This is a screed on the basic nature of modern blog architecture, at possibly 101 level.

Why does one entry appear on many different pages? If I want to link to an entry, what page should I link to?


Most modern blog sites and formats allow a blogger to write an entry once, post it, and then have it automatically show up in several different places. Depending on how fucking stupid the blog engine is *cough*Tumblr*cough*, it may be difficult to figure out which copy is the "master" copy, and how to link to it so that people from the future can find it too.

Let's use Dreamwidth as an example. This entry, being public, will show up in a bunch of places:

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In the morning, these are the things that I will need.

I should wear something mildly festive.
Taking caffeine may make me angry.
Not taking caffeine will make me very sorry.
I should take the caffeine.
It's early for the golden bells and the holly, but it's also the admins' party.
The meeting bag is in the usual place on the desk at work.
The bag in the trunk is heavy, but it has the raspberry syrup.
The early bird gets the best parking space.
With a week like this one has been, you are authorized for sausage muffins.
You are also authorized for roses, but not more than 24.

7 tweets for 2012-12-13

In the last 24 hours, I posted the following to Twitter:

• Thursday, 0001: My fitbit #fitstats for 12/12/2012: 2,594 steps and 1.1 miles traveled. http://www.fitbit.com/user/23LLYD
• Thursday, 0145: DW entry: This is a screed on the basic nature of modern blog architecture, at possibly 101 level. http://azurelunatic.dreamwidth.org/6972955.html
• Thursday, 1605: The trouble with reserving a table for "admins" in a tech company with administrative assistants...
• Thursday, 1626: #whiteelephant rules: no licking.
• Thursday, 1635: RT @thedragonsflame: @vixy http://twitter.com/thedragonsflame/status/279278907407073281/photo/1
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