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Spam comments and how you can avoid to let them come through

Dennis

While Akismet does work already pretty good as a blog spam comment filter, it is sometimes necessary to drop some spam comments manually into the wordpress spam folder, so that Akismet can learn about new spam to filter out spam comment even better in the future. I´d say that Akismet can already filter out 95% of the junk comments but there are always some comments coming through, which I would call the 5% of the new blog spammers who are not in the list of Akismet´s database yet. It is not much work to teach Akismet that it is a … Continue reading Spam comments and how you can avoid to let them come through

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Hilarious Spam Comment Examples Part 1

Dennis

Akismet is doing a great job when it comes to filter out most of the blog comment spam. But sometimes there are spammers who aren´t known yet by the Akismet database. As I moderate most of the comments on my blog, I sometimes find one or another spam attempt and flag them manually. But often the spam comments are so stupid, that this is one of the more funny tasks as a blogger. Blog spam contributes at least to the amusement. This is why I thought I´ll publish a little series of articles about spam comments every now and then. … Continue reading Hilarious Spam Comment Examples Part 1

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Bitcoin, the Decentralized peer-to-peer Digital Currency

Dennis

Video source: bitcoin.org What is a Bitcoin? Interested in new technology, I came across the Bitcoin topic some time ago. Bitcoins are a decentralized peer-to-peer (transferred from person to person) digital currency which means there is no central authority like banks or governments behind the currency and the transaction process is done by a network of private computers. The users of these computers, the “miners” get recompensed with transaction fees and newly created Bitcoins. But the systems of all the worldwide Bitcoin miners have to solve a complex math problem first and the algorithm leads over time to the case … Continue reading Bitcoin, the Decentralized peer-to-peer Digital Currency

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EA´s BF4 PC Infrastructure Currently under Attacks with Impact on the Online Gameplay.

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Players who log in to the Battlelog of Battlefield 4, can currently see this small notice on top of the website: NOTICE: We are currently experiencing attacks on our infrastructure that is impacting online gameplay on BF4 PC. We are working on mitigating actions Many players of BF4 PC experience a lot of new bugs and issues after latest BF4 update. Battlefield 4 makes headlines with all the issues since the release day and the bad stories won´t end. It seems that EA´s infrastructure is now under DDoS attack, according to the note on the Battlelog website. They state that … Continue reading EA´s BF4 PC Infrastructure Currently under Attacks with Impact on the Online Gameplay.

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Introducing Related Posts

Dennis

Originally posted on WordPress.com News:
Do you ever wonder what happens when your readers reach the end of your posts? What do they click on? Where do they go next? What if you’ve piqued a reader’s interest and left them wanting more, but don’t give them the option to do so? Today, we’re so happy to announce Related Posts on WordPress.com — one of the most requested features from users. Now, we’ll search your site for similar posts you’ve written and display a “Related” section at the end of every post, like this: Related Posts section If you post… Continue reading Introducing Related Posts