Head Rambles Unplugged
Grandad February 11th, 2012
I have been tinkering around in the basement of this site again.
It is pretty murky and dusty down there, but in one corner I found a whole load of things plugged in. They all do different things. Some do really important things, like providing snow at Christmas [which I have never used] while others have more mundane tasks like keeping spammers out. However I haven’t a fucking clue what most of them do.
The problem is that there so many of these plugin things that it is a right mess in the basement with extension leads plugged into extension leads, and plugs and cables everywhere. In other words, it’s a right fire hazard.
Another problem is that all these yokes have been slowing the site right down and we all know the modern obsession for speed?
I have been unplugging various things to see what effect they have, or as the case may be, haven’t. According to one of the little plugin thingies the site is running a good deal faster now. The only problem is that I don’t know what the things I unplugged are supposed to do.
So if something you think should be there isn’t there, could you let me know?
Or if something is there that you think shouldn’t be there, you can tell me about that too?
You see, I wouldn’t know, as I never read this site myself.
I have better things to be doing with my life.
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Sounds like the back of my computer – can’t spot anything missing at the moment (well only tt & Patrick) but it’s early yet. I have problems with surge protectors here as all the thunderstorms cause havoc and blow anything electrical to kingdom-come with monotonous regularity!! I don’t even want to think about the back of the TV……..
Meltemian – I am tempted to make a crack about surge protectors and Durex, but I will resist. Few people think about the backs of their TV as most of their brain cells have been mushed by the front end.
But is the site any faster?
Site access faster from this end, well done.
Meant to tell you though, one thing is amiss – I was working in a school this week and guess what? …….. our favourite GD’s site is blocked by the Dept. of Education’s Internet filters!! It is not deemed suitable for schools! Don’t suppose you have any classification filter unblockers back there in the basement?
Not Green – Success! It should cut down on the electric bills too. Blocked, huh? Fucking bastards. They must be afraid of the truth? It’s not as if I use salty language or anything…….
….. no more that the kid’s everyday vocabulary!
And I suppose I get the blame for that too…..
This site is running so fast that I had to type at super wizz speed just to make this comment
Damn! I suppose I’ll have to make it faster so?
Cheek
Seems faster GD – now if you can only help me get rid of the Union Jack ….
Cardi – You want me to invade the UK? Damn! I’ll see if the Lads in the village are up to a drop of invasion….
Actually, I think that flag thing belongs to one of the plugin whatsits. It may be for the chop shortly!
Having some idea of where people are posting from is quite useful, but for those working abroad is obviously misleading as to nationality.
Not sure why Cardi wants rid of the flag, but unless he is at sea it isn’t the Union “Jack” it’s the Union “Flag”.
Forgot to say, Posting is much qucker, although page serves not significantly so, I only counted to six before my post appeared and it used to be twenty or so.
Sean – Don’t be so pedantic! That lark of waiting for a comment to go up was pissing me off too, and I comment on this site more than most. I think it was something to do with an Ajax Somethingorother. I think it gave you the opportunity to revise your own posted comment? So everyone will just have to be more careful with their spelling!
i’m totally lost, just off 3 day vacation…can’t think yet its now the weekend
In this era of the EU “crown of thorns” rag the name of the standard of my great-grandfather’s adopted country seems to matter. Ah sorry Grandad, the older I get the more pedant-like I become.
The site is loading much faster but the USA Rugby Sevens are more important.
Cat – Welcome to my world. I never know what day of the week it is. I just take a blind guess.
Sean – Good point You have my full permission to be as pedantic as you like….
Brianf – You know the rules about mentioning sport!
Y p, GD, Th sit is much fatt r. Th only probl m is, I can’t find what has happ n d to all of the ‘ ‘s. All of th m hav disapp r d. I’v b n trying to find th m to no avail. Also my thumbs don’t s m to b functioning ith r. Any Id as?
Rugby Just lik 1796, Ir land all dr ss d up, r ady to go and Th Fr nch don’t show up
I watched Man U beat Liverpool today. Suarez is such a twat.
Slab – I think you may hav a probl m th r ? It has nothing to do with my sit though.
tt – Sport. Fuck off.
Don’t let life be made too complicated by gadgetry. Keep it all simple, and leave pseudo-sophisticated plug-ins and popup thingmajigs to the whizzkid computer nerds. What do they know about life’s simple pleasures anyway? A pipe in your hand, a warm coal fire, and a pint of plain is yer only man.
Ah, fast at last. Gone are the days where we had to try out all the fancy plugins and such, yes? Now if only we could get a VPN at a reasonable price…oh, wait…you already have one (shuffles off mumbling with head down, hands in pockets, kicking the nearest shared server out of the way).
Kirk M´s last brainfart .. Still here and all that
Gerald – Yiz are a man after my own heart.
Kirk M – I have spent the evening trying to find out what a VPN is. From what I have discovered, I am frankly quite shocked. I don’t know about you Americans, but we have high moral standards here.
Grandad – If I thought for one second that you were serious, I’d say you needed to come off your medications long enough for your head to clear up. And now I’m going to have to spend a good deal of the night attempting to discover whatever it was you discovered. Thanks…thanks a lot.