So I just added some more RBLs to my Postfix configuration and cleaned out my spam directories. I’m going to see if adding this additional layer will make any significant difference.

It’s not easy to admit this, and depending on the company it can become downright impossible. It’s hard to explain to a non-Diamond-fan what you see in the stuff. It kind of reminds me of Metalocalypse actually: it’s something you make fun of, but it’s more funny because you actually do love it.

The fact is, you can’t listen to “Come To The Sabbath” and not know that Mercyful Fate is a completely sick band. Also consider that people like Danny Carey (Tool’s Drummer) grew up on and were inspired by them. So don’t dismiss them based on Diamond’s voice alone; this is some of the best metal ever.

…what should I change it to?

1. grepunderstanding.com
2. grepmastery.com
3. grepsecurity.com

I’m leaning toward grepmastery.com, which I just picked up tonight. I enjoy the concept of a continuous search for perfection. I actually like grepunderstanding.com quite a bit as well, but it’s just long enough to be tedious.

Grepsecurity.com is actually the coolest of the three, but I don’t want to be “offtopic” when talking about topics other than security, which is quite often. Anyway, your thoughts are most welcome.

VIDEO: German Coast Guard

VIDEO: He Supposedly Doesn’t Even Play The Instruments

I’m 33 and I’ve never played a Zelda game. I’m not much of a gamer, really, but something has struck me about this new one coming out on the Wii. I’m thinking of getting a Wii (and the game) and having a go at it.

Any thoughts from those of you that know me and/or have played the games and/or have seen what the new installment is going to offer? It just looks really promising, and I love having something available to distract me from whatever I’m working on. It makes creating things much easier.

I asked her. She said yes.

I’m trying out some new techniques for filtering spam. Relaying through Gmail is fairly effective, but it deeply offends my sense of simplicity to use two (2) Linux accounts and bounce through Google in order to get a message.

The technique I am trying now is FAR simpler and shows much promise. It’s working for a lot of other people so I’m optimistic. We’ll see how it goes. This post will serve as the implementation marker.

Summary of Techniques

1. Greylisting
2. Quality Checks
3. ** Relay through Gmail.
4. Spamassassin

Oh, and if you are trying to send me mail and not seeming to get through after these changes, do let me know. This solution may take some tweaking.

[Edit: 11.23.06] Results have been sub-optimal. Within a few hours Gmail had already caught a couple of emails that were not stopped by the initial reject technique. So I’ve put Gmail back in the loop and now things seem to be working great. Let me know if any of you are having trouble sending me mail.

I finally heard what Michael Richards (Kramer) said that got people upset. I was expecting some sort of comedy act where he “supposedly” crossed the line into being offensive to some people. Typical oversensitivity stuff, right?

Wrong.

Instead I found an irate, racist man who was simply showing the world his actual feelings on the matter. There was no comedy involved; he was out of character just being himself. I haven’t heard his apology yet, but I already know it’s not enough.

It’s sad, really. You never want to see someone you previously associated with positivity do something like this. It doesn’t just change how you feel about him from that point on; it also smears what he did in the past.

Set aside half an hour every day to do all your worrying; then take a nap during this period. — Anonymous