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Joan Murt wrote: What would you recommend?
Since you asked, just try a free trial with Azure. (a sponsor here) I tried it out about a year ago for personal use and have been pleased. You can code in .NET or PHP. My bill runs about $5 US/month. (for 1 very small sql server database and 1 ASP.NET app)
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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kmoorevs wrote: My bill runs about $5 US/month.
That is gonna change of course now that you have exposed yourself here to +12 million members. Expect at least a $10 bill the next time... 
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
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Johnny J. wrote: now that you have exposed yourself here
Now, that's a scary thought!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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I'd say that there is a reason that Wordpress has such a large audience. It's by far the easiest and most user friendly CMS I've ever worked with. And you can do a nice page without coding at all. The number of plugins available is impressive, and there's almost no specific task you can't find a readymade (and most often free) plugin for.
That said, If I feel the urge to code myself, I strongly prefer Visual Studio and ASP.Net. But that's just my personal preference.
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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I've just beginning to code a new website. I've decided to use ASP.NET 5 Core, MVC6 and Metro UI rather than the included Bootstrap. I wanted to use Visual Basic (NO, I won't wash my mouth out) but is isn't supported by ASP.NET 5 Core yet, so I am having to use C#. I have used BASIC and VB since Sinclair produced his first computer, the ZX Spectrum. Most of my time contracting was writing VB programs, so I will decide later whether I recode the website.
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WordPress is great if you have a lot of dynamic content. I created and manage a WP site for our high school bands, we have regular updates made by non-IT people. I easily taught a few people, including the band director, how to create posts (dynamic content), and taught the booster president how to update static pages. A lot of providers have one-click installers for WP, and if not? You know LAMP so you'll not find it a challenge.
WP automatically provides a mobile interface. I can't say it's the best, but it is certainly functional and it cost me no time. I expect that it's possible to customize that, but it hasn't been a priority so I have not investigated.
Cons? Learning curve and hidden costs. The basics are very simple, but things ramp up. None of this should be difficult to an experienced web developer, but you will eventually have numerous plugins, all with differing interfaces and quality. Knowing LAMP makes things easier (I didn't) but you'll spend more time than you expect learning how the components work. Again, not difficult (IMO) but time consuming.
WP is popular so it gets hacked. I have plugins for: login security, web page security, reducing comment spam, backup-n-restore, plus various miscellaneous things. A lot of plugins are free, but the quality varies dramatically, as does the documentation.
Hidden costs? My provider is about $110 USD/year, including 1 domain, infinite sub-domains, unlimited storage and bandwidth -- this is my known (fixed) cost. WP is free and you can get a free plugin for virtually anything you need.
However ... quality varies. Free themes have issues (ya get what ya pay for), so I finally invested in a commercial theme (which I use on multiple sites). The hassle it saved me and the flexibility it provides are worth the money. I also purchased a good backup/restore system as the free ones tend to be complicated. The one I bought requires some technical knowledge (how to create a MySQL database) and how to use an FTP client. Again, money well spent -- although I use these products on multiple sites so I get more bang for my buck.
Note that WP sites are NOT my day job. I'm supporting a couple of groups and doing it for myself, so it's all off-hours work.
You can install WP locally and play with it. I suggest you do that before you commit yourself. WP has great value but it's definitely not the right solution for all problems.
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Is it me or the people after the Netflix series Daredevil is making a terrific job?
I've just seen the end of the season 2 and I think it is a wonderful tribute to the best comics for this hero.
SEASON 1 SPOILERS AHEAD
Great portrait for Kingpin.
Great introduction to the hand by showing us Nobu dressed as the sect dresses their ninjas.
Powerful characters (Madam Gao, Nelson, Page, Stick).
Melvin Potter as The Gladiator (which is never shown as the villain).
SEASON 2 SPOILERS AHEAD
Wonderful The Punisher character.
Again Nobu and the Hand which now it is fully shown.
Elektra, who is what the comic depicted.
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Joan Murt wrote: I've just seen the end of the season 2...
13 episodes in (less than) five days? Wow!
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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Daredevil + Frank Miller = Wow!
Daredevil + just about anyone else = meh
I watched the first couple of episodes of the first season, and lost interest. Is the second season an improvement?
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Mark_Wallace wrote: Daredevil + Frank Miller = Wow!
Agree.
There are lots of good Daredevil comics out there... not all of them, but some small jewels here and there.
The second season is the right step forward from the first one.
The first one is presenting the hero, it is very nice when Stick appears and the ninja thing appears on scene. From there it is nice to see the series.
I like better the second season than the first one.
There is a really nice fight scene on a building stairs which is really nice as it tries to be on the very same sequence.
Give it a try and probably you'll like it.
I enjoyed it.
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I'll give it a go -- I'm getting precious little for my subscription money, so far, so I might as well try it.
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Hope you enjoy it! there are plenty of details in the second season that make it worth.
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I'm just up to episode 4. So far so good.
This space for rent
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You have already seen the episode 3 fight scene at the stairs...
And you still have not... 
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Well it's got an 8.8 IMDB rating so it's clearly not just you but I have remained immune to its charms. But then I never read the comic either. I'm more of an X-Men kinda guy.
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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Just try it.
Several times Daredevil has worked together with Logan as they share a strong relationship with Japan and a taste for ninja killing...
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Er, yeah.
A ratings system that gives the walking dead 8.6 and breaking bad 9.5 is the same kind of ratings system that caused the 2008 crash.
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8.6 is very good. Anything above 8 on IMDB is top notch. Breaking Bad is just a freak.
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So the walking dead got 8.6 because of votes from somnambulists and the brain dead?
OK, that's not ironic.
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Well to be fair Breaking Bad started off very well, but got progressively worse and maybe people gave those votes when it was still good. I don't see many people give fair marks to any series. Let's take Supernatural as an example. It's very popular and the story was very good to about the end of season 6/7. It has 8.6 on IMDB and the first few seasons are really good, you have monster of the week format and a bit of story behind it, then the "main" story picks up, with a few funny episodes to ease the tension. All in all well connected and even though it's not completely fresh, it's very entertaining. But if you would judge Supernatural by what it is now... it doesn't even go beyond 5 for me. They just rehash everything they did in earlier seasons. How do you mark it then? By it's previous success or by the bad series it has become?
Saying that, I'm not sure how the Walking Dead got 8.6.
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RUs123 wrote: Saying that, I'm not sure how the Walking Dead got 8.6.
Because a load of zombies voted it up, presumably.
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We're off on an animal adventure, you say? Alpaca my bags!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Lama just fetch your coat for you! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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What kind of bees do you not pay for? Free bees
What kind of bees make milk? Boo bees
When you help a gator? Gator aid
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