PolarLava::Blog

In my continuing effort to battle (mostly trackback) spam, I've implemented Akismet spam blocking using PHP5Akismet.  This is now running on this blog and will be in the next PolarBlog release as a configurable option.

—2/7/2007—
OK, Apparently I lied.  PolarBlog hasn't really been on a serious hiatus as I've managed to do a few things in tandem the past few weeks.  As such, I will be releasing PolarBlog V1.10.0 in the coming weeks.  One of the key features is the additional spam blocking of Akismet in addition to the recently added RBL system.  Since this addition and building up a reasonable RBL keyword block list, I get virtually no spam posted to the blog.  There are two caveats to this new feature; 1) You must be running PHP5 and 2) You must sign-up with WordPress.com to get an API key.  So if you meet the PHP5 qualification, want to get a head start and only intend to use it with PolarBlog, select the "Just a username, please." option.

Additionally I've added another email notification option that only sends notification on comments and trackbacks that have not been flagged as spam.  Although I've been getting flooded with spam on this blog and it's not being displayed, I was still getting a ton of pointless email.  Problem solved.  There are also a handful of bug fixes too!

After this release I likely will be spending less time on PolarBlog.  But note, moving forward things will probably become more PHP5 centric.  I've maintained PHP4 compatibility for over a year now even though I made the switch to PHP5 back then.  The time has come for you to do the same.  If your current hosting provider doesn't offer PHP5 or is reluctant to do so, might I suggest A2 Web Hosting.  This is where I'm hosted and they have been very reliable and more importantly (to me anyway) very responsive to support requests.

Mushroom Men and the Chemical Dream

Walk on down, on down the street
look Where you're at, what can it be?
Mushroom men strapped into their seats
Tell me where, you have reached

"We have feet like roots of a tree,
from the ground is where we feed."

The Bullet

As we sat, nobody cared
Not even us, the ones that were there
Where have we been, what's out there?
Pleas tell me friend, I feel despair
What's the words to the world we share?

There's a bullet in the air
Going through the flesh I bear
Running deep into my hide
Like something going through my heart…
I cried

1/23/1983

Insanity

The operator informs me
"The number you have reached…"
Doesn't suprise me
Try the other, I get your mother
She informs me

It's nothing important
Coming home soon though
It's OK talk to you then

Talking to you
Can I see you?
Conflicting days, conflicting times
Nice to talk
Maybe next time

Thinking later
It's still there
Like to touch you
If only you were near
Needn't be long, just sincere
What's your feeling?
Am I insane or…

If there's an answer let me know
Captivation has begun to show


1/13/1983

For Christmas my parents were kind enough to buy me the Canon CanoScan® 8600F that I have been lusting after for several months now.  Happy, Happy.

Like most scanners, this thing will scan most anything.  But its forte is scanning film and negatives.  So what does this mean to you?  It means at some point you'll get to gaze upon the glory of my early 90's permed mullet head via my collection of photos from Japan.  But another bonus for you is that I'll be able to scan then late 60's magazine article where Hugh Downs advocates medical exploration of LSD.  All this and more my friend.