It's easy enough to disable the built in wp-cron and write your own cron that hits the wp-cron file on your own intervals. This is what I've always done on my

It's easy enough to disable the built in wp-cron and write your own cron that hits the wp-cron file on your own intervals. This is what I've always done on my WP sites. It's a hack, sure, but I too think the wp-cron thing is rediculous.