Officially disguised as a Canadian
Recently one of the websites I maintain, which runs WordPress, had not been updated in a while. When I checked, it said the usual: Update WordPress Another update is currently in progress. As you can imagine, there wasn’t another update in progress. Anyone who uses a search engine lately will see hundreds, if not thousands,Continue reading WordPress upgrade failure? Check your AUTO_INCREMENT settings
According to Variety, Vimeo is going private: Bending Spoons, based in Milan, Italy, has acquired a number of digital technology businesses, including Evernote, Issuu, Meetup, Remini, StreamYard, Splice and WeTransfer. The company claims its products are currently used by more than 300 million people each month. After Vimeo said they would double their subscription price,Continue reading I closed my Vimeo account
The Daily Maverick published this piece by Malibongwe Tyilo in 2020, and I forgot to link to it back then. Whose struggle is it anyway? Lessons on intersectional activism from ‘Simon and I’https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-06-14-whose-struggle-is-it-anyway-lessons-on-intersectional-activism-from-simon-and-i/ I have my own memories of Pride 2001, eleven years after the beginning.
Last year I said I’m writing a comedy show. Well, the script is (mostly) settled, at over 7,000 words, and I’m performing the solo 60-minute monologue on stage from 5 to 9 August 2025, as part of the Calgary Fringe Festival. Tickets are now on sale, and here’s my promo video to get you excited.Continue reading I’m doing a show at Calgary Fringe!
Recently on some or other social network (probably the elephant as opposed to the butterfly), I engaged with someone about the PayPal Honey debacle. If you’re unaware, you can watch a video on the red site. The conversation isn’t important. What’s important is that I miss the old web. I miss that it took threeContinue reading Remembering the old web
At the end of April, my best friend died. To clarify, I married my best friend: my husband is my best friend now. But for a significant period of my life, Chris Esterhuyse was my best friend, and I still miss him. At the risk of writing a navel-gazing post, I want to encourage youContinue reading On the nature of what it means to be an adult in 2024
For real. Don’t read it. But if you do, here goes.
My friend, mentor, and former housemate, Chris Esterhuyse, has died. Chris, who moved in with me at one of the most difficult times of my life, and saw me through breakups, near-bankruptcy, and finding new love. Chris, who kept me fed, even if it was Mystery Chicken Surprise. Chris, who introduced me to Gereth andContinue reading So long, Steel Drum Sally
A long time ago I used to host with Hetzner Africa. After moving to Canada I decided to go with a North American host for my customers and moved to Site5. Then I went to Liquid Web, (and for some time, WPEngine for bornsql.ca). Now I’m back with Hetzner, running on a dedicated box hostedContinue reading Back in the arms of Hetzner
This past weekend, M treated us to a show or two in Las Vegas. We saw RuPaul’s Drag Race Live, including a very welcome appearance by Lawrence Chaney (there were others as well, including Pangina). It was a good show, and was very well staged. All queens had a scene where they appear from theContinue reading Rolling in the weed