06.28.14
@axoplasm So sorry to hear…
@axoplasm So sorry to hear about this! I hope you are healing well. Side note: Are you trying to negate the list? http://t.co/qXyGdIubv2
@OpenSourcery Congratulations on the launch!
@OpenSourcery Congratulations on the launch!
#Awesome #code RT @adamdicarlo: Whoa,…
#Awesome #code RT @adamdicarlo: Whoa, interesting way to tap into pieces of a long functional expression in Ruby: https://t.co/3Ixp0In8AR
#Awesome RT @andreathegiant: Everything you…
#Awesome RT @andreathegiant: Everything you could possibly want to know about the song Purple Rain: https://t.co/PqnMbAeeqi
06.16.14
Comment Spam Phrases: It is…
Comment Spam Phrases: It is interesting to see comment spam evolve and grow. http://t.co/qV9z0S1jSQ
Comment Spam Phrases
It is interesting to see comment spam evolve and grow. Of course the money is in automation. I got an interestingly mis-configured bot come through this last week and left the following phrases. It would be interesting to study the misspellings (tortured as they are) and the language mis-use that is used to make them look more ‘authentic’.
- Doubled letters
- missing letters
- missing spaces/punctuation
- substituted letters that use near-by keyboard letters. (For instance ‘avout’ for ‘about’.)
- additional letters that use near-by keyboard letters. (For instance ‘briong’ for ‘bring’.)
Then there’s the subject matter references. Often perfectly tuned to be interpreted as referring to the post, but complimentary to the author, to encourage the blog author to leave them.
The only trace of the spamming is the URL that’s pointed to in the username, the user web site or sometimes the email address. See the full list that I got below. (Though I worry that posting this will further drop the site in Google PageRankings. Oh well.)
@belgort be sure to note…
@belgort be sure to note @davewiner and Scripting News in the syllabus for your class. He's actively working on his baby there.
That one time or year…
That one time or year you need to send a fax, it helps to be able to dig out an old laptop with a built-in modem. #Government
05.31.14
@fat_anarchy I sent @PortlandTimbros…
@fat_anarchy I sent @PortlandTimbros a DM, and crossed my fingers. Looks like a long shot. No childcare means no game for us.