You're losing it. Even if you had thought of this idea, "about five years ago," there's no way it would have cost you as much as you say it would have. I'm a junior-level programmer in dot NET, for example, and I could probably have made it for you for much less than half of that.
This kind of throws all your other research into question, doesn't it? That you couldn't even find someone to create a multi-level blogging site for you for cheaper than $20,000? That price is ridiculous, even ignoring all the free or open-source blogging software out there.
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Maybe I'm "losing it", but you're quoting a project without having any idea whatever as to the actual specs. -rc I'm sure I could have created a multi-level blogging site for cheaper than $20,000, but not the site I had in mind. -rc
I applaud you for maintaining "This is True", "True Stella Awards", and "HeroicStories". The intellectual integrity of these publications are truly awe inspiring. The best literary entertainment I've found...Thank You! Keep up the great work.
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You're welcome. But I'll hasten to add that I am no longer involved in HeroicStories -- and haven't been since 1 February 2003. I am indeed pleased that the new publisher is at least mostly guided by my original Manifesto, I otherwise have no influence on its direction. -rc
I use IE6 and find that the little What is Groxx and Register boxes (and others like them) overlap the last few characters on each line. I know I could use another browser, but it's inconvenient. (I hate IE7 and just haven't bothered with Firefox yet on this PC.) How hard would it be to fix the position of these boxes so that IE6 is among the browsers that work? (Is there something else I'm doing wrong?)
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Huh: I like IE7 better than 6; different strokes, I guess. I'll ask my site guy to look at it, and fix it if it's not hard. -rc
Randy. I wonder how many of your readers know what it means "to grok". That is, how many have read Heinlein's classic "Stranger in a Strange Land". (Which BTW has been republished in its entirety with the over 3000 words which were cut from the original ms.)
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Groxx.com has a link next to the word "Grok" for those who don't ...uh... grok the meaning. (You only see it when you're not logged in; it's part of the "What is Groxx" box on the right.) -rc
Fabulous! Even more odd stories to read. And Stranger In A Strange Land is probably one of the all-time great philosophical works. Does that make me a geek? Too bad. I liked it and I like your new site, too.
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Liking SiaSL makes one a geek? I wouldn't think so; rather, I think it makes you thoughtful. It's time I read it again too, and I'm glad you're liking Groxx. -rc
New Project: Groxx - Comments
You're losing it. Even if you had thought of this idea, "about five years ago," there's no way it would have cost you as much as you say it would have. I'm a junior-level programmer in dot NET, for example, and I could probably have made it for you for much less than half of that.
This kind of throws all your other research into question, doesn't it? That you couldn't even find someone to create a multi-level blogging site for you for cheaper than $20,000? That price is ridiculous, even ignoring all the free or open-source blogging software out there.
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Maybe I'm "losing it", but you're quoting a project without having any idea whatever as to the actual specs. -rc I'm sure I could have created a multi-level blogging site for cheaper than $20,000, but not the site I had in mind. -rc
Posted by: Dan, Calgary | September 29, 2007 1:38 AM
I applaud you for maintaining "This is True", "True Stella Awards", and "HeroicStories". The intellectual integrity of these publications are truly awe inspiring. The best literary entertainment I've found...Thank You! Keep up the great work.
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You're welcome. But I'll hasten to add that I am no longer involved in HeroicStories -- and haven't been since 1 February 2003. I am indeed pleased that the new publisher is at least mostly guided by my original Manifesto, I otherwise have no influence on its direction. -rc
Posted by: Jannie/Baltimore,MD | September 29, 2007 4:50 PM
I use IE6 and find that the little What is Groxx and Register boxes (and others like them) overlap the last few characters on each line. I know I could use another browser, but it's inconvenient. (I hate IE7 and just haven't bothered with Firefox yet on this PC.) How hard would it be to fix the position of these boxes so that IE6 is among the browsers that work? (Is there something else I'm doing wrong?)
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Huh: I like IE7 better than 6; different strokes, I guess. I'll ask my site guy to look at it, and fix it if it's not hard. -rc
Posted by: Audrey, Kentuckky | September 30, 2007 6:51 AM
Randy. I wonder how many of your readers know what it means "to grok". That is, how many have read Heinlein's classic "Stranger in a Strange Land". (Which BTW has been republished in its entirety with the over 3000 words which were cut from the original ms.)
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Groxx.com has a link next to the word "Grok" for those who don't ...uh... grok the meaning. (You only see it when you're not logged in; it's part of the "What is Groxx" box on the right.) -rc
Posted by: Bruce, North Carolina | September 30, 2007 6:29 PM
Fabulous! Even more odd stories to read. And Stranger In A Strange Land is probably one of the all-time great philosophical works. Does that make me a geek? Too bad. I liked it and I like your new site, too.
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Liking SiaSL makes one a geek? I wouldn't think so; rather, I think it makes you thoughtful. It's time I read it again too, and I'm glad you're liking Groxx. -rc
Posted by: Mike from Dallas | October 3, 2007 8:27 PM
Read the article that everyone's commenting on, or post a comment about it.