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Writing

On Spammers and Scammers

This evening I made an intriguing discovery. A post I had made — on my favorite short story, “Lean Times in Lankhmar” — has been “scraped.” What that means is this. Someone else has taken that post, and published it on a blog. Specifically, a blog about making money. Sometimes called a “splog,” short for … Continue reading On Spammers and Scammers

October 25, 2007blogosphere, Writing1 Comment
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On Blogs From the Past

For fans of the BBC’s new Robin Hood series the Sheriff of Nottingham keeps a blog. The Sheriff certainly has some interesting insights in how to best remove tongues and deal with a striking peasantry. He’s clearly a smart guy, the Sheriff, but he should really tone down his moustache-twirling on his blog lest his … Continue reading On Blogs From the Past

April 5, 2007blogosphere, History, Silly1 Comment

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