{"id":1064,"date":"2008-12-15T22:11:55","date_gmt":"2008-12-15T21:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/?p=1064"},"modified":"2008-12-15T22:11:55","modified_gmt":"2008-12-15T21:11:55","slug":"weirdest-piece-of-comment-spam-ive-seen-in-a-while","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/?p=1064","title":{"rendered":"Weirdest piece of comment spam I’ve seen in a while…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last month this blog entry<\/a> was quoted<\/a> in the Guardian. This month, my Sky+ rant<\/a> was quoted<\/a> too. Obviously I’m grateful for these quotes and I’m pleased to be capturing the attention of the good folks at the Guardian.<\/p>\n

Earlier today, I noticed an odd comment pass though my spam filter. It felt wrong. What it seemed to do was pick up the Guardian quote then pass the text through a language processor to arrive at the same text but with a few grammar and syntax changes.<\/p>\n

I would normally delete the spam immediately, however I spotted some humour that I had to share. It’s worth skimming both versions and noting the differences yourself, however pay particular attention to what the word “dump” has been replaced with… This is a rare occurrence, I wouldn’t normally leave such a word in place for public consumption!<\/p>\n

…we’re left with the questions “why?” and “what purpose does this serve?”<\/p>\n

Guardian version:<\/strong><\/p>\n

SKY HASSLES
\n>> Whatever you may be thinking, I believe that I am entitled to record these episodes for a number of reasons. <\/p>\n

Firstly, I don’t have time to watch them live – I have a day job, a wife and a kid, time is in short supply. <\/p>\n

Secondly, the Sky+ hard drive is woefully small at 160GB, of which we get 80GB of personal space, whoopee (yes, I will be doing something about that later). <\/p>\n

Thirdly, I am simply recording what I would have watched anyway, I’m not recording it to keep per se. <\/p>\n

I’m happy to buy the DVD boxed set for that. And to be honest, Star Trek is *all* that I watch via Sky; all other programmes I could get via Freeview (if we had a decent signal where I live, moot point)…<\/p>\n

I will of course be testing the COPY feature again this month. <\/p>\n

However in the meantime, I have some 20+ episodes of Deep Space Nine to catch up on\u2026and I can’t dump<\/strong> them to DVD as I have been doing most nights for the last 8-9 months. <\/p>\n

Yes, I do have 100+ DVDs chock full of Star Trek to catch up on!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

getarticlesfree.com Technology this-weeks-letters-and-blog-pingbacks-in-full-2 version<\/strong> <\/p>\n

SKY HASSLES
\n>> Whatever you haw be thinking, I conceptualise that I am entitled to achievement these episodes for a difference of reasons.<\/p>\n

Firstly, I don’t effect instance to check them springy – I effect a mark job, a spouse and a kid, instance is in brief supply. <\/p>\n

Secondly, the Sky+ hard impart is woefully diminutive at 160GB, of which we impart 80GB of individualized space, whoopee (yes, I module be doing something most that later). <\/p>\n

Thirdly, I am only transcription what I would effect watched anyway, I’m not transcription it to primed per se.<\/p>\n

I’m bright to acquire the DVD capsulate ordered for that. And to be honest, Star Trek is *all* that I check via Sky; every another programmes I could impart via Freeview (if we had a comely communication where I live, moot point)<\/p>\n

I module of code be investigating the COPY feature again this month. <\/p>\n

However in the meantime, I effect some 20+ episodes of Deep Space Nine to someone up onand I can’t shitting them to DVD as I effect been doing most nights for the tangency 8-9 months. <\/p>\n

Yes, I do effect 100+ DVDs block flooded of Star Trek to someone up on!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last month this blog entry was quoted in the Guardian. This month, my Sky+ rant was quoted too. Obviously I’m grateful for these quotes and I’m pleased to be capturing the attention of the good folks at the Guardian. Earlier today, I noticed an odd comment pass though my spam filter. It felt wrong. What … Continue reading Weirdest piece of comment spam I’ve seen in a while…<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1064"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1064\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1066,"href":"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1064\/revisions\/1066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.craigmurphy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}