Tag Archives: internet

Spam and CAPTCHA

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Ben

So after leaving this place for a month (probably more), I log in to find that there are over 6300 comments pending.  I have WordPress set up to automatically queue comments there that contain more than three hyperlinks, which tends … Continue reading →

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Distributed Social Networking

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Ben

I remember when FaceBook was new.  A lot of people I know rushed to grab an account, and soon just about everyone I could think of had their page.  It was nice, I kept up with a ton of people … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to Tor Users

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Ben

The idea behind the Tor project is a good one.  There are a lot of people around the world who have only filtered Internet access, and this project allows them to do things like read Wikipedia and other informational sites, … Continue reading →

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Strange Images

Posted on August 3, 2008 by Ben

As I browse the net, I have a tendancy to hoard amusing or interesting pictures.  Nothing too disturbing or dirty, though.  Generally, many of the images I download are less disturbing or dirty than this: So there you have it.

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Spam

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Ben

Gotta love spam.  I get a tone of it, through both Email and this blog, but mostly through Email.  My main mail server is down, so my @whatsmykarma.com mail gets sent to my Gmail account, which thankfully is good at … Continue reading →

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Politics

Posted on July 13, 2008 by Ben

Well, just thought I’d do a little rant.  Gotta love election year, plenty of things to argue about, especially online. Basically, I’ve come to the conclusion that politicians exists to give people something to bitch about.  I see it all … Continue reading →

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Port 25

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Ben

Well, it happens to be another weeknight and again I find myself writing about my DIY Web/Email hosting saga.  Well, the latest development is specific to my mail server, which I run at my home off of a Verizon FiOS … Continue reading →

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