Like any webmaster, I try to find ways to combat spam. I use a host of tools that do a great job in keeping it minimal, especially the automated garbage. Still, a few nonsense things get through. After scratching my head wondering how these stragglers got in, I realized that these are examples of the [...]
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When I build websites, I get asked for all kinds of crazy things. Sometimes I can coax someone not to do something that would be a mistake. But more frequently, by the time the client speaks with me, they’ve fallen so deeply in love with their ideas that they cannot be swayed by reason or [...]
Read more →In recent years I have eagerly anticipated the Taste Of Syracuse. Food is my thing, and in June the many festivals make Syracuse more exciting. But this time around was somewhat of a letdown. Most of the usual eateries were represented. There was a distinct absence of fancy restaurants, though. OK, I’m a food snob, [...]
Read more →Wow, how far this once distinguished magazine has fallen. It was my favorite source for finding out what was going on in the world. I would enthusiastically pick up each week’s issue and read it cover-to-cover. The process began subtly, with the display format changing, maybe a year ago or so. I thought, well, not [...]
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