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Feck yoos Disqus censor algorithm

2nd November 2022 Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs 0

There’s an old online adage: if you can’t beat the censorial posting comments algorithm, make it an article.  And so I will.  Twice censored in the comments that nobody reads.  Thanks, Disqus codebase. A lazy [more…]

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In Praise of The Uptick, Part Two

6th October 2021 Going Postal 0

A sizeable number of GPers recently attended SB’s 60th birthday bash and they came and went over three days, some attending the whole bash, some just an afternoon or evening. This convergence of puffins in [more…]

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In Praise of The Uptick

3rd April 2018 Going Postal 0

According to the dictionaries, the word “uptick” means “a small increase or slight upward trend.” And it is an americanism. I could not find a definition in an online context, i.e. “uptick a comment”. That [more…]

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