Category Archives: the blog

Coming: random graphics

Posted on March 3, 2011 by arcster

Expect to see more pictures like this decorating the blog from here on out. The aesthetic I’m going for is kind of a found art look. The sources of the pictures are scanned mah jong tiles and scans from some … Continue reading →

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Upgraded and relocated

Posted on February 27, 2011 by arcster

The blog is now running WordPress 3.1 and moved into the blog.arcster.com subdomain. I was hoping I would be able to ween the blog off the “Disable Canonical Redirect” plugin, but no such luck. Yahoo Web Hosting doesn’t support .htaccess, … Continue reading →

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Now running WP3.0

Posted on June 18, 2010 by arcster

Just made the upgrade to WordPress 3.0 with no problems. How can I say no to a version named “Thelonious”?

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Note to self

Posted on April 3, 2010 by arcster

Come back to this post when ready to move the blog

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Welcome attention … or a hack in the making?

Posted on March 13, 2010 by arcster

I’ve complained once or twice about a lack of readership. Well, just in the last few weeks I’ve had four subscribers and three comments. Was it the change in theme? Was it the addition of my site to my Google … Continue reading →

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arcster unmasked

Posted on March 10, 2010 by arcster

When I started this arcster.com adventure, I was paranoid about privacy. Now I’m more frustrated by a lack of readers than a lack of privacy. I haven’t quite gotten to the stage of accepting the axiom “You have no privacy, … Continue reading →

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Making progress…

Posted on February 28, 2010 by arcster

Tip of the hat to Otto for his PHP Code Widget, which has enabled me to feature my random quote and random consumption item right on the blog.

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Future of arcster.com

Posted on February 25, 2010 by arcster

A few thoughts: My site is ugly My site doesn’t have much content WordPress is really powerful I don’t have time to mess with formatting I should focus more on content and less on appearance …Ergo, I should make WordPress … Continue reading →

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Now running WordPress 2.8 Beta 2

Posted on May 30, 2009 by arcster

The process of upgrading to the newest beta wasn’t terribly difficult. The instructions in the codex were easy enough. But I’m not seeing any great improvements. I still have to install the “disable canonical redirects” plugin. This seems to be … Continue reading →

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Comments welcome

Posted on March 12, 2009 by arcster

OK, the blog is just over a year old, and it hasn’t received a single comment. So I’m no longer requiring registration for comment. All you need to supply is a name and an email. So submit a comment … … Continue reading →

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