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While relevant, xdissent's post[1] is dead banned. He wrote: Or install MS VMs for IE7, 8 & 9 with one command: https://github.com/xdissent/ievms https://githu

by pygy_ 15y ago

While relevant, xdissent's post[1] is dead banned. He wrote: Or install MS VMs for IE7, 8 & 9 with one command: https://github.com/xdissent/ievms https://github.com/xdissent/ievms . [1] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2913557 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2913557

Hilyin 15y ago
Care to explain? I've no idea what you're talking about.
- allbutlost 15y ago
  Go to your user page and enable showdead to see comments that have been killed. Some people may have been shadowbanned without realising it
- xdissent 15y ago
  I made a comment a while back that a few people considered rude, so my karma got knocked down to -40 in one thread. Now the vast majority of users will never see my comments, depending on their settings.
- Macha 15y ago
  xdissent: > I made a comment a while back that a few people considered rude, so my karma got knocked down to -40 in one thread. Now the vast majority of users will never see my comments, depending on their settings. And they also can't reply directly to his comments.
  - zizee 15y ago
    Is it possible to vote people back out of this hole? Or is it a permanent thing?
    - pygy_ 15y ago
      I think you can, but in this case, he only has three upvotable posts, which, at his current score (36) would require 12 people to get him back to 0...
jackreichert 15y ago
If you have a mac and are unsure on how... (not sure why any mac-owner wouldn't be comfortable with the terminal window but,) Instructions to use xdissent's ievms script from github: 1) Install virtual box - http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads - Go with the "VirtualBox 4.1.2 for OS X hosts x86/amd64" option. 2) Copy the command that is most relevant from you from here: https://github.com/xdissent/ievms/blob/master/README.rst https://github.com/xdissent/ievms/blob/master/README.rst (starting with 'curl') 3) Open up your terminal window paste, hit the 'enter' key 4) Hit the town, it can take some time, depending on your connection speed that is.
- ConceitedCode 15y ago
  Does this work for linux users, specifically ubuntu?
  - jackreichert 15y ago
    Haven't tried that. Looks like it would.
  - tagawa 15y ago
    Yes. I couldn't get the IE6 disk to work but IE8/Windows 7 works nicely. Note that you shouldn't need cabextract but you may have to install p7zip-rar to extract the exe/rar files.
jackreichert 15y ago
Note: Takes up 30gb+ And you are asked for a valid windows key on first run.

by pygy_ 15y ago

Hilyin 15y ago

Care to explain? I've no idea what you're talking about.

allbutlost 15y ago
Go to your user page and enable showdead to see comments that have been killed. Some people may have been shadowbanned without realising it
xdissent 15y ago
I made a comment a while back that a few people considered rude, so my karma got knocked down to -40 in one thread. Now the vast majority of users will never see my comments, depending on their settings.
Macha 15y ago
xdissent: > I made a comment a while back that a few people considered rude, so my karma got knocked down to -40 in one thread. Now the vast majority of users will never see my comments, depending on their settings. And they also can't reply directly to his comments.
- zizee 15y ago
  Is it possible to vote people back out of this hole? Or is it a permanent thing?
  - pygy_ 15y ago
    I think you can, but in this case, he only has three upvotable posts, which, at his current score (36) would require 12 people to get him back to 0...

jackreichert 15y ago

If you have a mac and are unsure on how... (not sure why any mac-owner wouldn't be comfortable with the terminal window but,) Instructions to use xdissent's ievms script from github: 1) Install virtual box - http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads - Go with the "VirtualBox 4.1.2 for OS X hosts x86/amd64" option. 2) Copy the command that is most relevant from you from here: https://github.com/xdissent/ievms/blob/master/README.rst https://github.com/xdissent/ievms/blob/master/README.rst (starting with 'curl') 3) Open up your terminal window paste, hit the 'enter' key 4) Hit the town, it can take some time, depending on your connection speed that is.

ConceitedCode 15y ago
Does this work for linux users, specifically ubuntu?
- jackreichert 15y ago
  Haven't tried that. Looks like it would.
- tagawa 15y ago
  Yes. I couldn't get the IE6 disk to work but IE8/Windows 7 works nicely. Note that you shouldn't need cabextract but you may have to install p7zip-rar to extract the exe/rar files.

jackreichert 15y ago

Note: Takes up 30gb+ And you are asked for a valid windows key on first run.