I’ve installed a new WordPress plugin that’s supposed to stop comment spam. If you find that it’s stopping your own non-spammy comments or causing any other problems, please let me know through the contact page. Thanks.
Update: Kitten’s Spaminator seems to be working well. It caught and deleted over 100 spammy comments I was hit with overnight, and let one legitimate comment through. Excellent!
If there were a contest for the dirtiest-sounding name for a legitimate scientific concept, I think this would win.
NOTE: An updated version of this essay has been published on Stupid Evil Bastard.
Rick Brady at Stones Cry Out has recently hit on a topic* that I’ve been discussing amongst family and friends: the use of a states’ rights approach as a way to end the divisive national debate over gay marriage. Under such a philosophy of government — known as federalism — the states would each be permitted to make their own laws about moral issues such as gay marriage, and the federal government would stay out of it. By removing a few of the seemingly intractable wedge issues from the national discussion, we may be able to alleviate some of the partisan rancor that has plagued our country and focus on other important issues that are less emotional. (more…)
Yet another new CG animated movie from the Toy Story people, due in 2005. Apple.com has the trailer.
(Props: Kottke)
Mozilla.org is revving up for the release of Firefox 1.0 on November 9th. With Internet Explorer’s market share continuing to fall, Microsoft should be worried.
Update (11-9-2004): Mozilla.org and SpreadFirefox.com seem to be buckling under the strain of download traffic. The latest version of Firefox is also available at Download.com — please head there for the download to help ease the burden on Mozilla Foundation servers.
