More Incommunicado: Communication 2022 vs 1722
Up at 4:48. Bloke commented on my Khanya blog, where I had mentioned Arthur Blaxall, saying he was writing a book on Arthur Blaxall and wants to talk to me about him. I reply by email and say fine, I'd be happy to.
But then think, Gmail probably won't deliver my mail to him, because my email address is not in his address book, so I want to approve of his comment on Wordpress and tell him I've emailed him, so he can check his spam. But WordPress says your browser is not supported. Try another browser. Not supported.
For all our sophisticated electronic communications, people back in the 18th century probably had better communications than us. Put a message in a bottle, seal it up, and toss it into the sea.
> Author: Max Wallace
> Email: maxwallace@gmail.com
> Comment:
> Hello. I am writing a book which discusses, in part, Arthur Blaxall´s
> anti-Apartheid activism and his efforts on behalf of disabled South
> Africans. I would very much love to talk with you about your memories of
> Arthur if you´re open to it.
He posted that in response to this article on my blog: 50 Years Ago: Verwoerd Assassinated.
At least I can still read my own article on WordPress in my browser, even if I can't approve (and therefore can't reply to) comments on it.
But LiveJournal still works with my browser, and is easy to use. So, for the moment, does Blogger, though the people at Google are trying very hard to make it clunkier and more difficult to use.
So I'm posting this here in the hope that, if Max Wallace is doing a Google search for Arthur B;axall, it might deign to show him this (if it isn't boycotting Russia, where I believe the LiveJournal servers are now located), and he might just see this message -- CHECK YOUR GMAIL SPAM FOLDER -- because that is where G00gle is inclined to put mail from people whose address is not in your address book, or unless you've written to that person before.
How's that for a Catch-22? You can only receive mail if you've already replied to it.
So this post is my message in a bottle, which I hope will reach Max Wallace somehow if my email doesn't.
Oh, and by the way, LiveJournal, I don't want to try your new editor. The old one works just fine, and is much easier to use than the current one on Blogger, and the last one I was allowed to use on WordPress, about 3 years ago. I've had very bad experiences (UX) with "new and improved" editors, and don't weant to risk it here.
But then think, Gmail probably won't deliver my mail to him, because my email address is not in his address book, so I want to approve of his comment on Wordpress and tell him I've emailed him, so he can check his spam. But WordPress says your browser is not supported. Try another browser. Not supported.
For all our sophisticated electronic communications, people back in the 18th century probably had better communications than us. Put a message in a bottle, seal it up, and toss it into the sea.
> Author: Max Wallace
> Email: maxwallace@gmail.com
> Comment:
> Hello. I am writing a book which discusses, in part, Arthur Blaxall´s
> anti-Apartheid activism and his efforts on behalf of disabled South
> Africans. I would very much love to talk with you about your memories of
> Arthur if you´re open to it.
He posted that in response to this article on my blog: 50 Years Ago: Verwoerd Assassinated.
At least I can still read my own article on WordPress in my browser, even if I can't approve (and therefore can't reply to) comments on it.
But LiveJournal still works with my browser, and is easy to use. So, for the moment, does Blogger, though the people at Google are trying very hard to make it clunkier and more difficult to use.
So I'm posting this here in the hope that, if Max Wallace is doing a Google search for Arthur B;axall, it might deign to show him this (if it isn't boycotting Russia, where I believe the LiveJournal servers are now located), and he might just see this message -- CHECK YOUR GMAIL SPAM FOLDER -- because that is where G00gle is inclined to put mail from people whose address is not in your address book, or unless you've written to that person before.
How's that for a Catch-22? You can only receive mail if you've already replied to it.
So this post is my message in a bottle, which I hope will reach Max Wallace somehow if my email doesn't.
Oh, and by the way, LiveJournal, I don't want to try your new editor. The old one works just fine, and is much easier to use than the current one on Blogger, and the last one I was allowed to use on WordPress, about 3 years ago. I've had very bad experiences (UX) with "new and improved" editors, and don't weant to risk it here.