It’s back to business as usual on the blog
UPDATE: That pesky other blog is gone. So it’s back to just this one, and everything should now be as before. Carry on!
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You may notice a few minor and temporary changes on the blog…
…which have to do with my plans to redesign things a bit. Why am I doing this (I often ask myself)? One reason is that my old design is really really old, and it tends to be a little glitchy … Continue reading →
Comment editing
Hey folks, for all of you (including Geoffrey Britain, who made the request today) who’ve been wanting the ability to edit your comments, I just installed a plug-in that lets you do it for five minutes after the comment is … Continue reading →
The new blog design is actually being worked on
Remember, many months ago, I mentioned I was trying to redesign the blog? At the same time, the person who had been helping me with that sort of thing for many years said he couldn’t do it any more. I … Continue reading →
The blogger’s dilemma: what to write about and when to write it
Bloggers are continually having to make decisions not just on what to write in any particular piece, but how to choose topics and the timing of topics: what to write about, how long to make it, how much variety to … Continue reading →
Blog down, blog up, and spam
About a year ago I discussed the number of spam comments I get here that are caught by the spam filter. It had been formidable for a long time, and then it had suddenly improved dramatically and the amount of … Continue reading →
Saturday afternoon reflections
I’ve just posted a piece with a length of close to 2400 words. It occurs to me that that’s the equivalent of the term papers I used to write in school. And it also occurs to me—not for the first … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
Bot says, “Do you have a spam problem?” Nice of you to ask. Actually, spam comments wax and wane in mysterious fashion. For a couple of years there I was getting about 10,000 a day. Yes, you read that right: … Continue reading →
Blogger burnout
Don’t worry. This post isn’t about me—or at least it’s not primarily about me. I’m not planning to quit blogging, and I’m not fishing for comments that beg me to stay. But every now and then I think about quitting, … Continue reading →
Blog choices
I find that as a blogger I often bite off more than I can chew. Or maybe it’s more accurate to say more than I intended to chew. My estimates of how much time and effort a post will take … Continue reading →
Paypal removes ban on Jihad Watch
[NOTE: This post refers back to events that were decribed in a previous post.] Paypal, in its infinite mercy (that’s sarcasm, by the way, in case it’s not clear), has decided to reinstate the account of Jihad Watch, previously banned … Continue reading →
Internet free speech threatened
This is a chilling, must-read article. In it, William Jacobson quotes a post he wrote last Friday: …[In the past there have been] attempts to intimidate internet hosting companies and companies that provide internet infrastructure to cut off access to … Continue reading →