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I'm getting more comment spam than ever before, so I've added Captcha codes to comments, meaning you have to look at a picture and type the characters you see in order to leave a comment. Try it out on this post. Let me know if you have trouble. … [Read more...] about Captchas

I think I just accidentally deleted a posting. The MovableType page that displays all your entries allows them to be selected just by clicking, and I must have accidentally selected it while deleting one of my draft posts that I decided not to finish. I hope I didn't delete anything else. Update: It was just the "Tiny Testicles" post below, so I wasn't going to try to get … [Read more...] about Oops.

I've just finished migrating Windypundit to a new hosting service. I changed the DNS nameserver pointers to use the new hosting provider, so as soon as that propagates out, everyone will find me here. If you can read this, it already works for you. For the last few years, I've been using 2MHost to host Windypundit. I picked them originally because they're a Movable Type … [Read more...] about Hosting Matters

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

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