Inveterate dabbler in business, travel, gadgets & life

Scraping sites

Current list of IP addresses I have banned, for scraping, using WP-ban

72.249.103.154
69.41.230.8
74.50.109.2
69.93.233.66
74.86.179.154
72.52.244.148
78.110.160.130
216.255.185.178
74.86.186.66
70.87.226.18
207.226.183.66
74.52.59.130
74.52.67.146
69.89.31.61
72.36.144.34

Most persistent scrapers are, with number of attempts:-

69.41.230.8 110
74.50.109.2 4
72.52.244.148 2
74.86.186.66 4
207.226.183.66 9
78.110.160.130 6
70.87.226.18 2
74.52.59.130 4

Thank goodness for the excellent plugins like Spam Karma and WP-Ban.

A good list of comment spammers can be found at Scott McGeriks site.

Geoff’s Twitter Updates for 2008-03-21

  • Off to do some skipping on Parkers Piece – Wonder how many others will be there. #
  • Sally at opening of the new Links store in Cambridge – photo at http://twitxr.com/geoff/updates/17762 #
  • Sally good Friday skipping on parker piece – photo at http://twitxr.com/geoff/updates/17769 #
  • @emjo Cake totally yummy – all gone now – at least my half 🙂 #
  • Love the story of Sebastian Horsley at the aptly Orwellian named Liberty airport in the USA . http://tinyurl.com/36rxbw #
  • Love the story of Sebastian Horsley at the aptly Orwellian named Liberty airport in the USA . http://tinyurl.com/36rxbw #
  • Love the story of Sebastian Horsley at the aptly Orwellian named Liberty airport in the USA . http://ping.fm/YqZlU #

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iPhone testing week

First the poor iPhone slipped out of my pocket and disappeared into the loo (clean water :-)) It took about three days to recover, interestingly the last thing to return to work was the on/off switch!
iPhone with water ingress

Then today I went Good Friday skipping at Parkers Piece, Cambridge and accidentally gave the iPhone a shocking experience, check out the video below:-

Saga getting into social networking

Received this from Saga today:-
We are pleased to announce that we have recently introduced a photo gallery function to Saga Zone, allowing members to upload and share photographs. Once you have logged in, you can click on the Gallery Tutorial link on the Home Page to see what it is all about and then start creating your own photo albums from the comfort of your own home.

To celebrate this, we are running a fun competition called PetZfactor which is open to everyone.

If you think your disobedient dog, cheeky chinchilla or glamorous goldfish has the PetZfactor, you are invited to upload a photo, along with a description of up to 50 words explaining why your pet deserves to win. The closing date for entries is 20th April 2008.

An expert judging panel will then shortlist pets in categories including: cats, dogs, small animals, fish, reptiles, large animals and other pets, with the top ten shortlisted participants in each category being displayed on Saga Zone until 12th May 2008 with a function allowing members to vote for their favourites.

The winners will be announced on 26th May 2008 and will be treated to a professional photo shoot, while also being crowned with the glory of becoming the Saga Zone 2008 pet with the PetZfactor.

Simply click on the green submit image button below to login in and take part as it promises to be great fun.”

Think I will give it a miss 🙂