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Technology Weblogging

Zip-zip

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I like Movable Type’s trackback, but the problem with it is that now there’s two areas whereby the popularity of a posting is judged – the comment count AND the trackback count. If a posting is a zip-zip, should it just quietly fold its tent, wonder off into the desert […]

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Political Social Media

Verbal weaponry in the war against terrorism

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I knew something was up when I kept getting all these hits from Josh Trevino’s weblog. Seems Josh has been using me for an adjective again. (I do seem to generate all these strong feelings, don’t I? How nice to know that I generate such love/hate – leaves me all warm […]

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Technology

Threadneedle

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. DSL is still a problem. The phone company will be coming out to test for a short in the line, and I’m on modem until then. Also working on ThreadNeedle, which I want to finish and put out so that others can grab and manipulate and improve. Big whoop.

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Just Shelley

Burningbugs

Today was hot and humid, which meant the fireflies were out, in force, at dusk. One particularly frisky little bug hovered in front of the living room window, seemingly infatuated with the magnificant glow of the small light by the window. Zzz. It said. Zzz. Zzz. Callous light just glowed steadily, ignoring the little critter. […]

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Weblogging

Thou art mortal

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Gary asked an interesting question earlier in the week: I wonder how many people started blogging after receiving this dictat from Chris Locke. Seems that Chris, otherwise known as Rageboy is blogging papa to several people, including Gary, Denise, Jeneane and others. I didn’t start weblogging because of Chris. I blush to admit that I started weblogging in April […]