Here’s a study indicating that Americans are lonely and young Americans are the loneliest of all. It’s from quite a while ago, 2018. But it’s not atypical of the sort of figures such polls often get, and this one has … Continue reading →
Oh dear. Perhaps I shouldn’t have mentioned in the Open Thread that today is the Ides of July. When I was about to start writing, the blog went down. Nor was it the usual “too many requests” problem. This time … Continue reading →
[I’m planning to pin this post to the top of the page for at least a few days, so scroll down for newer posts.] I’ve turned on the new comments system and I hope it goes smoothly. I’ve already tested … Continue reading →
I had major Wifi connectivity problems today and had to finish and publish the previous post on my cellphone. That’s a far-from-ideal situation and quite frustrating. But all seems well now. Usually the connection here is pretty strong and pretty … Continue reading →
The old-timers here remember commenter FredHJr. I have posted annually around the time of his death, which occurred in 2009. Sounds like ancient history, doesn’t it? The following is the text, slightly edited, of one of those posts. Unbelievable that … Continue reading →
I’m taking my time to implement a new process for comments, studying the alternatives as well as collecting data on trolls and bots. So there won’t be a change today, although there probably will be one some time this week … Continue reading →
No doubt regular readers have noticed a lot of recent troll activity here. It’s not the first time and not the first troll, so I’ve long thought about the issue. One possible solution is to tweak the comment system slightly … Continue reading →
First of all, I finally got a new computer. It takes me a while to get used to tech change, and this is no exception. The good part is that it’s much faster than my old one, which was geriatric. … Continue reading →
I’ve been hard at work trying to find the culprit. Along the way I’ve tweaked the site several times in several ways and the problem seemed to get better. For the last few days, no error messages at all. I … Continue reading →
The blog’s been having too many “too many requests” interludes here lately and I would like to fix the problem, whatever it is. The sales people at my host say (predictably) that I need to upgrade, to the tune of … Continue reading →
… I am highly honored and will try to be worthy: 13-inch MacBook Neo Apple A18 Pro chip with 6 core CPU and 5 core GPU – 8GB Memory – 256GB SSD – Indigo Customers commend the 13-inch MacBook Neo … Continue reading →
Several people noticed that commenter “Rufus T. Firefly” hasn’t been commenting for about two months and wondered whether he’s okay. I sent him an email and he replied that he’s very much okay. He said he’d try to get back … Continue reading →