[Tfug] Today's xkcd

Chris Hill ubergeek at ubergeek.tv
Thu May 1 09:47:27 MST 2008


>
> @#%@#$%^@$ Dilbert's daily page has gone to Flash except for the archives.  
> Archive daily is date-coded but the actual comic image has some random stuff in 
> it.
>
> Archive: http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-
> 20080501.html
> Image: 
> http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbert/archive/images/dilbert2008366760501.g
> if
>
>   
I did some sniffing for you...

Flash is pulling the url of the strip via xml from this url:
http://www.dilbert.com/xml/widget.660/?StripID=2982&Year=2008&Month=5&Day=1&t=1209660080

And it gets back an xml doc with the following:


--snip--

        
<Path><![CDATA[http://dilbert.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000/00000000/0000000/000000/00000/2000/200/2982/2982.strip.gif]]></Path>    
   
<PrintPath><![CDATA[http://dilbert.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000/00000000/0000000/000000/00000/2000/200/2982/2982.strip.print.gif]]></PrintPath>
        
<OriginalPath><![CDATA[http://dilbert.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000/00000000/0000000/000000/00000/2000/200/2982/2982.strip.gif]]></OriginalPath>

--snip--

If you're interested.
C




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