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spam comments and Linux

spam comments and Linux

So I’ve been having trouble with spam comments. I downloaded and used Aksimet, which was really good, but it blocked a few okay comments too. I was getting complaints from people whose comments were going straight to the spam filter and never seeing the light of day on my blog. So, I disabled the spam filter but now I’m having to wade through tons of spam on my blog. (It all gets chucked into the “moderate” queue, but still I…

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more admin stuff…

more admin stuff…

So apparently my spam comment blocker has recently decided to block some legitimate comments. Therefore, if your comment does not appear after you’ve submitted it, email me and let me know. I’ll try to keep an eye on the list of blocked comments to catch any legit ones. My email address is on the sidebar.

the good news and the bad

the good news and the bad

The good news: This weekend I cleaned the house and took a lot of pictures! I took pictures of our whole downstairs, of our Thanksgiving meal with my BIL on Sunday, and pictures of Beth & I hanging out on Saturday. Amy took lots of pictures of Lewis and Ebony, and of our Christmas tree and Paul and I being all “first Christmasy” and sitting in front of it. In fact, I have 157 pictures on my camera! (Of course…

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1,000 comments!

1,000 comments!

*burst of bandstand music* I would like to announce to everyone that a new milestone has been reached! Today, Nichole left the 1,000th comment on my blog!! Hooray!! (this does not include all the comments from before when I was using Blogger) Nichole, you win a prize. What would you like?

twenty-six cats

twenty-six cats

So I just registered the domain name twentysixcats.com. Any ideas on what I could use it for? Pictures of cats? Should I move my personal blog there and use ashleydesign.org for a more professional freelance site? Don’t worry, I’m not interested in doing any major overhauls right now. Just bouncing around ideas. :-) EDIT: I put up a placeholder on my new website. Check it out. :-) (This is for you, Matthew.)