Category Archives: Computers and Internet

Creating content collaboratively

Posted on April 2, 2021 by pendantry

I’ve been aware of the ‘Users’ option in the WordPress settings for many years. I looked into the facility when setting up the Multiphasic Phylarological University (a site that, unfortunately, I’ve never been able to find enough other interested parties … Continue reading →

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A belated ‘thank you!’ to my friend Dr Bob Rich

Posted on March 28, 2021 by pendantry

Dear Bob, In March last year, I believed that nobody else was going to blow my trumpet, so I’d have to do it myself. Thank you for proving me wrong! My tardiness in responding to the email you sent me … Continue reading →

Posted in ... wait, what?, art, Computers and Internet, Fantasy, Phlyarology, Poetry, Science Fiction | Tagged , , | 27 Comments

What price privacy?

Posted on March 3, 2021 by pendantry

The Dumbest Blog Ever§ recently highlighted that ‘together, Apple and Google phones account for 99% of the smartphone market in the US‘. I avoided the dumbphone trap myself for years, relying on a ‘burner’ phone that did only what it … Continue reading →

Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Capitalism, Communication, Computers and Internet, Core thought, Education, Ludditis, Phlyarology, Strategy | Tagged , , , , | 24 Comments

Announcing: ?Random Raiders!

Posted on February 28, 2021 by pendantry

A year ago, almost to the day§, I wibbled about crowdsourcing blog maintenance. Here’s the rationale behind the concept: I bet your blog is like mine in that it has lots of new posts going on the top which get … Continue reading →

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How to time travel using WordPress

Posted on February 23, 2021 by pendantry

Disclaimer: this is how it currently works; I offer no guarantees that this information is valid in your epoch! The only constant is change. Heraclitus (c.535 BC – c.474 BC) The ‘permalink’ Each WordPress post is allocated a permalink (short … Continue reading →

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How to quote someone else’s words in a WordPress comment

Posted on February 22, 2021 by pendantry

A couple of people (Sam “Goldie” Kirk and… someone else, whose comment I’m unfortunately unable to find) have asked me how I quote others’ words in WordPress comments, so I thought I’d pen a quick blogette about it. For many … Continue reading →

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Scribble: Rant – No Variations on the Theme, revisited

Posted on February 20, 2021 by pendantry

The preamble to the preamble I spent three hours (!) this morning talking with ‘a’ WordPress Happiness Engineer, (to whom I shall refer as ‘HE’ and ‘they’, for reasons that will become apparent, should you actually make it that far; … Continue reading →

Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, Computers and Internet, illusion, Phlyarology, Reblogs | Tagged , , , , , , | 18 Comments

Goodbye, facebook — and, good riddance

Posted on February 18, 2021 by pendantry

[Addendum 27Feb2021: The Juice Media’s latest video adds further context. It looks more and more like my first knee-jerk response to the news was ill-informed. That still doesn’t affect my decision to leave faecesbook; two evils don’t make a good.] … Continue reading →

Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Communication, Computers and Internet, Core thought, Drama, News and politics, People, Strategy | Tagged , , , , | 31 Comments

A letter to The Co-operative Bank — a rant

Posted on February 14, 2021 by pendantry

Dear Sir or Madam, First of all, please accept my apology for the fact that I have been so curmudgeonly of late. I attribute this to an ear infection that has been causing me grief for the last few days. … Continue reading →

Posted in ... wait, what?, Business, Communication, Computers and Internet, Critiques, Phlyarology | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

‘Click the tiny square’ — a rant

Posted on February 6, 2021 by pendantry

A few weeks ago — 20Jan2021 to be precise — I encountered a problem with Windows Update: an optional, but ‘recommended’, update that, according to the ‘help’ article about it, should have installed automatically without my intervention. I searched for … Continue reading →

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