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On expiry of a custom domain name
My post last week, ‘How to ensure that your blog lives forever, revisited‘, needs a follow-up, as an unanticipated situation arose. (I would probably have spotted it myself in time, but then again, perhaps not, and I am indebted to Goldie … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Computers and Internet, Core thought, Strategy, Tech tips
Tagged custom domain, DNS, domain name, domain name system, Linkrot, primary domain, World Wide Web
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How to ensure that your blog lives forever, revisited
The World Wide Web has a serious design flaw, one that ensures that link rot is endemic. The domain name system (DNS) requires that domains be regularly maintained; a fee must be paid to keep the name in operation. In effect, it ignores the inevitability of death. Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Computers and Internet, Core thought, Strategy, Tech tips
Tagged custom domain, domain name, hijacking, Linkrot, primary domain, World Wide Web
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Scribble: Rant – No Variations on the Theme, redirector
Addendum 22Jun2021 Well, well, well… plus ça change; plus la même chose. It seems that WordPress has fixed (at least some of) the problems with the reblog facility. The ‘white space between paragraphs problem’ is clearly no longer present here … Continue reading
Why no-one talks about the Wayback Machine any more
A tribute to the amazing Wayback Machine for years of unfailing service. Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Computers and Internet, Education, History, memetics, Phlyarology, Science, Strategy
Tagged 'common' sense, content longevity, Internet Archive, Kerbal Space Program, KSP, Link, Linkrot, Rot, Wayback Machine
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Wibble 