You’re Not Special: Great Commencement Speech by David McCullough Jr.

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   Wowza, John Jr! You’re truly kicking it/on top of things! Awesome! Once again, thanks for being a long-time follower of…

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   Yes, you are correct, John Jr! I just recall you using Brave at some point. I don’t use the others…

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   You are welcome Flynn. I sent an email to Hybrid Analysis today and a message to OpenDNS through their AI…

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   Hello Flynn, I have never paid for any AI. But recently I do sometimes ask Brave Leo AI questions. Since…

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   Moments ago, I was thinking of buying a new domain to avoid getting flagged as malicious and or spam. I…

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   Great and wonderful! Thanks, John Jr!

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   I think that some of them did not like how your domain is so new. So they probably automatically marked…

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   Hello Flynn, you are welcome. I see that at least two of the companies have removed their detections. I sent…

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   Hi, John Jr! Interesting: I am able to view my personal blog/weblog site via the Safari app for macOS. I…

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    Hi, John Jr! Thank you for sharing this unfortunate "false positive". I've already submitted two reports for inaccuracy to Symantec…

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    Here is the full list, perhaps you can contact Automattic / WordPress or whoever your web host is to make…

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    Hello Flynn, I am not sure if these are false positives or not, but I have not been able to…

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    Oh, John Jr! That's longer than I would ever imagine, especially for your conditions! So I shouldn't rant like this…

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    That is unfortunate, Flynn. I also hate how they try to cram as many patients as they can. The waiting…

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    True, I forget but that's probably allowed if you upgrade your plan from free. My bad!😥 😂

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    While I am now getting notifications of your replies, I am not getting the emails, but I do get emails…

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    Cool, thanks Flynn, I will have to read up on that. I kind of doubt it will let me copy…

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    Uh, huh! Is that so? I don't think so! That could be a reportable bug! I could that that theory…

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    What you could do is sample the designs from other themes and plug those into your favorite theme. For example,…

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    I guess that worked, I got a notification that you liked my post, and your reply is showing in the…

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    After cooking dessert, eating dinner, I spend the rest of the night going through free themes that seem to have…

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    I just liked this comment and I'm testing this reply. Thanks for subscribing, John Jr! I saw the Jetpack app…

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    I just unsubscribed and resubscribed to get posts and comments by email & notifications, from the WordPress.com Reader, hopefully that…

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    Okay, I queried LEO AI/Brave, which said "By default, only the site administrator and the article author receive notifications for…

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    The search continues. 🔎 Now I know that I am not imagining things. I did not get a notification or…

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    You are funny indeed, John Jr! We will never know. You know, if something "clicks", you just know that's the…

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    I briefly tried Dyad 2, but the faded font and messed up color schemes in the footer and maybe a…

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    Agh, this is mysterious! I don't know what's going on. I'll probably have to investigate. I guess I should try…

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    We are stuck in a cycle. 😁 Once again, I did not seem to have gotten a notification or email…

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    Ah, there you go again: I'll try theme Twenty Twenty-Five (again later on)! Yeah, theme Nook feels like an old-timey…

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    Nice, out of the new themes, Nook is one of my favorite, with its somewhat old style design, but still…

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    Oh that's great John Jr! I will peep at your blog now to see if there's anything new. I can't…

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    Hello Flynn, I read that WordPress.com News Blog post about the new design as well that night. It also got…

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    Oh, Hi John Jr. Yes, I wondered the same thing yesterday. The emailed of your comment arrived much later, which…

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    Hello Flynn. Oddly, I could be imagining things, but I do not think that I got an email or WordPress.com…

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    Oh, hi John Jr! Yes, I felt like my inspiration was running out until I thought about your blog layout…

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    Hello Flynn, thanks, I am glad that my archives brought you a bit of inspiration. The day before last, you…

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    Oh, you are probably right. Also, I got no notification that I know of that you had replied to this…

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    Welcome back, John Jr. I'm assuming this was done after I Deactivated the Jetpack Newsletter feature back to Default. That's…

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    Hello Flynn, I noticed that you had not posted in a while. Then I realized that magically I was unsubscribed.…

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    I kinda sorta just don't wanna. But I have no choice! Thanks again John Jr! I actually haven't even tried…

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    Hello Flynn, If you ever want to see how your blog looks / reacts to your viewers, just click on…

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    You are welcome, Flynn, I am glad that I was able to help. Good luck figuring out what setting is…

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    Oh, gosh darn-it, John Jr! Thank you for your honesty because I had NO idea whatsoever that was happening! The…

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    That is why I have not been able to read or respond the last few days or whatever, I tried…

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    Oh, yeah! I thought that I was the only one that saw that message! Interesting! That's good to know, John…

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    When trying to view your posts it says: "This content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing…

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    Thank you and good luck, Flynn. :)

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    Yes, I got the links and wasn't sure/cannot recall if I didn't/did setup the dashboard Discussion settings to allow comment…

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    Thank you Flynn, I might remove the Pages widget to bring it down to 2. :D I am also replying…

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    Yes, John Jr, I believe you have your primary menu/pages widget in the header above, in the footer below and…

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    Hello Flynn, Yep, mobile devices do seem to be the main focus. Yeah, most default WordPress themes could use more…

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    Hi John Jr, I assume/believe the general trend would lean/is probably geared towards those who use mobile devices, especially for…

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    Hello Flynn, I also had reset my templates in Twenty Twenty Five, which is why I had to spend so…

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    Hi, John Jr. Yes, the various Theme 2025 templates are okay as Default, in my opinion. I've edited these Default…

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    Hello Flynn, congratulations on finding the Blog Home template, last night or the night before, you inspired me to try…

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    That is something to like about Twenty Twenty Five, my favorite thing about Twenty Twenty Five is that it is…

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    What I like about Twenty Twenty-Five are the eight style variations (besides the default) to change the look of the…

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    Hello Flynn, the defaults and limitations of themes annoys me too. Dark themes are too gloomy and somewhat more difficult…

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    You are welcome, Flynn.

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    Great! Thanks! 👍🏼

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    Okay, Okay! I'll take into consideration your suggestions put those items on my lists of things to do for/on my…

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    Okay, Okay! I'll do that next as soon as I'm finished tweaking my favorite theme Blank Canvas again due to…

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    Oh, now, I may/will need you "help" to setup my desktop using only Linux and such. Could you show me…

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    Yeah, things have been dead for several years now, it feels like blogging is dying, I miss the community. Speaking…

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    Nice, no problem, and thank you, Flynn. I was partly holding off on testing the Twenty Twenty Five theme again…

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    By the way, Flynn, do not forget to add your blog and any other links to your Gravatar profile. It…

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    Well, I was there much longer but deleted those OLD accounts and had to come back after the change-over to…

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    Yeah, I miss the old days of having more followers and commenters like you and free stuff for everyone, too!

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    Hello Flynn, So that is where you were all this time. Thanks, that along with my other social media are…

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    Yep, I miss the old days, I am still a cheapskate that has stuck to the free themes & free…

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    Hello Flynn, Well, at least she is still alive, hopefully she will make contact with you again. If they could…

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    Good. Good. I hardly ever use the default web browser, Safari, because those pesky pop-up notifications for cookies is quite…

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    Hi, John Jr. I don't know if she's okay because she hasn't emailed/replied thrice as expected. But she is still…

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    Nice, welcome to the club, free, open source, built-in ad & tracker blocking, vertical tabs, privacy respecting optional advertising &…

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    Hello Flynn, I hope that she is okay. As a visually impaired person myself, I like font that are dark…

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    Hey, John Jr! I've been using that same Brave web browser over all the rest! And yes, recently, I have…

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    Yes, I agree, too. I was thinking about MM one of my favorite followers long ago told me that darker…

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    Brave Browser is my current favorite web browser. Their Leo AI is my most used AI, since I use Brave…

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    I agree, being more ADA compliant / making things more accessible for more people is something that I think that…

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    Hi John Jr, That's one of the very reasons for keeping stuff simple. It's easier for the viewing audiences, too.…

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    Hey, John Jr! Wait! I was borrowing/stealing your ideas to put the Latests Latest Comments AND the Top Posts &…

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    Hello Flynn, I came up with my simple tagline because I wanted it to all fit on one line when…

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    Nice, your blog's appearance / setup up is improving, Flynn. It is getting easier to read, find things, et cetera.…

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    Hello Flynn, you are welcome, and thank you for responding & returning to blogging. Cool, I see that you are…

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    Oh! Hi, again John Jr! This is a reply test, which is to show you that your comment goes through;…

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    Oh! Hi, John Jr! Yes, thanks for commenting and I was trying to get my blog to look like yours.…

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    Hello Flynn, This is a comment test, to see if this goes through. ;)

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    Hello Flynn, it is me again. I am commenting from the WordPress.com Reader again like last time. Because my comments…

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    I used to be able to the edit the CSS style sheets. I tried a plugin but it's just NOT…

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    The full site editor themes got confusing, more limited in their base form, more difficult to adjust, more difficult to…

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    I first heard about this on Reddit last night on a post with 4 minutes from this video: https://www.youtube.com/live/SQu5IsRcXZg?si=pedINJKxJwx2Mfzw&t=87

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    Yes, this is true and we should try to use discernment, question everything, and trust none of the stuff online.…

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    Hi, John Jr! Yes, I've returned to WordPress after "blogging" over at Twitter/X. Now I just query Grok AI for…

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    Disinformation, misinformation, rumors, et cetera are on the rise & can spread fast now thanks to the internet, social media,…

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    Has the most prolific WordPress blogger of all time returned?! Hello Flynn, it has been a long time. It is…

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    That’s an interesting perspective! The innocence of youth is definitely something to be cherished!

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    Parents should learn how to instill critical thinking into their children, instead of teaching them blind compliance to what they…

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    Please, when you say reality is fake, do you mean that everything we know is not existing but are all…

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Howdy! I’m FLYNN, a blogger based in San Jose, California. I graduated long ago and have been studying humanity and its failures. It is my hope that one day everyone will repent. Amen.