Nate Hoffelder, web designer

I have left this Xithole for Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/nateho…

@MidwestWriters I think your Gmail account has been hacked.

@SiteGround Your tech was no help, and the experience was very frustrating because they did not listen to what I was saying. I'm not going through that again.

@inkbitspixels For help with the Speed Optimizer plugin, we recommend using chat or phone via the Help Center for immediate support. If the inquiry requires the attention of our second-level techs, our agents will be happy to submit a support ticket with all of the information on your behalf.

@SiteGround How does one file a support ticket with you by email? (all I see are chat and phone) I have a problem with your caching plugin generating a new set of files everyday, and not deleting the previous cache. At several hundred megabytes per day, this adds up quickly

@MTorganizer @metzgov no, he rolled up

@metzgov He finally showed up?

Senator Jim Justice of West Virginia is here

@CowardCrimson I made your chicken sauce, and it turned out incredibly different from what you serve in your restaurant. crimsoncoward.com/blog/nashville…

@weebly What is the process for moving a Weebly site from one of your partners (iPage) to Weebly?

@AmazonAssociate FYI: your contact form is broken: affiliate-program.amazon.com/contact

@AmazonHelp The contact form for your Amazon affiliate program doesn't work. affiliate-program.amazon.com/contact? Do you know how I can contact them?

@LauraB7 waffles, surely?

Honeypots as a way of detecting AI use.

@KellyMSocia it does, yes

California's new law regulating the digital content that retailers like Amazon "sell" to you doesn't go nearly far enough. buff.ly/3Ygb9ju I want consumers to have first sale rights, but at least the law does require that the license restrictions are spelled out to you.

Friday’s Endnotes – 10/18/24 buff.ly/4dX0tvZ

Taylor Swift bypasses the publishing industry (This week in books) buff.ly/3BL2rC3

Weekly News: 14th October 2024 buff.ly/3A6EPr6

Ugh, Amazon now lets you use AI-generated images in adverts. buff.ly/4fevRan

@FuckElonMuck @PeakDistrictSEO @getnitropack this is basically the current situation, yes

The NitroPack team has a new solution to ensure NitroPack users receive updates to the WordPress plugin. Please update to the latest version of NitroPack using the steps outlined in our post: support.nitropack.io/en/articles/99… The NitroPack team has been blocked from accessing WordPress.org, which prevents us from releasing updates through WordPress.org. To continue receiving updates, please upgrade to the latest NitroPack version, following the steps outlined in our article linked above. Note: WP Engine and Flywheel hosting customers are unaffected and do not need to manually install this update to continue to receive automatic updates.

The New Yorker digs into ChatGPT's writing skills. buff.ly/3TWGjLd

There's speculation that Amazon could discontinue the Kindle ereader. buff.ly/3BJFiA0 Honestly, I think the only reason they haven't already done this is because they know it will be misinterpreted as "Amazon is shutting down the Kindle Store".