(Sept 30: More adjustments have been made behind the scenes, so the comment interface may now look different.) —————————- Hi. In the last few days, several readers have left, or tried to leave, some friendly comments that did not get posted. I apologize for that, but please let me explain. The first time you post … Continue reading If your comment didn’t appear …
I won’t use AI-generated text … unless I do Continue reading Never, ever. Unless
AI doesn’t speak for me Continue reading WordPress adds AI assistance
A note about the email notifications you receive when I post something: Near the bottom of those notifications is an option to “Change your email settings at manage subscriptions.” Be advised that those recommendations are not from me. They are generated automatically by WordPress. Continue reading Note to Pied Type subscribers
I can’t help noticing today that the dropdown list of trending Pied Type posts includes “Expert finds Chinese records showing gymnast is underage” with an obviously broken image. It’s an embarrassing reminder that too many older PT posts are broken in some way. The layouts are broken, page elements are missing or hanging out of … Continue reading Broken
A few weeks ago I posted my views on a particular video that had streamed on Disney+. Shortly thereafter both I and one of my readers were effectively attacked for our “white privilege.” I struggled to write an appropriate, thoughtful response but ultimately gave up and deleted the entire thread. The dialogue had become a … Continue reading On comments and ‘white privilege’
