diff --git a/mytwitter.py b/mytwitter.py
index e692177..0efff57 100755
--- a/mytwitter.py
+++ b/mytwitter.py
@@ -395,8 +395,9 @@ class TweetBox(gtk.VBox):
     def on_url_clicked(self, widget):
         # fixme: for now, hard code firefox, since that's what I use
         #   Eventually make this configgable
+        # fixme: this doesn't work at all right now... figure out how to make this signal happen
         print 'debug: on_url_clicked()'
-        subprocess.Popen('/usr/bin/firefox ' + self.text.get_current_uri(), shell=False).pid
+#        subprocess.Popen('/usr/bin/firefox ' + self.text.get_current_uri(), shell=False).pid
         
 # end class TweetBox