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Considering resurrecting this blog

Posted on 2010-04-12 by Dave Beauvais

After no updates to this blog since the end of 2008, I thought I might start posting to it again. Most stuff I post these days is on my Facebook page or shared via Google Reader, but I guess there … Continue reading →

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Comment spam confusion

Posted on 2004-12-29 by Dave Beauvais

Okay, I have to admit, I’m a little confused now. The comment spam that I’ve been getting recently — mostly for online poker and gambling sites or “enhancement” drugs — has one thing in common. It uses strange sentence fragments … Continue reading →

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Comment moderation enabled

Posted on 2004-10-28 by Dave Beauvais

Due to extremely excessive comment spamming in the last twenty–four hours, I’ve enabled comment moderation. I want everyone to feel free to post comments to anything on my site, but comments will no longer be displayed publicly until I’ve approved … Continue reading →

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Date and time standards

Posted on 2004-04-15 by Dave Beauvais

I’ve been asked a couple times why the dates on my site are displayed the way they are. I use ISO 8601 for writing dates because it removes any ambiguity and eliminates confusion between the various common regional and international … Continue reading →

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Stop stealing my bandwidth, please

Posted on 2003-10-07 by Dave Beauvais

Due to the unexpected popularity of my Pocket Internet Explorer Start Page, many sites have written articles about it or linked to it. I really appreciate this! Unfortunately, many of those sites also are linking directly to the screenshots on … Continue reading →

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