Archive for May 2nd, 2006

Die, spammer, die!

Em³ posted this on May 2nd, 2006 @ 7:24 pm in Wordpress. 1 comment.

One of the features of WordPress’s built-in spam combatting are the two levels of moderation.
You can set your version up so that it automatically requires moderation and also set words or phrases that will blacklist comments with requiring you to delete them yourself. I’ve found that these two settings can handle the vast majority […]

Grrrr

Em³ posted this on May 2nd, 2006 @ 5:14 pm in Stuff. 3 comments.

“Did you realise, Mr Em3, that this will be the second service call you’ll have had in the past 12 months.”
“Yes.”
“That means that you’ll have paid £130 for engineer visits.”
“Yes. I know.” squeezed out through extremely gritted teeth.
“Have you thought about taking a warranty out on your Sky boxes?”
“Yes. I have now.” I […]

Ow: The ice pack cometh

Em³ posted this on May 2nd, 2006 @ 2:13 pm in Stuff. 2 comments.

I gave up at lunchtime - moving about was just too painful, so I waddled home to apply a cold, cold pack of ice to my sacroidal joints.
Brrrrrrrr.
When the joints ease (and they’d bloody well better do - this is no fun), I’ll be running through those exercises from the regime that I can remember […]

Word for today: Ow

Em³ posted this on May 2nd, 2006 @ 5:38 am in Stuff. 1 comment.

It’s my own fault. Slouching on the sofa for far too much of the last long weekend combined with a wrestling match with the mower for the first lawn massacre of 2006 - the bloody thing just didn’t want to wake up after its long sleep.
Inevitably my back is protesting and I’m walking around […]