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Seems that Twitter's embedded timelines are just coming back with "Nothing to see here" messages which is wrong so I've disabled it for now. Can view my tweets at @mrheadrick.
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- Thursday, August 31, 2023 3:50 PM: Blog Updated to WordPress v6.3.1
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Just updated my blog to WordPress v6.3.1 which is a maintenance release containing 10 bug fixes between the Core and block editor. As always, I backed up my files and database first. I have automatic updates disabled so I can do this beforehand. As I usually do, I updated the local copy on my PC before updating the blog here.
My TwentyTwelve parent theme was not updated so I did not have to worry about anything affecting my child theme. So far the update seems to have gone well. 🙂
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- Wednesday, August 9, 2023 10:16 AM: Blog Updated to WordPress v6.3
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Just updated my blog to WordPress v6.3 which seems to be a major update of sorts. I'll let you read their information to find out what all is in it. As always, I backed up my files and database first. I have automatic updates disabled so I can do this beforehand. As I usually do, I updated the local copy on my PC before updating the blog here.
My TwentyTwelve parent theme was updated to version 4.0 but did not contain any changes affecting my child theme. So far the update seems to have gone well. 🙂
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- Wednesday, July 5, 2023 5:15 PM: Twitter Timelines Removed from My Websites
Update July 25, 2023: Well, it seems that if you are logged into Twitter, you can see the embedded profile timelines now. However, I just realized that if you are not logged into Twitter, you still just see the “Nothing to see here – yet” message. So, it still makes it not worth including them in my eyes. Ergh.
Well, whatever Twitter has done recently to not allow you to view tweets unless you are logged in (which may or may not still be case) has possibly caused the embedding of profile timelines (showing tweets you've made) to not work. The all seem to come back with a message of “Nothing to see here – yet” . There must be more than just requiring to be logged in, since I am logged in. In fact, it doesn't even work on their own Twitter Developer Platform Timelines page.
Until they get it working again or come up with some different process, I have removed these timeline widgets from my Blog, Main Website, and Mysstie site.
Related to this, I have also stopped importing my tweets into my blog for some time (Daily Tweets category) and automatically sending new blog post notifications to Twitter as they have suspended all of my PHP script based applications. This has also affected my ability to automatically send new gallery image notifications to Twitter. They now have a new API structure set up which I'm just not going to sign-up for due to the costs. 😮
It all kind of just sucks and we'll have to wait and see where it all ultimately settles out. I will continue to use Twitter but in more a manual process, LOL. On a side note, I hope everyone one had a great 4th of July! 🙂
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- Tuesday, July 4, 2023 9:29 AM: Happy 4th of July for 2023!
Happy Fourth of July! Wishing everyone a Happy (and safe) 4th of July! :). There’s Uber and Lyft services; so, there’s no excuse for anyone to drink and drive.
Have a great Independence Day! 🙂 🎆🎇🎇🎆
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- Sunday, June 18, 2023 9:33 AM: Happy Father's Day 2023!
Happy Father's Day Wishing everyone a Happy Father’s Day, especially mine! Love you Dad and hope you’re doing well and continue to get better! You’re the best! Yeah, I know, I’m recycling the same image I used the last eleven years LOL, but how could I not? After all, his name is also Dale Jr. 🙂
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General Information
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Background: I was born on June 6, 1969 in Wichita Falls, TX, but grew-up in Edmond, OK, including going to Edmond High School there.
Current Occupation: It's a secret.
Before my present job, I was: a bank teller, Interned/Co-oped with IBM down in Southlake, TX at their Performance Evaluation Center programming Remote Terminal Emulators, and then worked for the State of Oklahoma in the Department of Vital Statistics (birth/death certificate stuff) for awhile, then spent 13 years working for Creative Labs, Inc starting out as a Technical Support Agent and ending up as a PC Technician/Help Desk Support in the IT Department.
Current residence: Edmond, OK currently. Before I lived in Oklahoma City, OK. If you want to know where Oklahoma City is in Oklahoma, or if you want to see what other internet resources there are in Oklahoma, click Oklahoma. Here's another site for info about what's in Oklahoma City.
Graduated May '92 with a Bachelor of Science in Computing and Information Sciences from Oklahoma State University.
Hobbies: Computing and all that stuff, Music, Movies, Snow Skiing (it's been awhile since I've been :/ ), Chatting on the internet (generally while working on our website or programming), and goofing off.
Radio Station I mostly listen to is the Classic Rock station KRXO 104.5 FM, followed by: KJ-103 and Rock 100.5 the KATT., all out of Oklahoma City, OK.
I have one sister, Jill, who got her PhD in Physical Chemistry, researching the atmospheric chemistry of alkylperoxy radicals (believe I got that right.. has to do with lasers, studying molecular behavior of various gases, CO2 and Ozone among others).. at the University of Colorado She's now a Research Associate at the University of Kansas.
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