We’re almost ready to start the data migration. It will take a while, though, and we’ll need to test it online ourselves. Getting close! Scott will have more migration details when it’s ready for you. …
The sun has gone down and the moon has come up
I’ve been breathing vocab definitions and seeing traditional variants when I close my eyes for just under a month, now. I’m tantalizingly close to finishing all the data preparation needed before we push the new …
It burns with the power of shark
My right ring finger, that is. Why? From typing on 6524 definitions in the past two weeks. Excluding the 3544 entries in HSK4, which I’ll correct later, that means I’m 86% done fixing up all …
Making it Go Fast
Over the last few days, we’ve had Skritter slow down markedly every so often, and it looks like it’s due to Google App Engine being slow for long periods of time during the day. This …
Getting there
So in order to get all the vocab lists into the new format, we need to do the big definition consolidation, too, it turns out, in addition to all the other stuff we were going …
Making Your Own Vocab Lists
You know what I miss. I miss being able to upload all the new stuff we make as soon as it’s made. And it looks like it will still be a week or two for …
I can’t wait to upload all this
We just uploaded a new styled version of the forums, which looks oh so much nicer now. This is but one of the many changes that are forthcoming, outlined by Nick in this forum post. …
Obama Lists
Well, the United States now has a new president. Scott, Nick, and Chloe watched the full inaugural speech this morning, and I heard bits and pieces as I was looking for Chinese dictionaries in Oberlin’s …
Now Available In the Mainland
Quick post: Scott and Nick have worked their website wizardry and skirted around the great Chinese firewall. The connectivity problems should have all be vanquished, but if anyone is still having issues getting to skritter.com …
Very Snowy
The last few days about 10 inches of snow have fallen upon Oberlin. We are veritably encased in solid water crystals, and the roads have been terrible. Our friend Trina (who works in the town …