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More hard work by Frans today resulted in some further improvements around here, and some account cleanup on the forums, where a handful of spam posts had shown up. These were pruned as were their accounts, along with a staggering 20,000-some accounts registered by spam bots that hadn't managed to make any posts. Prevention being the best cure, the tireless Frans then implemented a Captcha system to thwart such automated sign-ups. No word on any internet pharmacies or ED drug manufacturers have gone out of business as a result.

Pruned Links:	Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez.
Play:	Sniper Duty.
Link:	Hacking the Esquire E-ink Cover.
Stories:	Strippers by the pool- Vegas casinos get sexier. Thanks Devicer. 'Hail cannon' has neighbors ready to explode. Thanks brother19.
Science:	Aging Brains Respond Less Strongly to Rewards. Hunting Gear Taps Into What a Deer Sees, and Doesn’t. Thanks Neutronbeam.
Media:	The Show Must Go On. Talk about grace under fire. Mortal Kombat ... like you've never wanted to see it before. Josh Groban 2008 Emmys TV Show Theme Songs.
Follow-ups:	Polar bears resort to cannibalism as Arctic ice shrinks. New Salvo in Splenda Skirmish.
The Funnies:	xkcd - A Webcomic - Spore

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Sep 25, 2008, 23:51

Creston

I understand you're jealous of my post count. It's understandable, what with your measly 4700 posts, a little over a quarter of what I've done. It's quality, not quantity that matters Creston

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Comment [quote="Creston"Sep 25, 2008, 23:51]i[I understand you're jealous of my post count. It's understandable, what with your measly 4700 posts, a little over a quarter of what I've done. ]i It's quality, not quantity that matters ;) Creston [/quote]

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