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Care to know who you write like?

Thanks to Delmer, I discovered the following in relation to my writing style, which varies depending on the post – The post on The adventures of Maggie’s bear: I write likeDavid Foster Wallace I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal … Continue reading

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Back online

I’ve been offline for a while and some of you may have wondered why. Basically, I decided to focus this week on my plans for the future, and didn’t want to be distracted by posting articles and comments to various … Continue reading

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Self-hosted microblog

The open source microblogging platform StatusNet has two interesting options for users. Microblogging, for the uninitiated, is online publishing of status updates within a limited space, normally 140 characters. Think Twitter or the wall on Facebook. StatusNet offers its software … Continue reading

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Comments deadline ticking

I’ve adjusted my site settings to stop comments being made on posts that are more than one year old. It’s a neat WordPress feature that you can stipulate a finish date for comments. I’ve previously allowed open commenting indefinitely, but … Continue reading

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AdBrite experiment

I’m currently experimenting with AdBrite to deliver advertising on this site. I’m not so precious to believe a blogger shouldn’t be able to reap some revenue from the content they have published, in my case over a period of nearly … Continue reading

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Blogging block

I’ve struggled to write anything here over the past couple of weeks. I feel I need to “use it or lose it” so I’ve pushed myself a couple of times to write a post. Writing is a good habit to … Continue reading

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The best blog posts of 2008

Everyone will have a subjective view on the best article they have written or read in a given year. I had trouble remembering all of my posts from 2008, but spent a few minutes browsing through the WordPress index to … Continue reading

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