The more things change…
Scott spent a sleepless night upgrading his blog to a new version of Moveable Type along with some other goodies. It’s ironic (or maybe tragic?) that his blog still looks the same after all that effort. Don’t get me wrong — I’m not suggesting it wasn’t worth it. There are some real changes in switching photo galleries so he can display his Flickr photos. Also, the experience was probably fun even as it was frustrating, Scott no doubt knows more about MT than ever before, he has a sense of accomplishment, and he was productive during a bout of insomnia.
Is the point of a blog the content or the blog itself? Everyone draws a different line. Now that I have my own customizable solution, we shall see where my line gets drawn.
February 8th, 2005 at 11:58 am
Is that tragedy or irony? Didn’t we learn anything in English 11? Well, this was a backend change, rather than a style makeover (call the Fab Five), so that the site appears the same is a good thing.
Incidentally, I need to figure out how to work Blacklist better. I accidentally de-spammed the trackback you sent, which probably means I’ve blacklisted jay-photo.com in its database. Major oops. I’m checking to see if I can undo this. Very sorry.
BTW, what made you finally go with WordPress over MT? I’ve heard good things about it, but already time-invested heavily in MT, so resisting change.
February 8th, 2005 at 12:15 pm
The only thing I remember from English 11 is that my true identity is “Mr. Brevity”. Hmmm… Maybe I’ve just discovered a new blog title. I only say it’s ironic because that effort could have gone into a brilliant idea or post or something like that. Although, since it was insomnia you probably did better upgrading MT…
It’s an honour to be blacklisted by you. I hope I can return the favour some day.
Four things going for WordPress - 1) Free (yeah, yeah, I could have ignored that whole commercial thing), 2) my new host (Hosting Matters) had an easy to use script that would automatically install it, 3) built in support to import from blogger, and 4) it looked easy to use compared to another free option b2evolution. After making the decision, I was happy to see it’s a well regarded and supported platform.
February 8th, 2005 at 12:23 pm
The documentation for “de-spamming” incoming trackbacks (pings) in Blacklist is non-existent, and the term itself is ambiguous. Didn’t see any answer to how to “undo” my blacklisting of your address, but I’ll press on.
February 8th, 2005 at 1:16 pm
try pinging me again, if WordPress has a function for that.