Editorial Standards and Practices
Last updated: 2026-03-22. This page describes how I generally approach this website, and in particular blog. It is not a contract, a promise, or legal advice.
Purpose of the site
This site is mostly a personal blog. Its primary purpose is entertainment – mostly mine – and occasionally yours. Think of it as venting into the void with a public URL.
Topics
I write blog posts in a handful of regular buckets, but I reserve the right to talk about whatever seems relevant, interesting, intersectional, or too ridiculous to ignore. I also decline to commit to actually properly categorizing any particular post:
Entertainment purposes only
Nothing here is professional advice (legal, medical, financial, investment, tax, security,
relationship, or otherwise). I am not your lawyer, doctor, broker, financial advisor,
accountant, bodyguard, therapist, pastor, priest, or imam, If you need real advice, ask
someone who is licensed, insured, and paid to care be careful.
If you lose money; destroy your marriage-, relation-, and/or situation-ship; are fired; are arrested, tried, or convicted; or embarass yourself at barroom trivia because of anything you do or say as a result of reading about something here, that's a you problem.
Independence and disclosure
- Nobody pays me to write anything in this blog.
- If anyone ever did pay me (hey, it could happen), provide freebies, sponsor a post, or otherwise influence content, I would disclose that clearly in the post.
- If I have a conflict of interest that seems material, I will try to disclose it (or avoid writing the post).
Opinions
All opinions are my own. You can buy your own opinions or agree with mine, at your option.
Accuracy, sources, and corrections
- I try to distinguish among what I know, what I think, and what I am guessing.
- When a post is about a specific claim of fact that I have not personally witnessed or caused (hey, it could happen), I try to link primary sources or at least reputable second-party sources.
- You may disagree with me about what counts as reputable, but your duty, dear reader, is to assess the facts for yourself rather than focusing on the source of reporting on the facts. If you don't like my sources, find your own. That doesn't mean you get to ignore facts.
- I may get things wrong anyway. I make no guarantees about accuracy, completeness, relevance, timeliness, or whether the post will age well.
Update schedule
Posts appear when I feel like it. Historically it is quite sporadic. Recently, however it is close to daily — but there are no guarantees about frequency, timing, topic, or whether real life will intervene.
Post-publication changes
I may update posts after publication for factual fixes, tyopgraphical repairs, clarifications, dead-link cleanup, or because I made an egregiously unpopular statement of opinion that results in blowback.
How are changes indicated? They are not. That is what the Wayback Machine is for. A post is not included in the Wayback Machine? Gosh, that sounds like a you problem.
However, I will endeavor not to Gaslight you, gentle reader.
Style, tone, and hurt feelings
- This blog may contain sarcasm, snark, and rhetorical flourishes.
- I make no guarantees about avoiding hurt feelings.
- Although I don't swear much (in writing), you may occasionally encounter vulgarity, profanity, inuendo, heresy, and even blasphemy in this blog. You do not have a right to not be offended. Sorry, not sorry.
- I try to punch up, not down, but I am human and may fail at this.
Links and third-party content
- Links are provided for convenience and context. I do not control third-party sites.
- Quoting is limited and intended for commentary and criticism; if you believe I have infringed something, use the Contact Us link.
Privacy
This site is a normal web site: it logs normal web server things. For the formal version, see the site-wide Privacy Policy.
Bottom line
Read this blog for entertainment. Assume it may be wrong, late, incomplete, or annoying. You are responsible for your own decisions, your own research, and your own blood pressure.
If you are still here: welcome.
