To Captcha or Not
As have many others before me, I got tired of the spam that seems to pervade every facet of the Internet. Even this site. I wrote my own spam filter, and it has caught its fair share of spam, but in the end I spend entirely too much time reviewing comments to insure they are illegitimate before I delete them. My first thought was to implement a CAPTCHA on the comment form. However, after reading Sitepoint's interesting debate on the accessibility issues and ultimate downfall of the method, I have decided to have a go with the Akismet anti-spam service. With any luck, nobody will even notice the implementation, except of course the endless line of spammers.
Slumbering Giant
It kind of surprises me that Blockbuster Online hasn't learned anything from their time in the market with a more agile and creative company like Netflix. They seem determined to spend their time playing catch-up rather than being a market leader. If your...
Why I Avoided RSS
Up until now, I have avoided RSS for the simple reason that I had reservations about the idea of the content being available outside of the design. Not that the content has special value, but I feel it loses something being out of context, so to speak.
However,...
These reBoots Are Made For Walking
Ughh, sorry about the awful lead in, but it seemed appropriate. The sites below are definately moving up in the world.
Nemus
I can't read a word on this site, but the light layout and the soft graphics make this a very pleasing site to look at....
Letting the Voters Decide
Only a day into the reboot, and it would appear that my new design is crashing and burning with the voters. Since the look of this site is as much for the visitors as it is for me, I ask that if after viewing my site, you are compelled to give me a vote of...
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