Incorrect link APOD 31 Jan 05

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Incorrect link APOD 31 Jan 05

Post by The Meal » Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:54 pm

The > link below the 31 Jan 05 takes the reader back to the 26 Jan 05 APOD as opposed to the 1 Feb 05.

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Post by Dan Cordell » Tue Feb 01, 2005 2:49 pm

I noticed this last night myself actually but didn't think anything of it since the new one wasn't up yet.

I'll mention it to Dr. Nemiroff at lunch today.

UPDATE: It seems to be fixed now.
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link fun

Post by Boldra » Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:30 pm

And now the > link for 1/2/5 points back to itself. Usually it points to a 404.

I always click on the > link, so that it changes colour. I can use this later if I miss one of the APODs.

I used to also try to peek ahead on the APODs. It must be more than a year since it was changed, but it used to be the case that although 'tomorrow' was always a 404, a date further in the future in the URL would let you peek ahead.

I assume RJN prepares the pics in advance (particularly the weekend ones) and runs a script to rename them at midnight (EST?).

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Re: link fun

Post by Dan Cordell » Tue Feb 01, 2005 10:42 pm

Boldra wrote:And now the > link for 1/2/5 points back to itself. Usually it points to a 404.
It may have been changed, but the way it is working now is correct behaviour, the latest picture should simply point to itself with the > link.
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Post by The Meal » Wed Feb 02, 2005 2:00 pm

Today's (2/2/05) points to tomorrow (2/3/05).

Also, in today's text, the word linking to this page: http://www.aip.org/history/electron/ is "elections" not "electrons."

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Another one!

Post by Boldra » Thu Feb 03, 2005 9:01 am

In today's text (3/2/5), the link "SMART-1" is wrong.

http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/SMART-1/EMSDE1A6BD_0.html

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