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Commenting

A few posts back, lotusvine sent me an e-mail claiming she couldn’t get past my CAPTCHA (you know, that stupid thing where you type in some words to prove you’re not a spambot). Personally, I have no problems. I tested out the CAPTCHA software before I installed it and found it to be effective yet simple (and it’s used to improve OCR software, which is giving back to the community).

I know some of you actually do read these posts, so I’m curious to know how many of you have tried to comment but found it too difficult.

Normally, I turn off the LiveJournal comments on the crossposts because I don’t want to have to follow comment threads on two sites, but because there may be difficulties, I’m leaving them on this one time.

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All parts intact… I think…

Credit: Brighton / Flickr
Credit: Brighton / Flickr

Due to boredom at work, I took the risk of upgrading to the latest (major) release of WordPress without taking backup measures. Ill-advised, and I should know better, but everything seems to be ok. All the plugins seem intact, but if you see something not behaving properly, let me know in the comments.

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Movember – call for donations

Hi All,

During Movember (the month formerly known as November) I’m growing a Mo. That’s right I’m bringing the Mo back because I’m passionate about tackling men’s health issues and being proactive in the fight against men’s depression and prostate cancer.

To donate to my Mo you can either:

1. Click this link https://www.movember.com/au/donate and donate online using your credit card or PayPal account, or

2. Write a cheque payable to ‘Movember Foundation’, referencing my Registration Number 1361456 and mailing it to:

Movember Foundation
PO Box 292
Prahran VIC 3181

Remember, all donations over $2 are tax deductible.

The money raised by Movember is used to raise awareness of men’s health issues and donated to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and beyondblue – the national depression initiative. The PCFA and beyondblue will use the funds to fund research and increase support networks for those men who suffer from prostate cancer and depression.

Did you know:

  • Depression affects 1 in 6 men….most don’t seek help. Untreated depression is a leading risk factor for suicide.
  • Last year in Australia 18,700 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer and more than 2,900 died of prostate cancer – equivalent to the number of women who will die from breast cancer annually.

For those that have supported Movember in previous years you can be very proud of the impact it has had and can check out the details at: [ Fundraising Outcomes ].

Movember culminates at the end of month Gala Partés. If you would like to be part of this great night you’ll need to purchase a [ Gala Parté Ticket ].

Thanks for your support David.

More information is available at http://www.movember.com/.

Movember is proudly grown by Holden and Schick.

Movember is proud partners with the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and beyondblue – the national depression initiative.

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Site update

I’m in the midst of doing some updates to the WordPress installation at the moment. Don’t worry, it’s just the usual early-life stuff for any site installation: I’m hunting for a nice theme (will probably end up either making my own or heavily modifying an “open-source” one from the net), installing some more anti-spam stuff, and laying the groundwork for future growth (because all new blogs grow up to become huge hubs of community activity, right… )

Edit: I’ve just upgraded to 2.6.1 using the SVN method. That was an experience. Definitely easier than the manual zip and download, and also the procedure was easier than I anticipated. Of course, prior to upgrade, WordPress was telling me that I needed to go to 2.6. Once I did that, it told me I needed to go to 2.6.1. I know that I could have gone straight to 2.6.1 if I had been told about it :rolleyes: