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The Dead Link Conundrum

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So I got it into my head the other day that I want a category specific for all these one-off look-it’s-a-link posts that I write, and I’m moving the links over, but I’m also finding a lot of dead links.

I hate hate hate dead links.

So until now I’ve been labeling them as dead and removing the HTML, because I hate dead links.

I’m seriously considering deleting them if they’re dead. But that’s treading a fine line in the blogosphere, because it could be considered revisionist history, and revisionist history is “bad”. I’m just not sure that revisionist history to remove garbage links that don’t do anyone any good because they’re vague references to a link that doesn’t work anyway is also bad.

So do I nuke dead-link one-link-ers or keep them?

No one belongs here more than you.

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Now here’s an interesting website design, by the author of No one belongs here more than you, who is obviously trying to sell her book. A camera, a dry erase marker, major appliances, and the ability to make image maps, and bam, she’s got a website. Intriguing.

Of course, if I did it I’d have to use the splashboard behind my sink, and with my luck it wouldn’t erase. I’ll stick to Dreamweaver for now, thanks.

A few quick notes and a babble thread

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  • I’m about halfway through a five day weekend (well, a little more than halfway) and having a great time. Last night was the first night in about two weeks that I wasn’t having work-related stress dreams all night. Blame the time off or the Tylenol Sinus Nighttime, but it was sweet either way.
  • Made a few more tweaks to the page the design because I didn’t like the purple in the sidebar. Still might change it again — too bright, guys? Also, will be adding avatars to the posts soon I think.
  • Spent Friday just chillin’ and Saturday doing chores. Today we went to my folks’ for a picnic, played some wiffle ball and watched a thunderstorm. Tomorrow, more chillin’, and Tuesday I think will be part video games and part catching up on phone calls I need to make. Wednesday’s back to work.
  • We’re three comics deep in the queue. It’s a nice change.
  • Is anyone else playing Puzzle Quest? Is the plot boring the hell out of you? It’s like, okay great there’s a plot, but it’s just a thing to set up the next battle. That’s fine if you’re in it for the battles, which I am, but wow, the plot’s just booooring. Just sayin’.
  • Feel free to babble in this thread.