Month: November 2006

Hiding Spam Comments

Thanks to an article from SANS ISC, I have been working for the past two weeks on a new spam-reduction technique for WordPress. It’s really simple, only 2 lines of code, really. The first is in the comments.php page (if your custom theme doesn’t have this file, use the one from the default theme). Around… Continue reading Hiding Spam Comments

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Zombies and Football.

No, this isn’t a comment on America(ns) as a disconnected (or overly connected) society or anything equally over-written or potentially self-aggrandizing. There is an actual link (as much as one can make, I reckon). Yesterday, there was a certain point late in the third quarter of the Saints/Steelers game that I totally lost interest. No,… Continue reading Zombies and Football.

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Biiiissssscooooooooo!!!!!!

So, it’s official, and I think I might have called it. Basso is now a member of the Discovery Channel Cycling Team. It’s so fitting that one of Lance’s biggest threats is now taking the helm of his team. Basso is a stand-up guy, and I’m glad he’s captaining “our” team. ¡Viva Basso! ¡Viva Disco!

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Busy Tuesday and Bucky James.

Here is more or less my day today in chronological order: work vote go to bank work look at house help grandmother unload car from trip work second line in memory of Bucky James (starts at 4pm at the Spotted Cat) Happy Talk show at the Circle Bar

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That’s brutal.

In addition to the aforementioned Dexter, I have a new tv show. It’s a cartoon called Metalocalypse on cartoon network’s [adult swim]. It’s brutal. According to co-creator Brendon Small, “The show is basically about a (half-American/half Norwegian) metal band (Dethklok) that is about a million times bigger than the Beatles. But a million times more… Continue reading That’s brutal.

My brain is fuzmy.

My morning was looking up. I felt awake and alert. Ready to be productive. Then I took a hit of the Robotussin, to help with the removal of phlegm left in my lungs from my extended weekend sickness. Well, that was dumb. I feel fuzzy, and I still have work to do. Blargh. Well, barring… Continue reading My brain is fuzmy.