"The great Father Zed, Archiblogopoios"
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Fr. John Hunwicke
"Some 2 bit novus ordo cleric"
- Anonymous
"Rev. John Zuhlsdorf, a traditionalist blogger who has never shied from picking fights with priests, bishops or cardinals when liturgical abuses are concerned."
- Kractivism
"Father John Zuhlsdorf is a crank"
"Father Zuhlsdorf drives me crazy"
"the hate-filled Father John Zuhlsford" [sic]
"Father John Zuhlsdorf, the right wing priest who has a penchant for referring to NCR as the 'fishwrap'"
"Zuhlsdorf is an eccentric with no real consequences" -
HERE
- Michael Sean Winters
"Fr Z is a true phenomenon of the information age: a power blogger and a priest."
- Anna Arco
“Given that Rorate Coeli and Shea are mad at Fr. Z, I think it proves Fr. Z knows what he is doing and he is right.”
- Comment
"Let me be clear. Fr. Z is a shock jock, mostly. His readership is vast and touchy. They like to be provoked and react with speed and fury."
- Sam Rocha
"Father Z’s Blog is a bright star on a cloudy night."
- Comment
"A cross between Kung Fu Panda and Wolverine."
- Anonymous
Fr. Z is officially a hybrid of Gandalf and Obi-Wan XD
- Comment
Rev. John Zuhlsdorf, a scrappy blogger popular with the Catholic right.
- America Magazine
RC integralist who prays like an evangelical fundamentalist.
-Austen Ivereigh on
Twitter
[T]he even more mainline Catholic Fr. Z. blog.
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Deus Ex Machina
“For me the saddest thing about Father Z’s blog is how cruel it is.... It’s astonishing to me that a priest could traffic in such cruelty and hatred.”
- Jesuit homosexualist James Martin to BuzzFeed
"Fr. Z's is one of the more cheerful blogs out there and he is careful about keeping the crazies out of his commboxes"
- Paul in comment at
1 Peter 5
"I am a Roman Catholic, in no small part, because of your blog.
I am a TLM-going Catholic, in no small part, because of your blog.
And I am in a state of grace today, in no small part, because of your blog."
- Tom in
comment
"Thank you for the delightful and edifying omnibus that is your blog."-
Reader comment.
"Fr. Z disgraces his priesthood as a grifter, a liar, and a bully. -
- Mark Shea
Indeed. I encounter Zuhlsdorf’s law all the time.
Prayers, Father.
Arrgghh. This too shall pass, Fr. Z.
I feel like I have done more posting on my blog about TECH problems than posting about substantive issues.
I wish MAC ran a blog site… things would just work then :( You are unfortunate in that a lot of your problems have been “physical” and those are frustrating mostly because if it is late and there is a problem, you can’t just go to a store and fix it.
My problems have been “virtual” and so it just keeps me up late until I figure it out. My most recent wrangel has been with my Feeds and Feedburner. Which of course should be easy with google… but it isn’t.
Printers though are ANNOYING. The problem is that not only are there drivers, but the in printer memory and chips are so testy they are no fun at all. The best thing I have learned is to wipe everything and start over most of the time.
Ponendum II:Tamquam necessitas poenum delictus.
Quaesumus Domine, opera tui facienda, ut machina litterarum bene operet.
Salutationes omnibus.
Perhaps Zuhlsdorf is related to Murphy?
Every stinkin’ time I try to show my wife how I have a flexible calender and unlimited contact list in my phone the thing crashes, erases data or just won’t work. she laughs AT me and goes back to her pencil and calendar on the wall.
Fr Z,
What model of printer died? Laser, inkjet?
I only have a photo-quality color inkjet at home, although most of my printing is black only. I’m seriously thinking about getting an inexpensive laser printer for day-to-day use and only using the inkjet when I really need color. (Ink is soooo expensive).
Plus if one of the units goes down, I’ll still have a back-up.
This Brother printer http://tiny.cc/TyYMM would do the trick. Amazon wish list?
Brian: I inherited this printer. Hopefully, I will get some donations today to defray what I will have to buy.
lacrosse: Perhaps Zuhlsdorf is related to Murphy?
HA! I laugh at Murphy!
Murphy was an optimist!
You’ve powered the printer down (or, even more intensely, pulled the power plug) and rebooted the computer you print from?
Have you tried a direct connection (USB or (if really old) parallel) rather than a networked one?
I am not exactly a noob.
Not what I was implying, but I guess that’s a “yes”. Have you determined, then, that it’s a printer failure, and not a communications failure? Can the printer even print a test page? Does it “spring to life” when you power it up, or is it that far gone?
In any case, as a non-noob, I’m sure you’ve done all that can be done, short of buying a new one, then…
Sympathies, Padre.
I have a related law: when the computer technician arrives, either (a) non-functioning equipment will start to work or (b) functioning equipment will stop working.
Both effects are evidence of the computer tech’s charism in relating to the machines.
Fr. Z – have you tried blessing the printer? :) [With Holy Water?]
Occam pluralitatem non ponendam since necessitate proponit. Technologia telefonica et informationis fidente, delictum pluralitatis technologiae ipsae invitamus.
Ad astra per aspera.
Salutations omnibus.
One last stupid question, in case you haven’t tried it: I’m assuming the printer is directly connected to the printer (if it’s not, there’s a computer acting as a print server for the printer). Have you power cycled *that* computer? In other words, if the printer is able to print a test page, and appears to be alive, perhaps its just a problem with the print queue (i.e., the computer *to which* you print, not any particular computer *from which* you print).
OK… no more blind troubleshooting from me. Good luck!
erratum: “since”; corrigendum, “sine”.
Patientiae gratias tibi ago.
In academic research environment where I work The Law has a real hold. It manifests itself usually before grant or abstract submission deadlines.
As a layman I can’t really bless the objects, so I try to do without…
Don’t you hate it when people ask, “Are all the cables connected?” The only thing more annoying than their assumption of the depth of your stupidity is when you check…and all the cables weren’t connected. I hate that.
Anyone working in technology for a while knows this law. Calling it Z’s law makes me think of Al Gore inventing the internet… ;-)
Dear Father
Judging from the picture of the printer you have posted here, he was killed by putting too much back and not enough leg muscle into his pull on the bar! Make sure your type is on its feet, that your coffin is level, that the plank, rib and wince are in good working order, that the firsket and tympan are tight and that the spindle and hose are solid and letting the platen give a good impression. Make sure your paper is damp and not too wet. Break down the ink really well before inking the forme. And get a footstep, so your next printing doesn’t die from wrenching out his back!
Best,
‘Zuhlsdorf’s Law’? Hmmm…..
I am totally clueless when it comes to technology. If I have a problem with the wireless connection at the library-no Internet at home-then I go to the ‘techies’ among the librarians!
Or else I go to a repair shop, which is what I did last month. Needed a new battery, then got an upgrade. This was good, because now I can watch the Z-Cam, among other videos! [HUZZAH]
Denis-your ‘tongue in cheek’ description of the ‘old’ printer’s woodcut is too darn funny!
Zuhlsdorf’s Law is absolutely correct. I have seen its effects in action.
I have a functioning printer again. Thanks folks for the donations!