The end of a very busy week is finally here. I have returned to jobs I cannot stand, suffered some loss and learned something. Some things, actually. Grab a cuppa, pull up a rocker, and I shall stoke the fire.
Rant First
I recall saying a few times already… I despise encoding. I hate, loathe, abhor code. However, I would love for this place to be found again. In a disturbing chain of events, the WordPress engine which services off-site blogs neglects to mention the majority of its features are not onboard when you install it.
Seeing Red
In fact, only the shell is attached to the WP name. Only the blogging frame. No stats. No customization. No polls. No ratings. No networking capabilities. Yes, it is a go cart.
Everything it does on WordPress.com is only workable if you can find the right plug in to power it… from the more than 1,000,000 codex files on WordPress.org. Yippee.
So far, we are no longer in the go cart. We got off of the lawn mower. No more Cooper. Volkswagen off the yard. We still are not back in my truck, however. Still a way to go before we get there.
Caught in the Switches
Who got lost was…
- 184 email subcribers
- 119 WordPress followers
- 216 RSS feed followers
- 1 aunt
I think I should open a cemetery. What else got lost?
- 1,124 pingbacks
- 2,081 comments
- 361 posts
- 316 photographs (and still counting)
- 1 faith
Perhaps, I should open a cyber space dust vacuum emporium.
Rub Some Dirt On It
Most of them…I think
I have. The ball is crossing the plate… finally. Every once in a while, I pitch one into the stands, but, for the most part, everything is as close to the glove as I can get it. Only time will tell how many things are truly still out of place.
There is an advantage to having just the few of you here tonight. You are far less likely to stop coming altogether when something you are looking for is missing and far more likely to tell me it is missing, so I can hunt for it.
Beta Testers
Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would need to beta test M3. Apparently, I am going to have to go page-by-page through the posts to find the broken pieces before anyone else can discover the slivers of glass under the sofas and chairs. I would hate for anyone to cut a foot. Well, I can think of a few I would not mind seeing bloodied.
What I Learned
1. Not everyone sucks.
Coming from me, this is a profound statement. I lost faith in humanity in the early eighties.
2. No good deed goes unpunished.
This was truly not a revelation, but more an affirmation. In the end, it is a positive. Some of those who cannot find their way back here were saboteurs and trolls.
3. Mantra is a maniac.
Because my time has been precious this week, doing things I abhor, Mantra has supplied most of the posts this week. Thank you for putting up with her impish self and her complete disregard for cohesion, consistency, SEO value and policy.
4. Mindless work leads to inspiration.
When your mind is completely disengaged to do rote work, it has plenty time to wander away and get engaged in all manner of other interesting things. Stay tuned. A series has been born. Hopefully, it will be cutting teeth by Tuesday.
5. Research is only fun if you like the subject.
No, that is not a complaint… exactly. Instead, it is a fuel source and a large contribution to the vast encyclopedia of excruciating minutia. Soon, there will be much studying of things far more intellectually stimulating than “<content=”crap”>”.
6. Social media is the bane of modern society.
In its brainless apps and mindless gaming (of which I have partaken far too much in past years), it has sucked the intellectual life force out of the majority of its users. The Earth’s predominant mammalian species is now the “click monkey”. Anyone can reshare, very few can read.
Right Turn, Clyde.
Right turn, Clyde.
A discussion this afternoon on one of said social media brain melters, a friend asked me if I thought the world would be a better place if women held all of the uppermost positions in corporations, government and institutions. While there was no immediate man-bashing, the women jumped up to say, “Absolutely!” Ironically, no one answered in the complete negative.
As is my way, my answer was more cryptic.
I think portions of it would be better. Other parts would suck tremendously.”
Frankly, it is the way I think about anything which is completely segregated. I tire of hearing how much better one ________ does than another. Fill in the blank with any identifier you can imagine. I have long held the belief, as a race, we are vermin on this planet.
Your Turn
So, what is your answer to my friend’s question? If women were in all of the positions of authority, would the world be a better place? Better still, why is it your answer.
I hope you have had a pleasant week and have your enjoyable weekend well underway. Thank you for your faithful visits. I truly appreciate them.
See you in the comments,
Red.
PS Do not be surprised if M3 goes dark soon.
John McDevitt
/ March 17, 2012If women were in all of the positions of authority, would the world be a better place? You gotta be kidding me. The problem isn’t gender, it’s positions of authority. Assholes are genderless.
No way do I need to substitute mommys for daddys who think they know best and want to run my life for me. I know you don’t do politics but I nominate Nancy Pelosi as one the the biggest assholes on planet earth.
John
Red
/ March 17, 2012She is yet another in a long string of bobbleheaded imbeciles. They all pretend no one sees the strings.
Assholes are genderless. They all have the same purpose.
Red.
Bear
/ March 17, 2012I agree a holes are genderless, but there are times that I do believe a woman could do a better job it some cases. I just can’t think of one.
Red
/ March 17, 2012A woman or a situation?
Bear
/ March 17, 2012yes
Bear
/ March 17, 2012Oh and M3 going dark, I certainly hope not.
El Guapo
/ March 17, 2012Starting to think the world is screwed no matter who’s in charge.
But I’ve been on the guinness this evening.
What is this dark-going of which you speak?
Red
/ March 17, 2012No posts.
El Guapo
/ March 17, 2012Indefinitely, or while you clean up bugs?
Red
/ March 17, 2012Working that out.
Mike W
/ March 18, 2012If I can comment using IE 6 on Windows ME from N Wis, you can keep the lights on 😛
Seriously. Keep the lights on. Please.
MJ
Red
/ March 18, 2012At least I know the retrofitting works. I did not know it would display that far in the stone age. You must be camping…
authormjlogan
/ March 18, 2012I wish that were so… Mom in hospital. Again.
Androgoth
/ March 18, 2012IE 6?
Wow that is quite stone age
but I guess some of the older
formats work rather well…
But is it safe enough? 🙁
Androgoth
authormjlogan
/ March 18, 2012The virus software subscription is long expired. I only used it to read email (from known friends) and view sites I believe are safe, like this one. I don’t own a laptop yet, soon I hope. Many sites are difficult to navigate on it.
Androgoth
/ March 19, 2012Yes they will be my friend, of course if you have a good anti-virus suite installed on your computer then even opting for IE6 should not pose a problem should you encounter any nasties along with your surfing and adventuring…
Thank you for your reply
and do have a most pleasant
evening…
Androgoth
Liquorstore Bear
/ March 18, 2012Agreed, we are mostly vermin on this little blue marble. But after we’ve wrecked our own civilization, the planet will move on without us–quite happily. Guess that’s my St. Paddy’s Day (dry) conviviality…
Red
/ March 18, 2012Such has been the cases many civilizations past. Makes me wonder what is so civilized…
Prenin
/ March 18, 2012Hmmm… I voted in a woman into the highest office in the land because I believed a woman could improve things.
Needless to say it was the Grantham Gremlin Maggie Thatcher and I am still regretting it! 🙁
Otherwise I agree with John.
According to the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy those who seek power are, ipso facto, those least suited to wield it…
Please don’t go dark Red – we need you!!! 🙂
Love and hugs!
Prenin.
Red
/ March 18, 2012I agree with HHGG. Those who are the most capable are smart enough to stay out of the fray…
valentine logar
/ March 18, 2012There is nothing guaranteed but this ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’. This is true whether it is men or women in power.
Nothing will improve if we have all women in power. It will be no different than it is now.
What we need is a balance.
Red
/ March 18, 2012I keep saying that. They will not let me construct the ballot. Seems conscription to office is unconstitutional. Funny how it matters then…
Androgoth
/ March 18, 2012This is a great posting Red outlining all the hassles of switching to your dot com website but it will al be worth it as you venture forever onwards and for those that were lost, I do hope that they will find their way back here as calling into your M3 is always such a fine experience.
I remember when I had my old Space that I had to add code to add graphics and at first it seemed mind-bogglingly-hopeless as when one would click it into the HTML field all one was left with was the code and not the graphic, which is very annoying, however with a lot of effort it soon became much easier, though the limit was 2,048 characters per HTML so one did have to look around a bit for the right choices 🙂
Okay enough of my wittering and do have a very good rest of evening Red 🙂 😉
Androgoth XXx