{"id":3994,"date":"2020-04-05T11:10:07","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T11:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.readytext.co.uk\/?p=3994"},"modified":"2020-04-05T16:02:48","modified_gmt":"2020-04-05T16:02:48","slug":"coming-back-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.readytext.co.uk\/?p=3994","title":{"rendered":"Site update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This site has been dormant since my last post back in December 2016 but, yesterday, I had to make some upgrades, including the PHP version used on this site. Unfortunately, those upgrades broke a few things\u2014which I fixed just to get the site operational. However, for now, the site is running with a vanilla-style WordPress theme and, no doubt, some old posts need remedial work to fix them (I will get around to that…). However, upgrading\/fixing the site re-kindled my interest in writing some new articles which I’ll try to do over the forthcoming weeks (time permitting!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For several years I had not been checking the contact e-mail address I use for this site\u2014due to the tsunami<\/em> of junk e-mail, despite efforts to block spam. Now, I’ve simply removed the contact page which is not ideal but if you run a blog you will know the curse of spammers only too well. Sigh. However, I braved the task of checking that backlog list of e-mails (thousands!) and found a few legitimate e-mails that I never replied to, so my sincere apologies for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since my last post I was fortunate to secure a new job with Overleaf<\/a> where, among other things, I write articles about various TeX-related topics. Here, on this site, I will probably write posts which cover various eclectic topics which reflect whatever has caught my interest at the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until the next post, stay safe and take all necessary precautions to protect yourself from the dreadful coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Cheers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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