I resisted the blog for many years. I think all things in life get branded by how they appear to most people who aren’t totally brain-dead. These appearances define their archetype. These archetypes get manipulated by your favorite TV shows and comedians as well, but some things just appear right. One of those is that the blog is for those who want to bemoan their problems, decide not to solve those problems, and make you suffer through reading a steady stream of self-pity. It was this cause that made me deny the blog, but I gave in, finally. Information might be the last vital commodity on earth, and when I encounter something that is truly informative, I think it belongs here.
On another topic, I figured I’d mention that we host with the much maligned Dreamhost. They’ve grown a lot over the last two years, and run into some problems, but they fix them rapidly and transparently, which means they tell you what’s going on and how much they know it’s going to take to fix it. I’ve had a number of webhosts over the years, and like this one the best.
For professional clients, depending on traffic, I either get them hosting with a smaller ISP or rent rackspace and install a quality operating system and web server. If your traffic is enough to warrant this, it can be a great way to host!