New Content Coming Next Week
As I write this, it is exactly one month to the day since I was involved in an accident that ended with me in the hospital for three days. That was a frightening wake-up call that resulted in my medical team shifting into high gear and conducting all sorts of assessments, diagnoses…and, recommendations for an effective recuperation process. What is a primary recuperation technique? Read on…
Read more on why ‘I’ve gone fishing…’
The doctors tell me that the key to a full recovery, one that gets me back to my pre-accident level of health, is to embrace the recuperative process. While I understand the logic of that thought, the reality is that some of the advice they offer clashes with my daily realities.
For example, the first recommendation – that my doctor delivered pretty forcefully (he knows me) – is to take a couple of months and really relax. “Slow your pace down, take some time off, knock off early, play a little hookey,” he says as if that’s an easy thing to do.
Between scanning for pertinent stories, researching them thoroughly, writing a first draft, finding and adding graphics, and engaging in sometimes multiple rounds of editing and rewrites, it’s a lot of work to grind out a newsletter every week. Not to mention, speaking with sources, conducting interviews, investigating new avenues, attending press events, and more – time for “relaxation” is elusive.
However, this week, I have decided to take some time away to relax and recharge my batteries. Or as I put it…I’ve gone fishing.
As a result, there will be no regular newsletter, no new stories, or any topical updates this week. I will be back next week with all-new content.
I appreciate your understanding and patience as I continue to build up my strength and endurance.
I’ll see you then!
Ted
Get well soon Ted!
Thanks Petro. Well on my way to getting there!
Ted
Well deserved break despite the circumstances…. Take care, rest up and turn the computer off
Thanks so much Alex! Great to hear from you!
Ted
Ted
Relax and rest up, your health comes first and foremost, things can wait and we still need you around for awhile my old friend !!!
Thanks Shawn!
Sorry for the late reply , Ted.
I am glad you are doing better . What is one week , or a month these days, especially the way we seniors perceive time? So take your time, and please , remove that serial distractive device from your left hand as you relax.
It makes me sad , how many folks have reduced the ergonomics of proper desktop computers for the mere practicality of devices they call smartphones
Remember when I raised my concerns about the time you were undergoing website changes? I was mainly interested in preserving the comments data intact.
Good thing that the comments sections of your previous news posts , are easily recreated with archive.org, for example : https://web.archive.org/web/20170629233637/https://www.strata-gee.com/tons-of-turmoil-at-thiel-is-there-yet-another-new-ceo/
Otherwise, when going to many of your previous news posts, your comments, like this one, are completely gone.
I wonder whether this took place as an accident in your web transition , or comments are still available in your database, but you just have to make them visible?
regards,
Volken
Hi Volken,
Nice to hear from you. Yes, I do remember when you pointed out the issue of disappearing comments. The good news, I researched it and discovered that I had installed a plug-in which was popular with publishers because it offered flexibility in reading, responding, and even moving comments. That plug-in had become unstable and, unbeknownst to me until you warned me, began automatically removing comments. After you brought the comment issue to my attention, I immediately disabled the offending plug-in so it would stop this destructive action.
The bad news, however, is that while all comments are technically still in my database, they have been scrambled. It is theoretically possible to reconstruct them, but it would be a massive, time consuming task. And then to get them reattached to the proper post…well, that might just be impossible.
So since that time, comments have been stable. But on older stories that had been impacted, they still won’t appear.
Also, because of system incompatibility, on any stories before 2012, comments may, or may not, be fully rendered.
I hope all is well with you. Feel free to comment away on any current stories, your comments will be safely retained.
THANKS!!
Ted
Hi Ted,
I wish you never left your original site. Have you clicked on your archived site from the archive.org link provided in my previous post?
Your previous webpage was tactile and ergonomically informed about the color. Most importantly, how well – chosen the background color was, and then the inline color of comments. One was actually relaxed while scrolling through your pages.
Now, it is the synthetic idealism of today’s web. White and faceless for phones/tablets like a template. What opticians call it today: cataract web ergonomics.
When you have so much white color on your screen, without any color break, and knowing that every screen/monitor is supplied with background light, it is sometimes, almost equivalent to staring into a light bulb.
Yes, I was under the impression that recreating those old comments would not be a simple task. Perhaps you could then , simply insert a small info addendum, so that each visitor can easily recreate those comments by simply inserting those pages into : https://web.archive.org.
It works great, and they will be able to read all comments when browsing your older (great) news stories.
regards
Volken