Drudge
I find Drudge very depressing today. It’s probably due to the prominent place given to the Democrats being sworn into power in the House, and the sense of deja vu combined with a sinking feeling that I’ve often had in … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Blogging and bloggers
The MSM, the blogosphere, and me
Blogging used to be the hot new thing. That was back in the dark ages of the Bush administration. I’m not sure when I first discovered blogs, but it was probably around 2002, about two years after I had transitioned … Continue reading →
Paradise lost
The name of the northern California Sierra foothill town of Paradise is evocative. Paradise! A place you might want to go. A place you might even want to live. But reports are that the town of 27,000 is no more, … Continue reading →
Problem with comment editing?
At the moment, some readers are reporting a problem with comment editing. They can comment, but can’t edit afterwards. I don’t know if it’s the case for everyone, or just a few. I tried reinstalling and reactivating the edit plug-in, … Continue reading →
Biting off more than I can chew
I tend to have an unofficial and unplanned schedule for blogging. I don’t always follow it, but usually I do most of my posting some time in the early-to-mid-afternoon. There are early-morning exceptions, of course, as well as late-night ones. … Continue reading →
Overactive spam filter?
Lately my spam filter seems to have occasionally been classifying perfectly normal comments from regular commenters as spam, for no apparent reason. It doesn’t happen often, but it’s been happening slightly more than usual. I try to catch it, but … Continue reading →
YouTube goes down all over the world…
…and at first I think it’s just my site, so I’m actually relieved to find out it’s global. And now it’s fixed. The internet has become extremely sophisticated and ridiculously complex. No matter how many safeguards are built into it, … Continue reading →
Thanks to everyone who donated to thenewneo!
I want to thank everyone who donated during my recent funding drive. I really cannot express how grateful I am. Every single contribution, small or large, is important to the continuation of this blog. All are deeply appreciated. Of course, … Continue reading →
Bot attack: foiled!
There was another bot crawler attack last night, unfortunately. My apologies to all of you who might have gotten “error” messages for a while when you tried to access the blog. The good news is that it seems to have … Continue reading →
Server cache problem now
The Bing bot attack seems to have subsided—for now, anyway. But that’s certainly not a result of anything my host did to fix it, which was basically nothing. But now there’s an intermittent problem with comment autofill, in which every … Continue reading →
Tech and tiffs
Sunday is my usual day off, so I’ll make this brief. The technical problems with the Bing bot crawler attack that began on Friday are continuing. My host is still working on it, as am I. I may end up … Continue reading →
Please bear with some technical glitches that should be fixed soon
You may have noticed some slowing down of the blog loading time, and also you might be getting some error messages. Generally, though, you can still get here and comment here. It appears to involve a sudden Bing crawler attack. … Continue reading →