Blog Master G

Lots of folks are already feeling sour about today’s announcement of the new, for-fee version of Movable Type. But come on, people, it’s quality software. Nothing in life is free. Six Apart can’t give away its software forever. And if we MT supporters want to continue to see this great software improved, of course they’re […]

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TypeKey is the next generation of commenting on blogs. Basically, it’s a centralized blog commenting registration system — one registration and you can comment on any blog that leverages TypeKey. Officially, “TypeKey is a free, open system providing a central identity that anyone can use to log in and post comments on blogs and other […]

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I’ve never been called a “semi-famous blogger” until now, but hey, I’ll take the compliment. It also seems to suggest that my blog was single-handedly responsible for turning around the poll: “Of course the AFA didn’t realize the power of weblogs and social software, so when Gabe (semi-famous blogger) posted the poll on his website, […]

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One of the fun things about having a blog is when people leave comments. I really enjoy feedback and the often-ensuing dialogue or debate. One of the funny things about having a blog is that sometimes people think I am someone I am not. Twice this week I’ve been contacted by people who have thought […]

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Back in July and about 111 entries ago, I put up this post based on an observation from Dave. Last week following my 777th post, Dave mused again that “The devil knows many ways to fool mere mortals…” Is there meaning to all these numbers? One may never know…but it does get me thinking about […]

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We all know about the problem of comment spam that faces bloggers. Lately, though, I’ve been faced with a rare breed of commenters. Let’s call them “Asshole Commenters.” These are the people who have nothing good to say. These are the people who manage to find the time to insult me, my tastes, my writing. […]

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This morning I woke up to 65 email notifications of comment spam. Grrr. I have a previous version of MT-Blacklist installed, so along with updating to the latest version (1.61-beta), I’m also going to keep an eye on the Comment Spam Clearinghouse for the latest version of the MT-Blacklist. Additionally, I’ve changed my blog configuration […]

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Among my other site maintenance projects today, I also installed the much-needed MT-Blacklist, which, if it works according to plan, should kick ass. Apparently comment spamming has become so prevalent that some kind soul has finally created an excellent tool to stop it. MT-Blacklist comes with a database of 400 blacklisted spammers and is designed […]

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It used to just trickle in on occasion, but lately, the comment spam I’ve been getting on my blog is coming in more and more frequently. There must be some movement among spammers who are targetting bloggers. And it’s pissing me off. Not that it takes much time, but whenever I get comment spam, I […]

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Since I’m so into my blog, I’m always encouraging my wife and my friends to start their own blogs. So I’m happy to announce that my good friend and fellow Vassar alum Ben Fry has launched a blog on his site. His first post was Tuesday. I’ve also added Ben to the official Vassar blogs […]

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