I wrote about colonialist owls.
update on domain issues
I still don’t have my domain issues ironed out, but (a) I am beginning to have some hope of keeping the old blog up — even though I know that it’s the hope that kills you; and (b) I have imported my entire WordPress blog to micro.blog, so, while I don’t have the old tags, you can search for anything you’re looking for. You can also, of course, find the whole blog via the Wayback Machine.
While I’m trying to sort all this out, I’m going to delete my “changes ahead” post and resume new posting there, at least for now.
I love how for the Times southern Ohio and western Nebraska are both (waves hand) “the Midwest.” How can two politicians offer such radically different “views” of (waves hand) the Midwest?
There are several annoying errors in this piece, but let me single out one: the claim that Tolkien wasn’t invited to Lewis’s wedding. No one was invited to a marriage that took place in Joy Davidman's hospital room because it was feared that she was near death. Lewis's brother Warnie and a nurse served as witnesses.
Part of the CBS Television Studio in New York (1978) from the Eyes of a Generation Viewseum
security
Since It’s All About Me, when I read this and this about new security features coming in Mac OS Sequoia, I couldn’t help thinking of my recent misadventures with my hosting provider, in which unannounced changes to their security procedures borked a workflow I had been using for a decade.
One of the chief things we learned in the Covid era was that there’s no arguing with people who do anything in the name of security and safety. Those terms are the ultimate conversation-stoppers. You’re not even allowed to ask whether the new politices and procedures actually do make us more safe and secure, much less ask what other goods should be considered when we’re implementing policies.
Well, one thing I know for sure: I won’t be installing Sequoia anytime soon.
Thanks to a bunch of people for kind and sympathetic words about my current technical issues. While I’m getting the ayjay.org domain sorted — I’m determined to figure out the details and not be in this situation again — I’ll continue to post here as usual, but with some longer posts also.