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Gord Barentsen

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  1. Gord Barentsen
    Hello,
    My apologies to anyone who might be looking to register on the site, but email addresses with mail.com will not be allowed on the site, as their servers are set up to automatically reject SMTP emails, which is what this server uses.  So Members or Tutor Clients with mail.com email addresses wouldn't be able to receive any notifications or updates via email.
    Sorry for the inconvenience, but it's easy enough to get an email account with Outlook or Gmail.
  2. Gord Barentsen
    Hello all,
    Since this site will be "officially" going live in the next while, I wanted to draw your attention to some coding-related issues which affect how the two newer themes (Dashboard, Chameleon) display.
    In short, you will see the odd part of a webpage which seems to have no background, where the text at times can be very difficult to read against the static background graphics.  This apparently has to do with the way certain blocks of code were formatted in Invision's CSS, and I am waiting on this issue to be resolved (it affects many other people out there as well!).
    So if you want to see everything without these formatting issues, I suggest you use the default LF_Blue theme - there's no background eyecandy, but everything will display fine.  Of course, registered Members are still free to use the new themes...everything works fine - it's just the odd display block that's affected.
    Invision promise to address it as soon as they can; you'll know as soon as I do!
    Note: as I've said before, while they will display on mobile screens the newer themes are too involved to display correctly on mobile devices - they're more for the desktop/laptop/tablet experience.  I recommend using the default LF_Blue theme, which is much easier on your mobile bandwidth anyway. 
  3. Gord Barentsen
    Hi everyone,
    Just a quick message to let you know that there might be some very temporary downtime on the site.  Apparently, the last owner of the site's current IP address was something of a spammer, so the site's IP address is listed on some anti-spam databases.  I've applied to have the IP delisted since it's now in good hands, but given that some of these people aren't exactly interested in talking to humans(!), I'm moving the site over to a clean IP.
    What does all this mean?  It means that you may not be able to see the site for a short time while the change propagates across the Intertubes.  Apologies for the inconvenience, but I don't want anybody thinking LiquidFractal is a spam site of any kind.
    cheers,
    Gord.
  4. Gord Barentsen
    Just a note to let all Tutor Clients know that they no longer have Forums where they previously were.  Instead, all Tutor Clients have their assets and accounts moved to private Domains in the new Domains section of the website.
    All of you should now have correct access; if you can't get into your areas, please PM me.  Thanks!
  5. Gord Barentsen
    Embarrassingly late reply to Tegan's request for some information on the writing buttons .
    I think most of them are self-explanatory, but  AB2 is for inserting footnotes, and the notepad icon inserts a page break (although I haven't really experimented with it).
    The magnifying glass is a Post Preview function (which I admittedly forgot was there until now!), which will show you how your post will look in desktop, tablet and mobile views.  The Tx button removes all formatting from your (selected) content, which is useful when you copy/paste from a word processor or webpage.[1]
    The eye is for Spoiler content; so
    Hope this (finally) helps!  And remember - there's a Sandbox forum where you can mess around with any and all functions.
     
    Footnotes
    ^ PS when in the editor, hold CTRL and right-click for formatting options with pasted text.
  6. Gord Barentsen
    Well...in and amidst preparing chapters for publication, reading, research, and squeezing a couple of new Tutor Clients in to the mix, I'm pleased to announce something I've wanted to add to the community for some time now - the LiquidFractal Public Humanities Initiative!
    The PHI is designed to bridge the stereotypical gap between scholarly research and what some people still so quaintly call (in the age of Trump!) "the real world."  Articles in Public Humanities are meant to showcase research and deepen understanding of philosophical issues in ways which resonate with people inside and outside the academy.
    Open Learning is all about breaking down these faux boundaries and making knowledge available to everyone, but this doesn't mean commodifying ideas and watering them down to make them more "marketable" or "palatable."  So even if there are philosophical concepts and technical jargon, the idea is for both sides of the divide to talk to each other and ask questions.
    You can access the Public Humanities area off the Content option in the top menu, or if you're lazy like me and just want a link....
    https://www.liquidfractal.org/research/public-humanities/
    The first PHI contribution is a shortened, abbreviated version of an article due for publication in Cosmos and History.  It focuses on Schelling's idea of Nature and the implications it has for the notion of an "ecological civilisation," which is seen as a counterbalance to the neoliberalist objectification and plundering of the environment.  Other articles may well be more informal in nature; the idea is to present a varied and organic selection of thinking and scholarship.
    Enjoy, and as always post your suggestions and ideas!

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