I’m easing back into writing about politics and the news of the day, but slowly. It’s a strange in-between time right now. I also of course have extra things to do connected with Gerard’s death, including corresponding with some of … Continue reading →
In the comments to Saturday’s post about some AI at Blogger flagging a 17-year-old piece of mine for very very little, and attaching a warning to it, one commenter wrote that Blogger is the least of his concerns and the … Continue reading →
I got a little note from Blogger recently – that is, from the entity that hosts my original blog at Blogspot, which apparently is still accessible. I assume the missive is not from a sentient being, but rather from some … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This small poetic effort of mine has become somewhat of a holiday tradition at the blog. So here it comes again—just like the holiday itself.] ‘TWAS THE BLOGGER’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through … Continue reading →
And this one is considerably more substantive: More here. As Ace points out, it should be made very clear that this would only apply to large – essentially, monopolist – social media platforms and not to other formats like blogs. … Continue reading →
…is the generosity of many of my readers in donating to this blog, either in a single donation or a monthly recurring one. So here’s a huge “thank you!!” to all of you. It’s a cliche, but words can’t adequately … Continue reading →
[ADDENDUM: My current donation appeal will be winding down soon. A preliminary THANK YOU! to all who’ve contributed to helping keep this blog running.] Now that everyone’s depressed about the elections and strapped for cash with the holidays coming, I … Continue reading →
I know that some of you have soured on Paypal since the recent censorship brouhaha. One of the signs is that some people who used to be on auto-pay plans for contributing to the blog have canceled them, and I’m … Continue reading →
There’s been a lot of talk about Papal’s newly-announced policy on “misinformation”: The financial services company, which has repeatedly deplatformed organizations and individual commentators for their political views, will expand its “existing list of prohibited activities” on November 3. Among … Continue reading →
“SEO” stands for “Search Engine Optimization,” which is apparently one of the main keys to Google rankings. I’m lousy at it, and so I decided to install a plugin that supposedly assists in that endeavor. One of my main problems … Continue reading →
You may have had some trouble getting to the blog earlier today. I think an Instalanche overwhelmed the server for a while, although that problem hasn’t happened in many years so I don’t know why the server would suddenly be … Continue reading →
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