Sometime today, this blog will pass the 20,000 mark for spam comments that Askimet has blocked. Akismet is a free add-on for WordPress that blocks the flood of spam comments so you never see them.

It traps them, so the blogger can review them if needed, looking for false positives (they practically never happen.) But sometimes I scan them. Pages and pages of spam comments for porn sites (big surprise, huh?), cheap mortgages (yah, I’d re-fi from a spam comment, wouldn’t you?), make your manhood enormous (are there actually men dumb enough to respond to such spam?), prescription drugs (sure they are), and lots of get rich quick schemes.

No Nigeria scams so far (shhh, don’t tell them.) However, I’m guessing that clicking on the links in the spam will instantly infest a Windows computer with spyware.

Thank you, Akismet!

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Planes from the US to Israel filled with weapons and munitions are not being allowed to land or refuel in several European countries, including Britain, Germany, and Italy.

The head of the El-Al pilots union complained about this, calling it a “a substantial blow to state defense”, sure glad he’s so focused on the well-being on the pilots and not playing politics for the generals.

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Original reports said he was the second ranking al-Qaida leader in Iraq, however the resistance is saying he wasn’t.

What’s odd is the sole photo of him that has been released. It’s blanked out from his chin down, implying there was something they didn’t want people to see. Ideas, anyone?

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Israel is afraid officials and military could face war crimes charges over the Lebanon invasion. However, they don’t appear concerned such crimes may have happened, only of the need to beat the rap.

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Ubuntu is easier to use and more powerful than Windows - that’s my opinion after using it for a few days.

Just a few of the features - Ubuntu comes installed with GIMP (a powerful graphics program), OpenOffice (a replacement for Microsoft Office), an Instant Message platform that works with AOL, Yahoo, MSN, a CD player/burner, and FireFox. Plus you can update all installed programs with just a couple of clicks.

Lots more too - and it’s open source and free.

Much more on my tech blog.

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