I've never really understood how trackbacks work. In fact, for over a year now, trackbacks haven't been working. I get lots of notices of spam trackbacks, but not a single legitimate trackback ever. I assume something in my Movable Type blogging software is swallowing them up, but I don't know where it happens. I'm giving up. I've removed the trackback-receiving page from … [Read more...] about No Trackbacks Here
Windypundit 2.0.01
Earlier I pointed out the exciting changes to Windypundit when it became Windypundit 2.0 (summary: rounded corners). Now I bring you the next step: AJAX. That's right, the hottest new trend in web site technology. The Windypundit page now makes background queries back to the Windypundit server to update its content. In keeping with the dedication to usability and customer … [Read more...] about Windypundit 2.0.01
SWAT CounterAttack
Item 1: One of the things bouncing around the libertarian blogosphere is Radley Balko's recent whitepaper for the Cato Institute called Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America. It's about the absurd creation of SWAT-style teams for seemingly even the smallest towns. These teams often create violent confrontations where they appear not to have been necessary, … [Read more...] about SWAT CounterAttack
Ripley v.s. Rain
The rain always wins. Ripley is a curious and active cat, except when it rains. Then he retreats to the only room in the house that doesn't have windows, the main bathroom, and hides behind the door. Because, you know, there's water falling from the sky! Here he is during yesterday's downpour. We put down a pad for him behind the door because we figure the tile is cold. … [Read more...] about Ripley v.s. Rain
Windypundit 2.0
Windypundit is now Windypundit 2.0. "Web 2.0" is the big buzzword going around the web these days. There are lots of discussions of what constitutes a Web 2.0 site—interactivity, interoperation, customization, Ajax, user-designed content, blogging, social networking, syndication, wikis...the list goes on and on—and the web business bigshots are all picking sides … [Read more...] about Windypundit 2.0