h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

It's not much of one, but it's there. I got it almost by accident. I was trying to post to Notion Ink's official blog forum (the makers of my Adam tablet). To do so, they had it set to require logging in to make a post. So, I had to register with Wordpress. It didn't matter after all because they also had their forum set to require that the forum admin had to approve your first post (un-moderate it) to allow you to post, but they weren't bothering... Anyhoo...

So, I have a blog now.

I first just relocated all my h2g2 articles there to make sure they'd survive in case the "disposal" of h2g2 went poorly. I hope that turns out to be unnecessary, but I'd rather be prudent the rueful.

Anyhoo number two...


The other day I saw a beautiful and striking image on Nat Geo's website. It looks like a painting until your brain can comprehend what it actually is. Check it out: http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/camel-thorn-trees-namibia/

If you're still baffled, what your seeing is a huge sand dune far in the back ground lit by the morning sun while the foreground is still in the shade. The light patches are desert plants.

After I'd gaped at it for a few minutes (and saved a copy to use for my wallpaper) I couldn't help but think it looked almost but not quite like something I'd seen before.

Here's my new version.

http://wp.me/p1nQxh-p

So, that's where my blog is. I'm not sure what I'll do with it. Probably just randomly post random thoughts and curiosities at random intervals.
Here's the main link: http://barongrim.wordpress.com/

If I post anything new that I think merits attention, I'll mention it here in this thread.

Hi there!

I've sort of hijacked your journal because I popped over to ask you a question and found that I couldn't. I didn't know you could turn off the 'leave a message' thing on your personal space, so now I'm intreiged.

Anyway, I'm preparing a sort of guide to writing personal spaces challenge, with some links. I'd like to include yours because I wanted to encourage people to come and ask about some of the places they can hang out at on hootoo, and you have a rather splendid list of them. I would like, perhaps against my better judgement, to suggest they ask you about the cancel thread.

I'm guessing that it's a no goer (which is cool!) but you never know unless you ask...?

I'm intrigued too. I can't find that button on my PS

I can see it - perhaps TPTB fixed it over [my] night.

Ah, but can you post to it?

I can certainly post to yours, and it looks the same as the Count's. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/F45936?thread=8279138&post=110365972#p110365972

Hmmm. Maybe it's just me. For Count Zero's space, I see the section marked 'leave a message' but there's no threads visible and when I tried to post, when I clicked the post button nothing happened.

Count Zero hates me!

Oh I see! Same here. *puts up hand*

That looks like an old glitch as come back

*chants* Less than a week to go, less than a week to go...

(not that it'll be fixed overnight, of course, but you know what I mean. )

I've emailed the Eds, it would be better sorted before the move

Where'd my messages go?

Oh, and I don't mind Sol. Just point me to your entry or thread when you put it up.

Ummm..

They sort of went here, and maybe there

They'll come back


lil x

Oh Counc Zero,

I think that I remember your first post on the old h2g2 site.
You had just gone to work for your very famous work place.
Great to find you again.
I shall look at those links when my eyes have recovered from the enormous exsercise I have given them this morning when i actually managed a post to my friend in Denmark. !1
Go well,

Alsoran80
Christiane
Moonday 26th September 2011 BSt 7.20 BST

Thanks, Count Zero!

Christiane, my first post was back in 1999. It was some inanity about how the pop band Oasis was probably responsible for many traffic jams.

Count Zero,

The Eds are going to prod the Techs with a sharp, pointy stick


lil x

Is it just me? I look around and others still have messages. Maybe I need to do some prodding myself.

Yes, love.. It seems you have been hit by an old glitch

The Eds couldn't see anything wrong, but I sent them a copy & paste of your Convo and Message lists, so they will put the Techs onto fixing it


lil x