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May 17, 2005technical updatesYes, it's finals time. This means that i've done some sorting of my data resulting in new colors on this here blog. Also, i added categories although most of my entries don't have categories in them which is a bit of a problem. One day... The main reason i did all of this is because of my alterity blog where i'm attempting to record some of the readings i do (although am reading faster than recording). Also, in an effort to solve my increasingly problematic spam problem, Jay Allen installed a pseudo-captcha. Basically, at the bottom of my posts, it's going to ask you to answer a question that is obviously answerable. This should also work for visually impaired folks. If you have any problems with this, let me know! Category: techno doom
Posted by zephoria at May 17, 2005 4:20 PM
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Looks great! Not as rock and roll (i.e., black backgrounds with flourescent accents) or mysterious (i.e., not having categories) but still fun. Easy on the eyes and more user-friendly in terms of being able to find specific content :-)
Posted by Mel | May 17, 2005 5:36 PM
Posted on May 17, 2005 17:36
darn... i skipped that question yesterday i think ;P
Posted by Irina | May 17, 2005 8:12 PM
Posted on May 17, 2005 20:12
darn... my browser does something weird so sometimes i don't see the question... i think i skipped that yesterday... hmm... oh well, it was a long and rambly comment
Posted by Irina | May 17, 2005 8:14 PM
Posted on May 17, 2005 20:14
:( I'm sorry girl. Yeah - i had to put this in because the spam got so bad. I made it pink and more obvious though - does that help?
Posted by zephoria | May 17, 2005 9:46 PM
Posted on May 17, 2005 21:46
This is just a test, babe...
(Do you just change the question when bots learn the answer? I'm really glad you've gone with a captcha that will work for non-sighted readers... do you know of any specifically that read your blog? I'm sort-of wondering about disabled bloggers/blog-readers in general.)
Posted by joe | May 18, 2005 9:10 AM
Posted on May 18, 2005 09:10
Joe - that's my plan. I actually know very little about my readers so i'm not sure if any have disabilities. That said, i want my blog to not be inaccessible for technical reasons.
Posted by zephoria | May 18, 2005 12:56 PM
Posted on May 18, 2005 12:56
*raises hand as disabled blogger*
here's some:
http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/life/bloggers0405.html
here's more: http://www.livejournal.com/users/no_pity
I personally recommend SuperAleja and Lisy Babe.
http://webxact.watchfire.com/ = bobby approval for accessibility
Posted by museumfreak | May 18, 2005 4:33 PM
Posted on May 18, 2005 16:33
the colors in your older blog looked much nicer, imho
Posted by anonymous | May 23, 2005 12:25 AM
Posted on May 23, 2005 00:25