Spambot of the day
Chatty humanesque self-deprecating spambot: Ooh shoot i just wrote a large comment and as soon as i hit reply it came up blank! Please tell me it worked correct? I dont want to upload it again if i don’t have … Continue reading →
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Spambot of the day
Helpful anti-spambot spambot: spam blockers are really needed these days because you will always get spam from e-mails and on your facebook account too.
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It happens all too often. I see an article that catches my interest, and I think, Oh, I’ll write some remarks about that. It’ll just take a few minutes. And then I begin. And I find I need to look … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
Shameless sycophant spambot: Can I just say what a relief to find someone who actually knows what theyre talking about on the internet. You definitely know how to bring an issue to light and make it important. More people need … Continue reading →
Wondering about the book in the masthead photo?
A number of people have told me they’re stumped by the title of one of the books in my masthead photo. They can see that the red one on the bottom is The Last Lion, the Churchill biography by William … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
Inarticulate but well-meaning spambot: You may well have not intended to accomplish so, but I feel you have managed to express the state of mind that a ton of people are in. The sense of wanting to aid, but not … Continue reading →
One year later: in memory of FredHJr
It hardly seems possible that a year has passed since the tragic and untimely death of FredHJr, one of the most memorable and prolific commenters here. His loss to this community is a great one, and I miss him still. … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
Verbose, reflective spambot poised on the brink of change: “It seems as though you’ve captured the right nitty-gritty of the state of affairs at hand. While many another look to have missed the crucial detail of it, when it was … Continue reading →
Ordering with Amazon
Back when I first announced my affiliation with Amazon and then placed the advertising widgets on the blog (see right sidebar), several people wanted to know whether Kindle books were included. At the time, they were not. But I’m happy … Continue reading →
A heartfelt thanks
My semi-annual week of asking for donations has ended, and I want to thank everyone who contributed. It’s a cliche, but it bears repeating: no matter how small or large, every amount is deeply appreciated. In these difficult financial times … Continue reading →
Bumping up again
[NOTE: I’ll be bumping this post up to the top for only a couple more days. Please scroll down for new posts.] [ADDENDUM 6/17: For those who mentioned that I should change from PayPal because of what they did to … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
The philosopher-spambot: Research: What I’m doing, when I don’t know what I’m doing.
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