BurningbirdRecovered from the Wayback Machine. In regards to the comment spam problem mentioned earlier, one idea kicked around was checking the http_referer to make sure that the comment post came from the same server as the form. We talked about the possibility of empty http_referers — not all browsers send a referrer and proxy servers […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Seems to be a technology day today. Phil caught a comment spammer who was trying to dump spam comments in all of his posts. This process would work within any weblog that sequentially numbers weblog posts (ie Movable Type). I’m going to try and tweak my mt-comments.cgi to stop POSTs from pages […]
BetterBadNews has a new video online…or is that vidcast? Anyway, this one covers the new idea of Citizen Public Speakers, as a complement to Citizen Journalist. In this initial broadcast, Huffington Post and Jeff Jarvis are featured. If the idea of twice chewed weblog posts appeals, then Citizen Public Speakers ought to ring your bells. As the Moderator explains: […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. *GASP* The Bird you can’t shut up to save your life, Ms. Jibber Jabber herself, can’t find a bloody thing to say today. I’m wordless. Fall photo for you instead. Onwards. Update: Thanks to Mr. Delacour for his excellent advice on the photo and cropping.
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Dorothea writes: It’s not leaving. Somebody make it go away! I’m trapped in an office with a baby! Help! ¡Socorro! M’aidez!