Having technical difficulties again.
Error establishing a database connection
This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or we can’t contact the database server at localhost. This could mean your host’s database server is down.
Bluehost must be doing something. I’ll wait to see how long this lasts before asking them what’s up.
One of the most familiar pieces in the traditional Classical music repertoire is Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, the “Overplayed.” I’m up for listening to it again, thanks to this early stereo recording that should be heard with a decent pair of headphones to best appreciate its sonic splendor (with apologies to the hearing impaired).
And oh, by the way…
Another post that ticks three blog categories!
This video features a Holy Grail record playing setup from the glory days of Hi-Fi. A Garrard 301 turntable and 12″ SME tonearm, both from England, and an Ortofon SPU cartridge from Denmark. The stone base is obviously new, as part of a restoration.
How much would this gear cost? The cartridge alone, the one component still in production, starts at $1000, so don’t ask. The record is from the year of my birth.
I don’t understand why people fall for conspiracy theories that are so easily disproved, when there are any number of fascinating ways to prove the old adage that truth is stranger than fiction. Such as the possibility of cosmic rays causing a car to speed out of control.
As I warned a couple of times, the site would be down, and for most of today it was. A problem inherent with my installation remains, however. It probably stems from the fact that my WordPress installation dates back to version 2.0.2. Ten years ago MySQL was converted to a newer version to be made compatible, and I wouldn’t be surprised if that added to the trouble. It seems I’ve hit an update wall.
Bluehost was nice about setting me back to run on an outdated version of the PHP interpreter. As I expected, there was also a problem within the .htaccess file for the HTTP service. That was the immediate cause of today’s problem, and Bluehost has fixed that, with my thanks.
To keep the blog running as it should, eventually I must force myself to install a new instance of WordPress from scratch and see if it’s possible for the MySQL database to be restored onto it. Perhaps another conversion will be required. My plan is to do all of that with a complete up-to-date software installation on my primary desktop PC, and then migrate it online. It’ll require a lot of work and head scratching, which is why I’ve been putting it off.
Cable TV companies have also been Internet service providers for over 20 years. Next Generation over-the-air TV, IP-based ATSC 3.0, will give many more cable customers a reason to drop TV from their service.
In 2009, when ATSC 1.0 was finally mandated by the FCC, TV’s with compatible tuners, or converter boxes for older TV’s, were required. The same will be true of ATSC 3.0, but 1.0 should be around for at least another five years after the switch is ubiquitous. Boston doesn’t even have any stations yet transmitting a 3.0 signal.
Tyler, the Antenna Man on YouTube, has a clear explanation of what’s going to happen. Note that the flat antenna Tyler holds up is not a Mohu model. My experience with a Mohu Leaf has been very good, and Tyler gives Mohu a good review in another video.
