I am pissed. My server has been blacklisted by various spam blacklist sites… because my nameserver (something I do not control) and my netblock is owned by someone the RBLs don’t like. I found out today that our hoster, Quantum Tech, is owned by a convicted spammer. But unless you rub shoulders in the dark…
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World of Warcraft: bigotry and interventions
On bigotry As (more than) well documented elsewhere, Blizzard have some explaining to do. They selectively stamp out gay, bi, lesbian and transgender friendly activities and options (such as advertising GBLT friendly guilds or in game same gender marriage), but do not stamp out the hetero version of the same activity. Either ban both, or…
Upgrade to WordPress 2.0 complete
We are now running in WP 2, and due to increasing levels of comment spam, I’ve removed the ability for guests to post comments. Cute kitten Those of you who blogged at Many Tubbies already have accounts and do not need to create a new account if you feel like leaving a comment. E-mail me…
Cars that park over two spots…
I don’t know what it is about Sluggardly Utility Vehicles and parking like you own the road, but within five minutes of each other, I spotted a white Territory covered in an advertising hoarding take up two spots next to the disabled spots at McDonald’s crowded carpark, and a Nissan Patrol taking two spots at…
No succour for murderers
This morning, Singapore, a supposedly civilized first world nation, murdered an Australian citizen, Nguyen Tuong Van. He had smuggled drugs, and for that he deserved a long sentence commensurate to his crime. But not murder at the hands of a state. From this day forth, I will not be supporting any barbaric regime which murders…
Kansas – the laughing stock of the world
From CNN: At the risk of re-igniting the same heated nationwide debate it sparked six years ago, the Kansas Board of Education approved new public school science standards Tuesday that cast doubt on the theory of evolution. Story here If the idiots on the Kansas Board of Education jump off a bridge, they would be…
Best blog entry ever
From Groklaw: I want Boies Schiller to know that Groklaw is open to any of their lawyers who wish to write articles for us, and if that isn’t possible now, contact me after you lose Love it.
Sick as a dog and procrastination
I don’t know why but after being illl for a few days, I can’t get back into the swing of things. I went to work today for the first time since Tuesday last week, and that seemed to have helped. But I also P’d some time against the wall importing all the old Moveable Type…
Major structural changes to my web site
After a long hiatus, I have decided to update my website. This includes new blogs.
Stacks of stacks
There’s a couple of roundabouts near where I live. Nearly every week one of the