David Baylor

Feelings of Progress Giveth and Taketh Away

I have been doing a ton of work on this blog because I want to make it pretty and I want to make it mine. Unfortunately, all of my efforts to make it mine have only served to highlight the control I am ceding by not using a different platform and by not hosting this myself. Don’t get me wrong: I am thrilled that I have been able to do as much as I have. Oh, and my dream of being followed by Micheal McGee has finally come true. Hey Mike!

Still, despite my progress, my feelings on being a part of the Tumblr community are no secret. Our relationship takes the bad and the good together, and I know that there are platforms out there that won’t make me compromise. Right now I am considering both WordPress and Moveable Type.

This probable move has me very excited because, lets face it, I love figuring things out and making things work. This is something I do because it is useful, but it is is really more something I do because I think it is a hell of a lot of fun.

I would also very much like any suggestions from knowledgeable users. Any helpful comments will be welcome with my thanks.

So what platform should I use?

posted at 20:41 on Sat Aug 28th, 2010

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Almost done!

There are sure to be a few more hiccups on the way, but I am almost done with this site! I just have to up my resume and about pages and fill in a few blurbs. As you may notice, the resume, about, and two links at the bottom don’t work. Sue me.

posted at 15:29 on Fri Aug 27th, 2010

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Great, a new Digg update!

It’s nice to frequent a site that has a stellar team working behind the scenes and constantly trying to improve my experience. Now all I need is a way to turn off the comments for about a month - the amount of time that it should take for all of the oh-my-god-the-new-Digg-sucks-so-much-if-they-don’t-bring-back-the-old-one-I-am-closing-my-account-and-moving-to-Reddit comments to subside.

I understand the frustration of getting used to a newly styled interface. It sucks, and things can feel very out of place. What I can’t understand is the need to vent your frustration into every single comment post you make for weeks on end. It has been my experience that Digg.com is both interested in our concerns and willing to address important issues. Hell, there’s even a survey link at the bottom of every page. Digg wants to know what we think and provides a great avenue for feedback.

Clogging the comments only sabotages what would otherwise be a smooth transition for the users who enjoy the change. It would be very easy for me to use some features of Digg to block users that keep up their annoying posting - hey, a feature that works - but I don’t care that much. Maybe my opinion and indifference here lies in the fact that I am merely a casual Digg user. I rarely digg or comment, but I do visit the site several times per day.

I have nothing invested in Digg. If I were to have thousands of diggs and comments to my credit, if I were to have friends in the community, and if I were to take my involvement seriously then maybe I too would revolt at the mere mention of an overhaul. Maybe.

All I want is for the people abusing the comment system in a misdirected protest to shut up. There’s no chance of that though; after all, this is the internet.

posted at 21:06 on Thu Aug 26th, 2010

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There is a difference between dependence and reliance…

This difference is often ignored by pre-GPS drivers and technophobes.

posted at 05:43 on Mon Aug 23rd, 2010

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So I called the cleaners...

Me: Hi, do you guys do tailoring?
Clerk: Terroring?
Me: Tailoring.
Clerk: Terroring?
Me: Tailoring.
Clerk: Terroring?
Me: Do you fix hems?
Clerk: Oh, yeah.

posted at 01:42 on Fri Aug 20th, 2010

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