Help needed. Any advice appreciated.

Toddler scratched an LCD screen. I'd like to repair it, but all I'm finding on the net is to either rub petroleum jelly into the scratch, or take it in for repair. I don't want to do either. Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks in advance.

Some tyrants are again pushing to end freedom on the Internet, perhaps the last place any semblance of freedom exists. Along with "hate crimes" legislation criminalizing free speech, patrolling the Internet will spell an end to free speech online.

Here's my favorite part of the tyrants' argument:

This [cybersecurity] is a strategic issue on par with weapons of mass destruction and global jihad. » read more »

I'd like to hear your feedback on the idea of putting ads on TuscanyCircle. I ran a test yesterday with Google's AdSense, putting an ad block on the right (below the Shout Box). It was easy enough to set up once I created an AdSense account. I rather doubt it would generate any serious income; I'd count myself lucky if it ever paid for my website costs. » read more »

As you can tell from TuscanyCircle, I like dark-background themes. I find them easier on my eyes. If you like them, too, check out Firefox's "Pitch Dark" theme (also Gmail's "Planets").

When you go to a TuscanyCircle page for which you're not authorized (when you're not logged in yet), you'll be presented with a log-in form. This is for your convenience. However, note that this is not a secure log-in form (no SSL, not HTTPS). This means, in theory even if unlikely, your password could be intercepted. If you want to use a secure log-in form, use the regular one in the left-hand menu. » read more »

Days ago, I requested membership to the emoze forum to post the workaround to this problem:

http://forum.emoze.com/viewtopic.php?t=532

...but approval is not forthcoming. As TuscanyCircle is crawled often, I thought it helpful to post the workaround here in the meantime.

First, the problem: » read more »

I know TuscanyCircle's SSL certificate is expired. I renewed it weeks ago but was unable to load it onto the server due to some problem introduced by my webhoster, likely as a result of last year's NOC move. I filled out a help ticket on Sept. 19, but it seems nothing has progressed. I've not heard anything in response, nor has any visible condition changed (other than the ticket getting put on HOLD). » read more »

My credo is sola scriptura but, even so, that (IMHO) must needs be tempered with the interpretation of Scripture by others, lest one become a heretic. And so, there is a place for tradition as a check against ‘private interpretation’. Even so, I also believe in semper reformanda, as long the change brings one closer to God and truth. » read more »

Microsoft's Live Search has been banned from TuscanyCircle for spamming! Live Search has instituted a "referrer spam" campaign for the last several months, upsetting countless webmasters. Apparently, it's some sophomoric attempt to drive traffic to their search engine. Too bad. They're out. I don't even care if they ban TuscanyCircle from their pathetic excuse for a search engine. Legitimate traffic from Live Search approaches nil anyway. I don't need 'em. Note: Live has also been removed from my external-search-engine options. » read more »

I think I just put two and two together and learned how the blogosphere may die. The key ingredient of the blogosphere that may lead to its downfall is simply this: it's written. The problem with blogs is that they're written language--as opposed to video clips or audio podcasts. Too many with theoretically high IQs (130s?) are seemingly incapable of even basic reading comprehension. If those brighter than 98% of the population are unable to comprehend even the simplest of articles, what hope does the 98% have? » read more »