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Note to Pied Type subscribers
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
Broken
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
On comments and ‘white privilege’
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’
That pesky inspect element
Unless you are in to playing with your WordPress code, don’t bother reading this. But I need to make sure I never lose access to this video. Somehow, a few days ago, the font size in my code inspect thingy (not sure what it’s officially called) shrunk to a size so small I couldn’t read … Continue reading That pesky inspect element
Creating chaos
I’m afraid I may have created a lot of confusion for readers today. I decided to try setting up a static front page, which is something that can be done in WordPress. I wandered back and forth, up and down, reading instructions, creating pages then changing or deleting them. Whatever you see right now (Monday … Continue reading Creating chaos