I’m shaking at the prospect of not having any cheese-rolling

datePosted on 15:00, March 12th, 2010 by Strangely

Yep!  You read it correctly!

SAY CHEESE!!

Cheeses

I’m shaking at the prospect of not having any cheese-rolling – said Diana Smart, a cheese-maker

Cheese Rolling Cooper´s Hill ´09

Cheese Rolling

Apparently the annual suicidal, bone-cracking race down a huge precipitous grassy slope in Gloucestershire by a few hundred nutters has now ballooned into a 15,000 folk free-for-all due to modern instant news and communications.

So they’ve cancelled the cheese-rolling, for a bit.

And Diane is shaking.  This is the bit that I can’t understand, shaking from lack of cheese-rolling, that is…  My comprehension is such that I feel I’m on another planet….

See the BBC News report here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/8563692.stm

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Random Post: Asperatus Clouds are Great!

datePosted on 14:43, June 1st, 2009 by Strangely

Aren’t These THE Most Fantastic Pictures?

Asperatus Clouds

Asperatus Clouds

Asperatus Clouds

Asperatus Clouds

The BBC has picked up today (why today? I dunno!) on some photos from the Cloud Appreciation Society.  They are suggesting a new class of cloud to be called Asperatus, on top of the Cumulus, Cirrus etc that we already have.

Might I suggest ‘Fantasticus’ as these are some of THE eeriest pictures I’ve ever seen.  Thank god for modern, fast, portable cameras!

It’s like natural art.

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To Be Truly Great

datePosted on 07:15, March 10th, 2010 by Strangely

The big oneThe fundamental spirit of Buddhism is that all people are equal. A person is not great simply because of his or her social standing, fame, academic background or position in the organization.

In the world of faith, the truly great are those who spread the Mystic Law and strive for kosen-rufu, who actively work for the sake of Buddhism and the happiness of others.

Supremely respectworthy are those who champion the cause of kosen-rufu.

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Tuesday, March 9, 2010

I was much impressed with this quote of Ikeda’s yesterday.

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Comment Spam Revisited

datePosted on 19:10, March 8th, 2010 by Strangely

For no reason

Comment spam in Wordpress

Comment spam in Wordpress

…other than a try-out and also the current anti-spam plugins miss the odd bit of comment spam, I’ve now switched off TanTanNoodles’ Spam filter and am giving WP-SpamFree another try plus another plugin, AVH.  I’ve left Akismet running regardless.

WP-SpamFree

This now promises a lot, so it’s worth another shot.  Two years ago when I tried it, it had interactions with various other plugins, so I dropped it.  Since that time, the whole WordPress code has improved tremendously, as anyone who now uses it will know.  Visit plugin site

AVH First Defense Against Spam

Mailwasher Pro

Mailwasher Pro

This is a new one for me.  It uses the external databases of known spammers and their IP addresses as a blocking filter.  This is similar to anti-spam email programs like Mailwasher Pro that I use, so it seems to be “a good thing”.  This feature is optional, but it’s the most attractive part, IMHO.

It uses either or both of these two services for which an API key is needed. The key is free in each case.

Now it’s a case of “wait and see”.   Visit plugin site

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