Josh Hill
@empirical.digital
Digital strategy, analytics and SEO consultant. 30 years making websites. Also love cooking, disc golf, philosophy, history, photography, and politics. #goblue
https://empirical.digital
https://empirical.digital
Woke up to tons of outage alerts from client websites and it looks like Cloudflare is down. www.techradar.com/pro/live/a-c...
A Cloudflare outage is taking down parts of the internet - here's what we know so far
Cloudflare issue is affecting lots of websites
www.techradar.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Woke up to tons of outage alerts from client websites and it looks like Cloudflare is down. www.techradar.com/pro/live/a-c...
If you can't get to GoDaddy right now, make sure to type godaddy.com with https & www. If I type it without https or www, it doesn't work.
This is an error for GoDaddy right now, but it's what happens *all the time* if you use their "domain forwarding" service on one of your domains. It's trash.
This is an error for GoDaddy right now, but it's what happens *all the time* if you use their "domain forwarding" service on one of your domains. It's trash.
www.godaddy.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:12 PM
If you can't get to GoDaddy right now, make sure to type godaddy.com with https & www. If I type it without https or www, it doesn't work.
This is an error for GoDaddy right now, but it's what happens *all the time* if you use their "domain forwarding" service on one of your domains. It's trash.
This is an error for GoDaddy right now, but it's what happens *all the time* if you use their "domain forwarding" service on one of your domains. It's trash.
I've wondered this for a while: why don't blue states band together and provide healthcare for their citizens? Start off with NY, CA and IL and then have state legislatures vote into the system? This seems so much more realistic than change at a national level.
October 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I've wondered this for a while: why don't blue states band together and provide healthcare for their citizens? Start off with NY, CA and IL and then have state legislatures vote into the system? This seems so much more realistic than change at a national level.
DEI and White House deals to lower drug prices are two sides of the same coin. Corporations do these things strategically to protect their profits. Politicians are afraid of legislation so they treat these corporate choices like meaningful public policy decisions.
💥 Trump said what about Pfizer today?
Pfizer: “Merit-Based Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Who We Are”
Pfizer: “Merit-Based Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Who We Are”
October 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
DEI and White House deals to lower drug prices are two sides of the same coin. Corporations do these things strategically to protect their profits. Politicians are afraid of legislation so they treat these corporate choices like meaningful public policy decisions.
Irvine Welsh complaining about neoliberalism (if only for a brief second) is something I could inject into my old veins every single day.
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Want to know the real meaning behind Trainspotting? Well, who better than the book's author @irvinewelsh.bsky.social to tell @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social what the iconic novel and movie were all about. Listen ➡️ linktr.ee/talk90stome
Want to know the real meaning behind Trainspotting? Well, who better than the book's author @irvinewelsh.bsky.social to tell @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social what the iconic novel and movie were all about. Listen ➡️ linktr.ee/talk90stome
September 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Irvine Welsh complaining about neoliberalism (if only for a brief second) is something I could inject into my old veins every single day.
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The singularity is awesome
June 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The singularity is awesome
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Builder.ai collapses after revelation that its 'AI' was hundreds of engineers
– The fall of a unicorn built on hype, humans, and fake AI
www.techspot.com/news/108173-...
– The fall of a unicorn built on hype, humans, and fake AI
www.techspot.com/news/108173-...
June 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Builder.ai collapses after revelation that its 'AI' was hundreds of engineers
– The fall of a unicorn built on hype, humans, and fake AI
www.techspot.com/news/108173-...
– The fall of a unicorn built on hype, humans, and fake AI
www.techspot.com/news/108173-...
Google: layout shifts are bad for user experience.
Also Google: layout shifts galore in workspace accounts as they bolt on AI to everything with no ability to turn it off.
Also Google: layout shifts galore in workspace accounts as they bolt on AI to everything with no ability to turn it off.
May 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Google: layout shifts are bad for user experience.
Also Google: layout shifts galore in workspace accounts as they bolt on AI to everything with no ability to turn it off.
Also Google: layout shifts galore in workspace accounts as they bolt on AI to everything with no ability to turn it off.
When you're backpacking with your wife and kids and encounter a cliff and need to get everyone and their packs down safely so you do the rough section over and over and over.
April 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
When you're backpacking with your wife and kids and encounter a cliff and need to get everyone and their packs down safely so you do the rough section over and over and over.
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Harvard redid its whole homepage to push back against the administration’s demands. I mean, this is just a website but I think it’s kind of a great PR move: www.harvard.edu
Harvard University
Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.
www.harvard.edu
April 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Harvard redid its whole homepage to push back against the administration’s demands. I mean, this is just a website but I think it’s kind of a great PR move: www.harvard.edu
My goodness I love New Orleans. I just got back from my 6th trip to that amazing city. I miss it already. Here's a photo of breakfast at Molly's Rise and Shine on Magazine.
April 3, 2025 at 3:38 AM
My goodness I love New Orleans. I just got back from my 6th trip to that amazing city. I miss it already. Here's a photo of breakfast at Molly's Rise and Shine on Magazine.
Every year I build an NCAA bracket in spreadsheets. This year's is a thing of beauty. Men's and Women's brackets. Individual brackets and consolidated views. Oh yes. This is precisely how much I enjoy making a good Google Sheet.
March 21, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Every year I build an NCAA bracket in spreadsheets. This year's is a thing of beauty. Men's and Women's brackets. Individual brackets and consolidated views. Oh yes. This is precisely how much I enjoy making a good Google Sheet.
There are more important things, and I know this is petty and a first world problem, but I will be extremely unhappy if Trump forces me to drink California Merlot and Cab instead of Côtes du Rhône, Albariño, Nebbiolo, Soave, and Txakolina.
March 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
There are more important things, and I know this is petty and a first world problem, but I will be extremely unhappy if Trump forces me to drink California Merlot and Cab instead of Côtes du Rhône, Albariño, Nebbiolo, Soave, and Txakolina.
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We’ve always been at war with Canada.
March 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We’ve always been at war with Canada.
Stereolab finally released "Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky NIght" (1999) on vinyl. This has always been my favorite Stereolab album and I think it's underrated. Here's a cool song from this album that switches between 5/4 and 7/8: youtu.be/e5XaMfrMKaM?... #nowspinning #vinyl
March 3, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Stereolab finally released "Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky NIght" (1999) on vinyl. This has always been my favorite Stereolab album and I think it's underrated. Here's a cool song from this album that switches between 5/4 and 7/8: youtu.be/e5XaMfrMKaM?... #nowspinning #vinyl
Removing or editing federal webpages as modern book burning, memory holes, propaganda, etc.
Control. Alt. Delete.
Government via keyword is not “efficiency.” It is an abuse of power.
www.theatlantic.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Removing or editing federal webpages as modern book burning, memory holes, propaganda, etc.
Walking past this sign last summer I turned to my wife and said, "Oh...fancy! A French park."
February 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Walking past this sign last summer I turned to my wife and said, "Oh...fancy! A French park."
Some really exceptional wildlife photography in here. #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography www.theatlantic.com/photo/2025/0...
Winners of the 2025 World Nature Photography Awards
Some of the top nature photography featured in this year’s competition
www.theatlantic.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Some really exceptional wildlife photography in here. #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography www.theatlantic.com/photo/2025/0...
Random discovery many years after the fact: the philosopher John Dewey once lived on South University in Ann Arbor where Village Corner was located. I had no idea. That's where I bought my first beer and also where I learned that 9/11 had happened. It closed in 2010 to make way for a high rise.
February 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Random discovery many years after the fact: the philosopher John Dewey once lived on South University in Ann Arbor where Village Corner was located. I had no idea. That's where I bought my first beer and also where I learned that 9/11 had happened. It closed in 2010 to make way for a high rise.
Here are some photos of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park that I took in September 2005. That was very early into my journey into photography, but I remember being very happy with these photos. #photography #landscapephotography
February 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Here are some photos of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park that I took in September 2005. That was very early into my journey into photography, but I remember being very happy with these photos. #photography #landscapephotography
Here's a #homecooking tip for anyone who uses a lot of garlic. Buy a Costco of peeled garlic (3 lbs), put it in a food processor, then freeze it in ice cube trays covered with foil or plastic wrap. Can be moved to ziplock bags after frozen. I do this every few months and save tons of time overall.
February 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Here's a #homecooking tip for anyone who uses a lot of garlic. Buy a Costco of peeled garlic (3 lbs), put it in a food processor, then freeze it in ice cube trays covered with foil or plastic wrap. Can be moved to ziplock bags after frozen. I do this every few months and save tons of time overall.
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It's finally here: A new (free) SEO research tool tracking Digital Goliaths in Google.
I'm embarrassed how much time I spent on what is essentially a side project, but it hopefully gives a new perspective to what's happening in search.
Link below. No sign-up required.
I'm embarrassed how much time I spent on what is essentially a side project, but it hopefully gives a new perspective to what's happening in search.
Link below. No sign-up required.
February 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
It's finally here: A new (free) SEO research tool tracking Digital Goliaths in Google.
I'm embarrassed how much time I spent on what is essentially a side project, but it hopefully gives a new perspective to what's happening in search.
Link below. No sign-up required.
I'm embarrassed how much time I spent on what is essentially a side project, but it hopefully gives a new perspective to what's happening in search.
Link below. No sign-up required.
You know who else capitalized both proper and common nouns? Hitler.
February 16, 2025 at 1:24 AM
You know who else capitalized both proper and common nouns? Hitler.