Storm Haven Reconstruction
FINALLY!
After weeks of wanting to be there, but having too much on my plate to do anything about it, the Jahaka Mindstorm web site is updated! The process was an ordeal, too, thanks in part to new technology (grrr!).
As a former web master, I don't mind doing the maintenance duties on my own site. After all the time spent as an Artist, working on the SeptaVerse project, the Tech in me was eager to do his thing. Unfortunately, so was the powerful AI of the Sitebuilder interface that I utilize to manage my site.
It's like being a building contractor, with a robert 'helper' who follows you around, trying to tie up the loose ends of your various tasks. So lets say you leave a bucket of nails, lying near a sheet of drywall you plan to nail up later. The robot sees the bucket of nails and he hammers them neatly into the nearby studs. But the goof leaves the drywall sheet lying there -- he hammers the nails into... nothing!
Now you have to go back, pull out all the nails, install the damned drywall, and hope like hell the idiot robot took a coffee break instead of screwing up something else.
But as I worked (through the night, AGAIN!) I gradually got to know my litle AI helper a little better (so I left fewer tasks awaiting later completion!) and finally the job was finished. I'm (smug) pretty pleased with myself.
I remember when I first started doing web design and my personal guru, Joe Pennant, would caution me: "Alright, Speedy - the Devil is in the details." Well, I'm detail-oriented enough that it didn't take long to develop my own methodology, one that lets me handle chunks of HTML code in a systematic fashion that I'm comfortable with.
Well, Joe, I don't know if you're still doing web design or if that camera of yours has taken you off on a whole different path. But I do know this: The Devil isn't in the details anymore. He's right in the fucking AI interface!
Nonetheless, life is very good.
A shout out to all the special medical professionals working so tenaciously to make health care better for children, especial at risk children. I got nothing but love for you, baby!
posted by JahStorm @ 11:38 AM
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