefox).

I can read that string no problem here.

On to the next test ...

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-03 02:37 AM | Reply

Here's the link that may have triggered issues ...

www.google.com

#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-03 02:38 AM | Reply

Here's the link that may have triggered issues ...

www.google.com/search?q=empirical++mail+ballot+fraud&client=firefox-b-1-e&hs=rGl9&sca_esv=931119862e0c8ef0&biw=1333&bih=606&ei=DKtYaeXbFvW6qtsP4bWZ8Ac&ved=0ahUKEwjlkfa_0-6RAxV1nWoFHeFaBn4Q4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=empirical++mail+ballot+fraud&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiHGVtcGlyaWNhbCAgbWFpbCBiYWxsb3QgZnJhdWRIpVhQ1j1Y7EBwAXgAkAEAmAFroAHSAaoBAzAuMrgBA8gBAPgBAZgCAKACAJgDAIgGAZIHAKAHWrIHALgHAMIHAMgHAIAIAA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-03 02:39 AM | Reply

That would be it. Giant jpegs have the same effect.

#10 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-01-03 02:44 AM | Reply

OK, that seems to have triggered the page width problem here.

Note that I had to post the link, without a "h t t p s : / /" prefix during the preview stage of the submission process.

When I posted it during the entry process, the link was reduced to the usual underlined URL link.

But when posted while in Preview, and without the "h t t p s : / /" the link was not processed by the site and, instead, posted win its long form.

The oh so long form. :(


#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-03 02:44 AM | Reply

(now, if only I could get polls to work here ...)

:)

#12 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-03 02:47 AM | Reply

Kraftwerk - Pocket Calculator (1981)
www.youtube.com

Lyrics excerpt ...

genius.com

...
[Chorus]
I'm the operator
With my pocket calculator
I'm the operator
With my pocket calculator

[Verse]
I am adding
And subtracting
I'm controlling
And composing

[Chorus]
I'm the operator
With my pocket calculator
I'm the operator
With my pocket calculator

[Verse]
I am adding
And subtracting
I'm controlling
And composing

[Bridge]
By pressing down a special key
It plays a little melody
By pressing down a special key
It plays a little melody
...


#13 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-03 02:57 AM | Reply

@#4 ... OK, there were carriage returns inserted into that long string. ...

I should have stated ...

OK, there were carriage returns inserted into that long string by the site, not me


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#14 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-03 03:18 AM | Reply

Is this what it's come to? For shame. For shame!!

#15 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-01-03 03:53 PM | Reply

Is this what it's come to? For shame. For shame!!

#15 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-01-03 03:53 PM | Reply | Flag: Just for LYD

drudge.com

#16 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-03 04:38 PM | Reply

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