google custom search rather than google custom haxx

fixed vomitorium resluts speaker/listen pop-out bug :: radio/playlist auto favorite incremental bug removed/fixed

IE doesn't support multiple background images (yet) :: handled dynamically by palette object

BotB now tracking when remix battle bitpack donloaded - upload entry within the given time (48 hours in this case) or it will be late it's score shall suffer!! D:

newest bits (samples) listed at top during bit phase

tags now visible on BotBr profile pages

tag pages now have 'similar tags' tag cloud --> http://battleofthebits.org/arena/Tag/8bit/

trophiez and tincans now appear on entry pages

Trophies have reappeared on BotBr profile pages

removed redundant cookie/session writing : cookie life now extending daily instead of every page load

trolls can not vote in OHBs -- http://u.nu/49qta

http://battleofthebits.org/whats/ now forbidden and other security issues resolved

NTRQ format added

major battles show up in the News Box in HomeBunk until bumped by news or another major battle

LazyLinks and firki markup '[l[lol.com] now working harmoniously together;
firki markup currently enabled in posts, BotBr bio, and entry description

added html format :: entry and battle titles safely display html special characters

added ASCII format

object comments buggle :: posting battle comments redirects to comments instead of info

vomitorium resluts facelift

comment form styled :: bumping threads costs b25

embedded player instead of popout for Guest n00b browsing

social network sharing icons added to entry pages

'Home Bunk' has an ajax menu

added error message for votes casted after votePeriod is expired

Bonus Magic Power bumping threads at level 13 enabled

Taggist points enabled

BotBr chosen palette applied to BotBr profile

'text-shadows' option now available in 'Settings' panel

added XHTML valid 'alt' attribute to icon class :: combed through code to make sure all icons are called through icon class

BotBr radio playlists now available on yer profile page!!

radio playlists by format in the Arena!!

mighty botbrs oh my! :o http://battleofthebits.org/barracks/Mighty/

conflict between ajax menu and speaker popup eliminated

major compos now have their own radio playlists :: javascript 'popup' is borked?!?!

OHC view updated

added 'close' tab to ui msg window :: optimized AJAX menu for a smaller footprint and more control

battle interface :: hopefully navigation and submission seem simpler now

battle pages now default to entry list :: entry list is now table free

various bugs centered around internal forwarding update fixed :P

daily stats now tracking economic behaviour

entry plays and donloads now use php internal forwarding instead of javascript redirects :: this is a major help for both utf-8 iso-8859 conflicts and leach killings

forum system huge overhaul :: now with multiple groups of threads :: n00bz can communicate for free now?!?!

fixed recursive/embedded template rendering conflicts

bitpack donload button more obvious for major compos

updates now in rss feed =D/

Admins can sort lyceum articles by category :: pm puke7 with category ideas

points and boons update msgs now smarter ;)

slotswatching now uses $glue :: footer absolutely positioned at bottom of page

micro boon payments in sub-sub nub portions with real floating decimals and not approximations

http://battleofthebits.org/ is now homepage for both BotBrs and Guests - guest view slightly updated

barracks got a nice little overhaul http://battleofthebits.org/barracks/ ...remembering the good ole days on BotB and them Top Ten lists...

'Beghast OHC" link now appears for all BotBrs on homepage if they have 3 ohc entries or more =D/

mouseover level up progress bar to see points remaining

huge update on interface - how the palette is used, link blocks and pixel entry display

uploading mp3s renders of chiptunes now gives Renderist points and a few nubs

u.nu URLs now cached in object info on first request from u.nu :: optimizes IRCbot calls since that's the only place u.nu appears

created a robots.txt

track renaming at end of OHCs disabled until further testing!!! =0

OHC entry pages are hidden until compo ends xP

formats now hold point type instead of battle, plus a battle format point type filter - who's got pixelist points now?! =o

all entry records are now fixed - all have working links to submitted files but MP3 renders is a whole other gambit :(

OHC UPDATE :: all past ohcs have a final .zip compo pack (includes all entries, votelog & IRClog if available) ; votepack should work now but untested on actual server ;P

reorganized submission files -- all in their respective battle folders!!

OHC votepack generation runs during voteperiod

404 error data is now logging in a text file; can already see some easy-to-fixerz

custom 404 page D=

OHC IRClog logging

Prev and Next tabs on Entry pages redone, single-function with hover effect

profile views are now counting again! =o

disabled mp3 leech killer until a non login required version arises

OHC engine tried and true! Now for teh tweaks!! =P

footer layout fixed for 'skinny' viewports

attempted to block cross-site leaching of track files, still not great, a problem with flash not always sending HTTP_REFFERER depnding on which browser

minor layout tweaks on BotBr Profile and Entry pages

tightened up 'boons and points MSG box' messages =x

found a usable method to modularize battle types

chronological control over uiWin box msg output

fixed entry titles overlapping icons in firefox bug

update email address in 'settings'

voting percent done bug fixed

successful acquisition of battleofthebits dot com!! boo-YA

rss feed redirects to feedburner now - we've got 19 whole subscribers!! 2x what I thought we had...

anyone want to edit their posts?!?!?! o___O

voting module total rewrite, now modular and ready to handle different needs, also affects voter's aura and entrant's boons

sample preview does not auto-Favorite ;D

more boons for entry plays and donloads
optimized miniProfile for right lists @ side of Entry and BotBr pages

BotB now with texture and shadings!

discovered <table>'s <colgroup> and <col/> are a farce :: optimized some javascript load

auras now generated on html calls rather than when botbr object loads

aura icon now stretched behind avatar

all formats used so far now in system; all entries are assigned a format

menuBuilder loads first page 'inHouse' rather than make an ajax call -- all menus tested w/o javascript a g0g0g0g!! :P

menuBuilder now using rounded corners -- almost ready for javascript-free browsing

recovered attached post pics (ex. http://battleofthebits.org/academy/GroupThread/1312/lol+O%27Reilly+Maker/ lol)

rounded corners using css3/moz/webkit

sample (bits) uploader ready :: entries are not assigned a thread until they receive first post/comment

no more BotB code update msgs in the Announcements box =P

lost track data rebuilt for last OHC (battle#335)

samples have been converted over to an entry_type, they now have the benefits of all other tracks

samples missing submission_date and botbr_id have been fixed

new menu building system :: OHC entries can now have comments/tags/favorites and mp3 renders

made rss feed visible!! x__O

mp3 entries autoload into speaker for less bloat :X

html meta tags now dynamcally generated for battles, botbrs, lyceum, threads & tracks -- should improve searches ;D/

MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE now set to 7.5mb -- more space for mp3 uploads

favorites are back :: fixed some redundancies :: layouts are smoother on a few pages :: tally system works correctly :: auras updated

'forgotten password' finally implemented!! =x

google based search

Arena starting to look like something :: Radio has returned (though some tracks are borked and must be manually skipped)

trying to get more speakers working :: votes are saved and editable

we can post comments to entries now!! :: n00bs must be logged in to submit entries =X :: lyceum only pays out attribution when browser is logged in

alright, BotB 2.0 coming along slow but sure :: edit profiles, change password available :: crappy browsing of all old site content

ip2country table totally replaced, should see moar flags now and less ?

[14:13] <BotB> 4,1 Baron Knoxburry sez :: HOLD ON TO YER BUTTZ =X I AMZ UPGRADING TEH PHPz 4.4 up to 5.2 lollollolgagagaggag
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confirmation email code cleaned up & tested :: OHCs now how have votepacks!!! :X

socketopen(BotB_bot) timeout set to 3 seconds for when bot is down :: goomba logic with db infos on teh who's on box h4xx0rhzded :X :P

valid RSS Feed now running :: apple quicktime embed mp3 player finally done away with -- all media plays back using flash now :: battle against spam seemingly won though BotBrs must now have 5 points before they can start a new thread

sample descriptions now held with sample record rather than 1st comment/post for sample

lazy_links now working in all posts -- complete URLs including http:// will be auto-converted

Case Sensitivity issues in teh Barracks -- hackist pnts awarded to aliceffekt & falciparum for helping with debugs over IRC

Private Messaging initial introduced -- puke7's FECES CMS finally getting strong enough to start implementing into BotB (that versatile modularity I have been blabbing on about for over a year now :X lol)

when deciding to contain Track descriptions with the Track instead of making it the first comment make sure to adjust all other code concerning comment display and count :X -- and DON'T CODE FROM TWO COMPUTERS AT THE SAME TIME!!! xD

woah... something hairy with profile editing :: lyceum now supports image uploads to articles

lolz -- level_up function had been accidentally killed by new cookie system :: BotBr last visited BotB URL safely saved for admin screen and that underscore after BotBrs' names on profile view pages...

yet another attempt to fix the cookie bugs -- new code all from scratch - no one should have to delete any cookies - pretested on another site!

Dreamhost killed the two IP_tracking tables because certain mysql calls were bogging the entire server -- there were complaints or something -- newly optimized code has shaven about a whole half second off of every page load and not only that but every Playa flag call is about 100x as fast too!! The 'top tens' page now seems to load eloquently.

erroneous voting on themes tally crap discovered and fixed - not sure if themes selected for 3xThemeChip][ were correct or not but all future alike compos including the present one will be

LOGIN now has 'remember me' feature using cookies much more correctly | LYCEUM SEARCH functionality added

the new engine is coming along nicely -- all of LOGIN system now running on it

TROPHIEZ now completely modularized (..still need icons of gold/silver/bronze for console/formats : vic20 amiga ahx sms adlib mod8k mod12k mod24k mod48 ) ||| cache_slot system cleared for new architecture ||| BotB announcement bot on IRC recieving commands from BotB.org .. MANY THANX 2 STROBERRYz :P

'trophy case' on playa profiles now also contains category trophies (except for chipformat cat) and is also the first slot to get cached -- much, much more.. many more cachings on the way... x_X

lyceum bugs fixed -- page titles now displayed & and history correctly updated from edits (was overwriting original article addition when Playa did multi-edit saves)

radio fixed -- but special characters still mess up flash | lyceum launched -- will anyone populate it for points? | minor cosmetic things like displaying more playa info on comments and their tracks

level calc was on tard -- now on the level && levelup alert message provided to playas per levelup

error for guests in track player window fixed | major compo resluts vomitorium now displays more info in both collapsed and expanded views

browsing Playa's level now calculated on page_load -- should make for an easier "YOU JUST GAINED A LEVEL" message in the future..... =D

misc errors with remix uploads within new refined diff entry systems | pic gallery fixed!!

OHC - donloads now counted during voting perioid | implemntation of <b>eKid's vote normalizor</b> & that's right we're giving it trial runnings

FAVORITES -- added links to 'others' page .. fixed track_view mysql error when browsed by guests -- though not sure if it works in BotB's server as no one can logout ;___;

big compo tally and aura tally from 4,436 vote records | 'forum' back to original title '<B>coliseum</b>' | new Playa Level scale in effect; reads points for level-up on profile

all aura_pts > 255 scaled down for more liveliness | n000b logging IRCbot introduced thanx to <a href="http://battleofthebits.org/barracks.php?username=setrodox">setrodox</a> ^^

Playas now have experience levels

OHC - horrible wrong aura point distribution bug and double criticist points bug fixed ;X

this update log created

hmmm.....