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# Digg's Spy v2: AJAX Run Amok?
- URL: https://www.chrismessina.me/blog/diggs-spy-v2-ajax-run-amok/
- Published: 2005-12-21T12:52:02.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-25T03:33:32.000Z
- Author: Chris Messina
- Tags: Uncategorized, digg, spy, ajax

![digg.com](http://static.flickr.com/40/76014814_dae9197304_o.png)

Hey, I'm a fan of [Digg](http://digg.com/?ref=chrismessina.me) and all, but it's redesigned [Spy](http://digg.com/spy?ref=chrismessina.me) takes the whole AJAX autorefreshing thing a bitt too farr.

As Daryl says, the best feature is having seizures while watching the diggs go by.

Seriously though, I know there's a pause button, but it's so small and hard to see -- maybe slow down the stream when you mouseover one of the posts so you can click on it... without it slipping by?

I'm all for a more interactive web, but [Frogger](http://www.froggyville.com/frogger.htm?ref=chrismessina.me) never seemed like an ideal interface for consuming news!

technorati tags: [digg](http://technorati.com/tag/digg?ref=chrismessina.me), [spy](http://technorati.com/tag/spy?ref=chrismessina.me), [ajax](http://technorati.com/tag/ajax?ref=chrismessina.me)

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### 💬 Comments from the original post

**[Riddle](http://riddle.jogger.pl/?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2005-12-21 18:02:32

Totally agree. It's insane. :/

**[Lloyd D Budd](http://foolswisdom.com/~lloyd?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2005-12-21 18:54:50

+1

**[gillo](http://www.totaltactics.org/?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2005-12-22 15:02:51

Spy is a nice idea but I can follow it only if it has a reasonable amount of time between refreshes. I have 20 tabs opened at the moment and most likely I lost 50 headlines...