Back on line
Not sure what was wrong there, for a while, but I’m back on the air. The problem started out with the server disappearing, then grew into something more mysterious as time went on. But I’ll make up for it with a lot to say this morning.
Category Archives: General
CMS, part III
OK, WordPress has a new version, so I ported one of my favorite projects The Chessmill to it. The new “pages” system looked like it was going to work. Regular readers know I’ve been using Mambo — no, this doesn’t mean I’m moving away from it. I still use it; I just don’t like depending […]
A Fundamental Flaw
Stopped in for a while ay Wikkipedia (There’s no link because it’s not worth it). Here’s the basic concept, see if you can spot the flaw: Everyone is an expert on something, so everyone is welcome to write/edit an entry in this conglomeration. That way we can take advantage of the collective knowledge of the […]
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
The rise of the mega-book. Susanna Clarke’s first novel has a good sales run at the moment, and it’s up for Hugo. With some difficulty, I read it. Well, perhaps “read it” is too strong a term. At several points along the way, my eyes frankly glazed over, and I skipped pages. An actual page […]
Conundrum
Getting involved with a site, as part of a team. The overall coding and structure for this site, something I am not responsible for, is tag soup; my skin crawls a bit when I look at it. Should I let my name be listed on the credits? Harlan Ellison kept “Cordwainer Bird” around for just […]