Apparently for the last few days comments have been blocked. I only just found out about it now (thanks, Mark) although perhaps I should have gotten the hint from the lack of comment spam needing deleting...
Anyway, it appears a null entry got into the list of IP addresses to block, which effectively blocked everyone from everywhere. No comments, no trackbacks... I hadn't meant to be this unsocial, so my apologies to anyone inconvenienced (unless you are a spammer, in which case, screw you - it's your fault I even need to mess with the IP blocking tool at all). Please come back and link and comment to your heart's content, especially on this entry where I specifically asked you to.
So add this to the list of aggravations... Have I mentioned how much I hate technology?
Edit: Wow, the comment spammers were really chomping at the bit. I've had comments enabled for about an hour and already I've had to delete two spams.
Also, lest anyone think I am making too much out of my technological misery, let me also add to the list my mom's scanner and printer, which both also broke in recent weeks. Luckily I had another scanner I could give her, though it took a few weeks to get them to send the software so we could get it properly installed. (Getting it up and running was important for our ability to send faxes, e.g., transcripts, which comes up from time to time.) But the printer finally bit it this morning, just to make sure everyone in the household could be as inconvenienced as possible.
It's a conspiracy, I tell you...
Comments (3)
No, technology breaks. It's not necessarily meant to, but if it is, I wouldn't be surprised if that's one reason computers and Windows sell so well. In addition to computer repair, auto repair shops, plumbers, construction, and hardware stores all stay in business because technology breaks.
It's just computers, somehow, have become more important in our daily lives (how do I know? I'm writing in a blog! Your blog!) that their breakage just inconvenienced you more. Well, the fact that the laptop, printer, and scanner all went kaput is probably just a mere coincidence in timing, but... Maybe I'd get the electrician to check out the wiring. Not that your old house had state of the art wiring either, but the Boston area isn't famous for new townhouses either...
I wouldn't necessarily rush to judgment on the wiring, but if your alarm clock starts acting funny, well, then...
Posted by Koichi | February 6, 2005 1:12 AM
Posted on February 6, 2005 01:12
Actually the wiring is brand new. And we have surge protectors and stuff. Plus breaking my blog hardly seems related to the electrical service at home.
If only, however, the wiring could have zapped my former roommate's alarm clock...
Posted by Cathy | February 6, 2005 5:15 AM
Posted on February 6, 2005 05:15
Hmmm... No sooner had I upgraded my blog when a bulb blew in my room. What is it that I've done to offend the electrical gods?
Posted by Cathy | February 6, 2005 6:15 PM
Posted on February 6, 2005 18:15