I saw an article about origami the other day and it reminded me of an old friend from MSN Groups, Brad (in Kentucky). I've been thinking of him a lot here lately and remembered he once said Joni Mitchell was his favorite musical artist. So, here's thinking of you, Binky. R.I.P.
March 23, 2013
March 20, 2013
primaveral
primaveral pri·ma·ve·ral [prahy-muh-veer-uhl] adjective
of, in, or pertaining to the early springtime
I have some primaveral longings for springtime, mostly so my heating bill will go down.
What Took You So Little?
I was checking out the StatCounter statistics; since this blog isn't monetized, it really doesn't matter about the number of visitors, but I have the counter mostly to satisfy my own curiosity as to just who - and to a lesser extent, how many - people visit. It's also interesting to see where they come from and what they're searching for. I also like to see what browser and operating system they're using. It doesn't keep a running total like the StatCounter does, but my Feedjit counter does a good job in "real time" letting me know who is visiting, what they were looking for and what country they're from.
I've only had the counter for a couple of months and learned something after going by the Google Analytics page statistics; I used to think this blog had about a hundred visitors every day, but that was "page loads" and not unique visitors. That figure is usually from 30-40. Oh well. (the counter doesn't give detailed stats on the https traffic; for that, I'd have to pay for it and I certainly don't want to do that!)
One statistic I hadn't checked before was the length of stay and I was a little dismayed to see how little time most people spent here. Here's a screen capture of that particular stat:
As you can see, nearly 80% spend less than five seconds after they get here. One thing I'll give 'em...they recognize a worthless blog when they see one.
The 9 that stayed longer than an hour must have fallen asleep at their computer.
I've only had the counter for a couple of months and learned something after going by the Google Analytics page statistics; I used to think this blog had about a hundred visitors every day, but that was "page loads" and not unique visitors. That figure is usually from 30-40. Oh well. (the counter doesn't give detailed stats on the https traffic; for that, I'd have to pay for it and I certainly don't want to do that!)
One statistic I hadn't checked before was the length of stay and I was a little dismayed to see how little time most people spent here. Here's a screen capture of that particular stat:
As you can see, nearly 80% spend less than five seconds after they get here. One thing I'll give 'em...they recognize a worthless blog when they see one.
The 9 that stayed longer than an hour must have fallen asleep at their computer.
March 18, 2013
qualm
qualm [kwahm, kwawm] noun
1. an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction: He has no qualms about lying.
2. a sudden feeling of apprehensive uneasiness; misgiving: a sudden qualm about the success of the venture.
3. a sudden sensation or onset of faintness or illness, especially of nausea.
I don't have any qualms about subjecting my readers to my usual crappy posts. OTOH, they probably have a qualm when they read my crappy posts.
How a Key Lock Works
How a standard key lock actually works:
From the site: I have always wanted to know how exactly a key engages with the lock, but of course I never bothered to do any research. This is how.
EDIT: I hope this doesn't break any copyright laws; I used the share feature in my reader and that's a hotlinked graphic from Today I Learned. If the webmaster sees it in his web logs and complains, I'll take it down. I'm off to ask permission!
EDIT (again): Just got a reply from the owner of the site saying it was fine, but to please put in a link. I had linked to the article at the top of the post, but will put it in again.
How a standard key lock actually works
From Today I Learned Something New
From the site: I have always wanted to know how exactly a key engages with the lock, but of course I never bothered to do any research. This is how.
EDIT: I hope this doesn't break any copyright laws; I used the share feature in my reader and that's a hotlinked graphic from Today I Learned. If the webmaster sees it in his web logs and complains, I'll take it down. I'm off to ask permission!
EDIT (again): Just got a reply from the owner of the site saying it was fine, but to please put in a link. I had linked to the article at the top of the post, but will put it in again.
How a standard key lock actually works
From Today I Learned Something New
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