I just upgraded Bad Behavior to the latest 2.0.7 version. If you notice any unfavorable differences in how comments are moderated for spam, please let me know. I know that the 2.0.6 update was unjustly blocking some people based on their IP address. I hope this update will help fix that.

For more information on Bad Behavior, read The growth of spam and vigilantism on the Internet.

Could this be the rumored Indian version of Thriller that Michael filmed before he made it big in the US? :P

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HTML tags were today called to surrender to US democracy. W3C refused to comment.

I was reading Sean Corfield's blog when I came across a post regarding a recent mailing list exchange where Adam Churvis makes the following statement on a thread that is originally about Tamarin:

. . . Adobe realizes its Flash-centric development model and tools cannot keep pace with Microsoft's XAML-based offerings. When you compare the two, Flash-based development looks like an unwieldy cobbled together tinkertoy. And there just isn't enough Adobe funding available to change that in any significant way, so they "give it up to the people" and let them join in for free.

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I was waiting for my drink at the cafe in my local Borders when I saw a couple of design books in the tidy pile by the counter. The first one, Colour by Ambrose/Harris looks like a lovely read and was what originally caught my attention. Under it, was a book titled Great Graphics on a Budget by dixonbaxi. I wasn't as interested but thought I'd flip through it anyway and I'm glad I did. On page 28, there's a great list of tips for creative thinking that I wholeheartedly agree with:

• Don't believe your own hype.
• Have a goal (or many).
• Try some things with no end result.
• Be aware.
• Talk to other designers.
• Talk to people other than designers.
• Make mistakes.
• Don't use technology as an excuse.
• Keep learning.
• Be true to what you believe in.
• Be humble.
• Work hard.
• Don't think about it, do it! ← One of my favorites!
• Teach
• Be selfish.
• Share.
• Have fun. ← Another favorite. If you're not doing this on a daily basis, then you're doing something wrong (or you're doing the wrong thing!)

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