I seem to have Blogger finally working, which is a cop-out for a blog, but what the hell. I don't have time to FTP the damn stuff every day. We'll see how long this lasts.

I have discovered that Blogger does not like Opera 5. Which sucks. I get repeated database errors plus lousy views of the options and layout with anything but MSIE. And here I though blogging was still a geek's world, unlike all the MS-only-friendly websites of the world. Boy was I wrong.

SALON had an article today, "That's 'Mistress Freelancer" to You" that purportedly reports on a freelance tech writer who has changed to being a dominatrix due to the downturn in tech writing jobs. Somehow this smacks of (1) reality, and (2) a fake article. A friend at UCLA Berkley reports that she has heard in the grapevine that it's a fake. If it is, it's still a funny one. I can't say how many times I've been asked if "editrix" is "dominatrix's twin sister."

The answer is yes, but I get to flog writers with a red pencil for only half the money a domme would rake in.
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My column at BYTE.com is saved. For now. All praise to the gods who watch over hungry technology writers. Especially hungry female technology writers.

It will probably be renamed to something more descriptive than its current incarnation as "While Working..." This I don't mind at all. I'm tired of getting B2B press releases when I don't write about business!

I should try to remember to sacrifice something to St. Vidicon of Cathode in the morning in thanks.