Comments on: Something(s) To Comment About

By: Regan

Regan — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:33:52 +0000

On the topic of the transfer–have the good folks at b5Media said anything about getting the sidebar to update?
It looked like they had it licked for a day or two.

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:12:12 +0000

Not a bad suggestion…….

By: Phil Schwarz

Phil Schwarz — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:26:52 +0000

I think I would like a chance to replace Jim Blair I with whatever Jim Blair II you might have behind that curtain on the stage, Monty…

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:33:07 +0000

OT: Regarding the black screen—–major blog-wonkiness today. Wrote a couple of emails to the support desk—-thanks for persevering, white text and all.

Jim Blair’s comments were (I felt) presumptive though it’s true others have been even more so……

By: Zansetsue

Zansetsue — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:25:00 +0000

I feel sad for Jim. I remember what it’s like, to be so emotionally limited that you’d even ask a question like that. I’m now thankful every day for the way my child’s expanded my connection with what’s truly important in life. I hope Jim can eventually get to that place himself.

By: Tara

Tara — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:24:55 +0000

“Of course not”. The amount of arrogance delivered in these three words is astounding…

If Mr Blair directed the question to me, answer would be, yes, of course I would choose hypothetical “Charlie I”. After all, using Mr Blair’s own logic, “Charlie I” IS, he exists as foetus at that very moment whereas “Charlie II” would be someone who merely might have been. So, that whole “thought experiment” pretty much implodes into itself…

I am not sure this sort of thinking is rare though, back in my salad Internet days in early 90s I read Usenet post by an MD who argued that the miscarriage risk associated with amniocentesis is not an issue. After all, the result of miscarriage is “only” lost pregnancy whereas not undergoing amniocentesis might result in disabled child. While I certainly had trouble wrapping my head around this reasoning what really got me is that it was presented as an absolute and only truth, something that is so self-obvious that there is no way anyone sane could have different opinion.

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:22:25 +0000

Yep, it’s black. If you highlight it, you can read the text, which highlights as white.

By: xtiluv

xtiluv — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:10:44 +0000

I have a black screen, too. I can only read the comments, not the post itself. I hope all these bugs are worked out soon. I am sure I am missing some great stuff.

By: codeman38

codeman38 — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:09:15 +0000

Regan: Yeah, the background for the site is black for me as well. Makes things a bit difficult to read…

By: Regan

Regan — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:05:46 +0000

Great comments.
Having the question posed in that somewhat cold-blooded manner made me wonder if Jim himself has a child or whether he is just indulging himself in armchair ethics as a uninterested spectator.
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On the topic of the the site working out its kinks…
Is anyone else getting a completely black screen?

Not really complaining, (well maybe a little). I know the site has recently been moved to a new server and bugs are being worked out; just FYI.