{"id":556,"date":"2008-01-09T07:50:03","date_gmt":"2008-01-09T12:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josh.ev9.org\/weblog\/archives\/556"},"modified":"2008-01-09T07:52:57","modified_gmt":"2008-01-09T12:52:57","slug":"hello-strange-little-popup-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josh.ev9.org\/weblog\/archives\/556","title":{"rendered":"Hello strange little popup friend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" id=\"image555\" alt=\"battery is dying\" src=\"http:\/\/josh.ev9.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/battery_is_dying.png\" \/>Apparently, my battery is dying. As you can see in the photo, my computer is proudly displaying the fact that my battery is &#8220;reaching the end of its usable life.&#8221; I&#8217;m not sure what that means, but boy would I like to know more.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, when I click on that little weird box that does not look like any other information dialog on my computer, it simply disappears. Is this Dell warning me that <a title=\"battery explodes\" href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/gadgets\/laptops\/dell-laptop-explodes-in-flames-182257.php\">something really bad is about to happen to my battery<\/a>, or are they just giving a simple nudge that maybe the support team at work should ship me a new one, on the double? Alternatively, is this a sign of malicious activity on my machine?<\/p>\n<p>Well I just don&#8217;t know. Weird little non-modal appear-at-random-times popup friend, who are you? And what do you really mean to tell me?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apparently, my battery is dying. As you can see in the photo, my computer is proudly displaying the fact that my battery is &#8220;reaching the end of its usable life.&#8221; I&#8217;m not sure what that means, but boy would I like to know more. 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