At last, after struggling for a while with the session plugin, I gave up and fell back to a javascript-based check for comment spam, so the comment form works again (as long as you have javascript enabled in your browser).
Aside from it works
, the advantage of this method is it's
transparent to most users, with the notable exception of Jeff, a contrarian who uses the
NoScript
extension of Firefox. He refused my captcha session cookies, too, so it
probably doesn't matter in the long run. If you want to refute or rebut,
Jeff, you'll have to enable scripts for this site.
Next on the list should probably be better site navigation. I've heard complaints that there's no link from the a particular entry page back to the main page. Also tagging of older entries and tag clusters.
Marvelous. What am I going to do when the system protecting this
site from link spam comes under the tender mercies of an army data entry
experts
getting paid near-slave wages?
Kids, once the intertubes was a cooperative effort; it was fun,
pleasant, and useful. I predict a future with many distributed IP
bulletin board systems
—essentially miniature,
invitation-only internets. They will run below the real
internet, at a relatively low bandwidth, exchanging data with
trusted peers. They will be inhabited by those of us who remember
1992 and before, as well as enlightened, newer netizens. Bad
behavior will be dealt with swiftly and decisively. There will
be less data, but more content. (Save your 56K modems; read up on
uucp.)
Alternatively, look for cryptographically isolated virtual networks piggybacking on the global IP infrastructure.
In better news: Spammer Loses Felony Appeal
See above. And send his cellmate a supply of v1agr4 and c|al15.
Imagine my surprise when I suddenly had swerve across the
double-yellow in the cage
that encloses the 27th & Hwy 2
overpass. Fortunately, nothing was coming the other way. To whoever
didn't clean up after: kudos, really.