Doesn't read her own blog

boomzilla

Science Gal

How do I know? Because it can't be read with the stupid background image.

Polygeekery

There is just so much Geocities going on there.

aliceif

Science Gal

ENHANCE!

It's reachable via the "View web version" link on the bottom of her page.

Matches

You're doing it wrong^tm

Simply highlight the text! Obviously.

blakeyrat

Welcome to 2/3rds of Tumblr.

chubertdev

Is that the same one as Science Babe?

tarunik

@blakeyrat said:

Welcome to 2/3rds of Tumblr.

As someone whose only experiences with Tumblr come from what must be the other 1/3rd (or less), just what makes Tumblr such a ... fourth-rate blog host? Is there some featureset it is missing that makes it only suitable for those that I suppose have been rejected from/can't or won't use the other options out there? Or did the brand of people that typically gets associated with Tumblr around here make it a non-option for [s]serious[/s]not completely shoulder-alien-inspired work, simply through some sort of 'community' factor I can't fathom?

blakeyrat

@tarunik said:

As someone whose only experiences with Tumblr come from what must be the other 1/3rd (or less), just what makes Tumblr such a ... fourth-rate blog host?

The software? Nothing. Except it allows crazy GeoCities-esque styles. If you consider that a flaw.

The problems with Tumblr are all in the people who use it.

@tarunik said:

Or did the brand of people that typically gets associated with Tumblr around here make it a non-option for seriousnot completely shoulder-alien-inspired work, simply through some sort of 'community' factor I can't fathom?

Correct. Think of it like having a @aol.com email address a few years ago... if people see Tumblr.com in the URL, they're coming at you with all kinds of assumptions and stereotypes you probably don't want associated with your website.

tarunik

@blakeyrat said:

The software? Nothing. Except it allows crazy GeoCities-esque styles. If you consider that a flaw.

The problems with Tumblr are all in the people who use it.

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@blakeyrat said:

Correct. Think of it like having a @aol.com email address a few years ago... if people see Tumblr.com in the URL, they're coming at you with all kinds of assumptions and stereotypes you probably don't want associated with your website.

So...how did Tumblr turn into such a magnet for those inspired by nothing besides their shoulder aliens? Positive feedback of a negative sort?

JBert

It's just fine, if you're wearing sunglasses and squint a little...

boomzilla

@Matches said:

Simply highlight the text! Obviously.

Yes, this was my solution, too.

HardwareGeek

@boomzilla said:

>Matches said:
Simply highlight the text! Obviously.

Yes, this was my solution, too.

But is it worth the bother? IME (on other sites; haven't been to that one), usually not.

boomzilla

@HardwareGeek said:

But is it worth the bother? IME (on other sites; haven't been to that one), usually not.

I was looking around for Cub Scouts activities, and found something that linked to one post there with a good idea for a game.

Polygeekery

@Matches said:

You're doing it wrong

Simply highlight the text, copy and paste it into Word, print it out, place it on a wooden table and then read it! Obviously.

FTFY

Spencer

@boomzilla said:

I was looking around for Cub Scouts activities

Those were the days. I left sometime near the end of high school. Venturers (the 15-18yo group) got boring real quick because the weekly meetups were supposed to be structured in the form of formal meetings (attendance, minutes and all).