State of the Union
If you are reading this, that means the new DNS has propagated for you. I had to manually edit my HOSTS file to access this site. Stupid ISP and its stupid slow-updating cache. This site is now hosted by HostGator for no particular reason.
Some administrative matters to take care of:
- I tried to ensure that everything was working before I swapped the nameserver. However, some scripts and dynamic content depend on the domain/subdomains propagating correctly to work. Therefore parts of the site may remain non-functional to you for now. Try
ipconfig /flushdnsand restarting your browser to see if it helps. - Due to some difference in MIME type configuration between DreamHost and HostGator, the old RSS feeds for my lyrics translations no longer work. For the three of you out there who actually use it, the new feed is here. (Japanese feeds here).
- I am actually designing a completely new layout. The new “Random entries” thumbnails you see on the main page is a by-product of that. I am about 30% done. This marks the first time that I’m building a WordPress theme from the foundation up instead of modifying the default Kubrick theme…
- For some inexplicable reason, wp-cache is not working. Trying to fix it, but I have no idea what’s the cause. It’s low priority for now.
Update: The server is backup! And wp-cache is working now too! Hurray!
December 8th, 2007 at 4:41 pm
Hmm, I have a Dreamhost account right now, but the sites load rather slowly (although not THAT noticeably). Unless you have used HostGator before, please say if you recommend it or not later on. I’ll need a new webhost when my hosting runs out in February…
Hope the new layout turns out the way you want it. And I hope it’s XHTML validated =P (whether you use 1.0 Strict, Traditional, or 1.1)
December 8th, 2007 at 5:39 pm
I’m using 1.0 strict because I don’t want to serve it as application/xhtml+xml. A lot of my older entries have not been vetted through for XHTML validity and xml mime-type can screw things up.
December 8th, 2007 at 9:41 pm
that was an insightful state of the union address, mr president :lol:
December 9th, 2007 at 1:08 am
Congratulations on the move! Your new DNS seems to have filtered through nicely and i’ve had no problems checking out your blog. :)
Good luck on your new theme too. I myself just used a derivative of K2, though i have been contemplating making a new design myself.
(Though of course, making sure everything works properly in all browsers is a real pain in the ass!)
December 12th, 2007 at 12:25 am
I demand the full version of the Miku pic, kkthx
December 12th, 2007 at 12:28 am
Here you go.
/websites/www.darkmirage.com-pre/images/temp/miku.jpg