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Charlie Stross commented on
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ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE d brown's most recent comment got to languish in the moderation trap for a few hours because they unwisely made reference to the Winged Victory of Samothrace, or maybe a cold-war era nuclear-tipped surface to air missile, or the emblem of the University of Victoria. Or a vendor of cheap sweat-shop produced sports shoes, take your pick. This is because the spam volume is getting out of control -- 6700 in the past 30 days -- so we've got some keyword traps in place. The trademarks associated with fashion items that show up in your spam filter should...
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Sean Eric Fagan commented on
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There were 15 spam comments between your comment and this one. Just saying that you might not want to look like spam, even when it's funny. (Which it was; I laughed.)...
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Charlie Stross commented on
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Speaking of spam, I just checked the bin (which auto-empties after 30 days): we are now holding over 7200 spams, which corresponds to 240 a day, or ten an hour....
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Charlie Stross commented on
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Yup, you're right across the board, and it's a point that needs emphasizing. People get rich for a variety of reasons, but even if they worked hard for it they usually had to get a lucky break at a time when they were in a position to exploit the breakthrough before they made their pile. However, people who have become rich tend to take their current status as confirmation of their pre-existing belief system about how to get rich. And nobody likes to think they've become wealthy and powerful through sheer blind luck. Add to this the courtier syndrome --...
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Moderator Alan commented on
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30 days? I think it's actually 60 days - currently back to the end of October. Looking at the level back then, it took about 10 days to get 800 spams. It's a measure of how much it has accelerated over that period that we are now getting about 240 per day. Thank goodness for the automated filters taking out 99+% of them....
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