Monthly Archives: September 2006

damn the spam

Posted on September 29, 2006 by Michael

A few month ago, I installed a plug-in for WordPress that asks for word verification when you comment because I was getting so much spam. The spam stopped. Fabulous. Wonderful. Today, I got a notification that there was a comment … Continue reading →

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and on titles

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Michael

I’ve noticed that when I write a blog post, I usually title it first. Everything else I write, though, the title comes last. This is something to think about.

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so, i’m a stalker…

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Michael

A few days ago, I set up my bloglines account, and today, after adding some friends’ blogs and such, I got up to 67 feeds, which is a bit ridiculous. Of course, not all of these are “blogs” (as of … Continue reading →

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keeping in v. sending away

Posted on September 25, 2006 by Michael

I’m finally getting around to reading Rebecca Blood’s The Weblog Handbook, and I’d like to quote her on one primary difference between weblogs and more traditional sites (at least back in the 90s and early 00′s): The weblog points its … Continue reading →

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too many books

Posted on September 24, 2006 by Michael

Today I realized that I had 132 books checked out from the school library. That’s a bit…insane. I went through every library book I have in my apartment and divided books into two piles. I managed to make a fairly … Continue reading →

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