Monday, April 25, 2005

::ask the 'muse::

haven't we tried this type of meme before? didn't it fail miserably? ah, well, i'm willing to give it another go, and hopefully intrigue more Readership Cooperation than that of close friends--though you are welcome AND encouraged to participate as well! those of you who read and don't typcially comment, now's your chance! email the 'muse with your queries, personal or not, by clicking here.


our first question comes from this reader, who i will call DJ Jazzy TripleX:
"it really freaks me out that people can tell i have been to their website and how i got to it and how often i go.
it feels like a total invasion of my privacy. i mean, how am i supposed to stalk my ex-boyfriends' websites for information about how miserable and unsuccessful they are, when they can employ some techno-geek brilliance that i don't understand (will you fill me in?) in order to out me?

sigh."
well, DJ Jazzy, after a little bit of research, it seems you are probably referring to my last post referring the Reader to annecentral. what you may not know is that i actually emailed her and my website is my signature, so that is how she knew it was from me.
the other thing is that there is this wonderful thing called "http referrer" which logs what site referred the user to their webpage. while i don't yet have a fancy program to parse through these logs, many people do and it a fun tool for bloggers and a useful tool for business owners. also, some sites do log IP addresses, but i don't know anything about how that works.
i hope this information is useful. while i have enjoyed exploring the wonderful world of html, i am far from expert on the subject. mostly, your 'muse is an html hack. even this template was adapted from someone else's design and most likely contains some horrible faux pas in the complex world of programming because of my bumbling tweaks.
also, stop haunting your ex's site. it's not worth the self-torture. besides, i've met your "Fresh Prince" and he's an absolute doll.

my apologies to DJ Jazzy, aka E Dogg, i was having an early 90's fit of insanity. you two don't actually remind me of a poorly written sitcom. and i appreciate the clarification on the ex-situation (which it literally is, an un-situation). your query inspired the ann landers in me (out! out!). you definitely have a handle on yourself & i'm proud of you!

that said, where's the love, Dear Reader? not one question! i'm gonna go do my stats homework & pout!

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