how the hell am I going to see how others have hacked up their baby GS without pics?!

um, i haven't had a problem ever, what browser are you using?

firefox

hmm...wonder if the network here at work is blocking them somehow.

Works fine at home.

if you are at work that is highly likely depending on where you work.  A lot of companies employ a network firewall that kills sites, sounds like that might be the problem to me.

not me