I’m currently using a computer from 1999. Ancient, I know!
Anyway, though I’m home on break I wanted to let you know how many Americans think it’s okay to use one’s cell phone in the restroom. It’s 4 in 10, down from 63% in 2003. (source) I don’t think it’s ever okay. Hang up and poop, I always said.
Also, I’ve been getting spammy comments (but since I moderate my comments, they never get through). I know some of you do, too. I didn’t think to look at the URLs on the previous batches, but I thought it was pretty interesting this time to see such “legitimate spam” — there were links from the LOC, the Internet Archive, and the Yahoo! directory for computers and the Internet, among others. Usually with comments spam, people are trying to advertise some random, ridiculous site. This leads me to believe that someone is actively trying to figure out how the spam filter is set up. (Thoughts from more techy types?)
March 16th, 2006 at 10:21 pm
I haven’t gotten a single spam comment.
March 16th, 2006 at 10:22 pm
Uh, yeah. There isn’t a spam filter. I could install one, but I think it is just better to moderate all comments. Then NO spam gets through. It is annoying at times but always works. I think I posted on that and it should be in the Dashboard links. I’m open to suggestions.
This is one time where automation actually hurts you. No matter what spam filter you use as soon as it uses an algorithm another computer can automate an attack and get past the filter. Just my thoughts.
I love your posts by the way. I hate to go into a public restroom and hear someone on a phone.
March 19th, 2006 at 10:00 pm
I have just installed Spam Karma 2. Feel free to activate it and configure it. We have started to get some more sophisticated porn spam. They are using Trackback, which is not moderated, to post comments. Spam Karma should catch these as well.