Hope it’s the real fix
During this time of blog cache snafus, a couple of people wrote to ask if I was okay, because they hadn’t seen a new post here since last Friday. That’s how severe the cache problem was for a few people. … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Blogging and bloggers
Progress, but not a complete fix
Here’s an update on my blog and what I now have come to call the caching problem. I’ve been working on a fix—talking to various people at my host, Googling the situation and seeing what people on the Web have … Continue reading →
The situation so far: improved, but a few glitches remain
I’ve been working on fixing the “comments not showing up” problem, and I think I’ve made progress. But some things remain to be solved. So I’m going to describe some of the details, and maybe some of you brilliant, brilliant … Continue reading →
Just in case—here’s some information about my back-up blog
I’m still working on fixing the comment-loading issue I mentioned earlier today. I think it should be solved soon. But just in case you have any problem reaching this blog at any point (I always get nervous about these technical … Continue reading →
How blog posts grow
Today I thought that this post would be a quickie. Merkel. Ban the veil. A little fisking of the Bloomberg editorial. Over and out. About 1500 words and an hour and a half later I was disabused of that notion. … Continue reading →
Fixed!
The problem on the blog with spam and other comments yesterday has been fixed. Turns out it was actually a problem with the host, and not local to this blog. When glitches like that happen, a blogger never can be … Continue reading →
How about a nice…
…spam invasion? Every now and then my spamblocker goes on the fritz. Actually, what I think is happening is that the people (there still are people involved somewhere, right?) who design spamming programs keep trying and trying to find a … Continue reading →
At some point today…
…the folks who host this blog are switching it over to a new server. They say that it will cause about a 20-minute disruption. So don’t be alarmed if that happens; it should be very temporary. And after that they … Continue reading →
Sad news: Steven den Beste has died
Unless you were around in the early days of the blogsophere, you may not have heard of Steven den Beste, and the news that he has died may not mean much to you. But to those of us who remember … Continue reading →
The Peaceable blog
Yesterday commenter “T” wrote: One of the things that attracted me to this site years ago was the ability to agree to disagree and to use that disagreement to sharpen and refine my own thinking on a topic. Quite frankly, … Continue reading →
Neo’s not so neo
At Instapundit, Ed Driscoll discusses a National Review article by Rachel Lu entitled, “Get Ready for the Neo-Neoconservatives.” Lu thinks the time may be ripe: As young liberals sour on what is to them the old world of the political … Continue reading →
Ah, the trials of a blogger!
When I grind out a big big post like the one I just wrote (see below) I have a very strong urge to say “that’s it; I’m done for the day.” But I also have a strong urge to balance … Continue reading →