Spam bombardment solved thanks to Bad Behaviour / Bad Behavior - Oh and I made a Log Reader Plugin

> Note, I no longer use Bad Behaviour because of the wonderful Akismet. As a result I have no need to and won't be maintaining this log reader. For a version that works with more recent versions of Bad Behaviour check here: . Also, if you make a new version please leave a comment so others that come here via Google will know, about it thanks. I've received plenty of comment spam before, but over the past week or so it's been really hitting me. I've been getting upwards of 100 spam comments per day. You won't have noticed any ... more

The hard questions

Something that's not happening much these days, unfortunately, is Laura and I just getting out and doing stuff together. I'll cop most of the blame for that because I'm always doing uni work, or actually being at work, or I just want to sleep. But this morning we slept in late, got up and went into Southbank and visited the Queensland Museum. We've both been there plenty of times before, but there is always a new and interesting exhibit1 on display which is just fantastic. There was lots of interesting stuff to see but I think the exhibit we enjoyed ... more

Creating the intelligent internet community

Internet forums have the advantage, and sometimes significant drawback, that anyone can participate. Of course forums can be moderated, but there is a difficult balance to be struck between building an online community that has a high level of participation and restricting access to users who the moderators consider enhance rather than degrade the community. The fact that internet forums are very open places is, for the most part, an advantage. A wide variety of opinion is expressed and most people who choose to participate take discussion seriously and are genuinely interested in the topic. Users hope they are able ... more

So where do I get Celebrity Nipple Slip 7?

I just stumbled across this. If you've ever watched TV1, VH1, or possibly any other pay TV channels, ever, you should find this funny.

Why Blog?

I'm sure hundreds of thousands, possibly millions of people know by now that WordPress is now beginning to offer a hosted blogging service. It's currently very exclusive and you have to be invited, as noted by Matt, there is already an invite on eBay. But that's not the point to this post. On the new WordPress.com homepage there is a list of bullet points headed "Why Blog?" Connect with an audience of dozens to millions. Stop sending mass emails to everyone. Archive your thoughts. Why the heck not? Number 1 - Yep, it's dozens in my case nowhere near millions ... more