About 3 years ago, I moved from teaching to programming for a living. During that time, I have worked in 4GL languages like Genero from 4js, and more traditional languages like PHP, HTML, CSS, sqlite, mySQL, FileMaker, and now... Java.

Java was an incredible change for me. It was my first real Object-Oriented language (yes, I know that it is possible to write PHP in an OO style, but that is not quite the same thing).

I am in the process of reorganizing the code for the CSS ad blocker. When I am finished, there will be 3 files. One will have all of the code additions that have been made over the last few months and it will be optimized for Safari v2 (meaning it will use display: none, block, inline, etc). The second file will have all of the same code additions and it will be optimized for Safari v3 (meaning it will use visibility: hidden, visible exclusively). The third file will be a lot smaller than the other 2. It will only go after truly annoying ads and ones that are easily identified.

Due to differences in behavior between Safari v3 Beta and the Safari (WebKit) Nightly Release, the October release of Good Vibrations is being delayed. I expect that Safari v3 will go final this month once Mac OSX 10.5 is released.Until then, either continue to use last month's release or play with the beta. 

I am amazed at how quickly GoodVibrations.css has spread. I've been contacted by helpful coders from as far off as Japan and Saudi Arabia with tweaks and fixes for this little ad blocker. This was always meant to be a community effort, and now I think there is enough momentum that it might actually happen.In addition to a few more fixes, the current beta code is being organized to make it easier to find a specific rule.

It's now official, Good Vibrations now includes Flash Blocking! It's not perfect (nothing ever is), but as Safari heads toward v3-non-beta, this will only get better. A big thank you to everyone who has helped so far. All of the advice and bug reports have really helped. Keep it coming.