Monthly Archives: March 2006

Akismet will cure your comment spam blues

Posted on Tue Mar 7, 2006 by Jason

Yes, the time has come for me to publicly express my love for Akismet. It’s a relatively new plugin for WordPress that grabs comment spam and dumps it in a moderation queue. Since I installed it, Akisment has blocked 100% … Continue reading →

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Maine wastes taxpayer money on inept web campaigns

Posted on Tue Mar 7, 2006 by Jason

Let’s see if that title earns some much-warranted attention to this story. See, something stinks here in my home state of Maine, and at least this time around it’s not the State’s abysmal DirigoChoice health are program. Instead, I’m talking … Continue reading →

Posted in Pay-per-Gate, bloggers, blogging, business of the web, goverment | 2 Comments

Full-text RSS is mandatory around here

Posted on Mon Mar 6, 2006 by Jason

Now that my RSS reader has grown to include 139 feeds (I put an informal cap at 100 a few months ago), it’s time to do some pruning. As much as it pains me, I’m starting by usubscribing from all … Continue reading →

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Andy Baio sticks up for freedom of expression online

Posted on Mon Mar 6, 2006 by Jason

If you care about freedom of speech and the future of the Internet as a distribution platform for original content, you should care about Andy Baio’s willingness to stand up to the powers that be. Baio, a popular blogger at … Continue reading →

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Big news for TiVo?

Posted on Wed Mar 1, 2006 by Jason

The web is buzzing about a big announcement by TiVo set for tomorrow (Thursday) at 11am EST. Many are predicting TiVo will announce a free set-top box in exchange for subscription deal, but I’m going in the other direction and … Continue reading →

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