I'm away to Wales for the bank holiday weekend. My Dad's birthday and my niece's and they're knocking down the flats at the top of the Cynon Valley. Should be a good view from up the side of the mountain.

The grandparents will be pleased to see their other grandchildren too, and I'm taking their bikes.

1750 Also posted to: personal . At: 8:37:17 PM  . .
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Other title(s) for this story: Aberdare flats to come down   Knocking down the Hirwaun flats  

Public service item for today. If you're using analog to process your stats, you're probably plagued by referal spam. Here's a list I found in my stats, copy paste it into your analog.cfg file. I'll update this list as I run through, pity there isn't a central resource that we could call down, knowing it to be the most up to date. One day perhaps.

REFEXCLUDE http://*.hopsports.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.fuckinglist.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.linkswhore.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.bexium.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.sex4singles.net/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.sex4singles.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.casino-gambling-pros.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.parishillton.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.necium.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.southwesternpokerplayer.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.sexforsingles.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.onlinepharmacyprescriptions.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.electronictransfer.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.linkswhore.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.best-merchant-accounts.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.visa-mastercardservice.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.cheap-merchant-services.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.merchantaccount-creditcardprocessing.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.acceptcharges.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.electronictransfer.net/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.fastcharge.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.nebrijaschool.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.myhikari.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.ultrasoundskincare.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.shreepigment.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.lewisandkaye.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.crawford-door.net/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.surfitcoaching.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.rightsolutionindustrial.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.monoraparkmazda.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.merchantaccountfirm.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*linkcentre.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.azadapartments.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.amateurxpass.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.linkcentre.com/*
REFEXCLUDE http://*.webstir.com/*

Named and shamed. Die dirty, filthy beasties!

1749 Also posted to: cyberSaps . At: 3:11:44 PM  . .
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Other title(s) for this story: Stop referal spam in analog reports   list of referer spam for analog reports   Here lieth dead referal spam  

Online auctioneer eBay came out on top in a poll of the fastest growing brands in Britain in terms of popularity. In a clean sweep of the top four places by technology and internet companies, internet search engine Google came second, followed by mobile phone maker Nokia and online retailer Amazon.

1748 Also posted to: cyberSaps . At: 11:22:03 AM  . .
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Other title(s) for this story: Guardian: eBay wins the top-brand

For bloggers, it becomes an obsession. Such bloggers often feel compelled to write several times daily and feel anxious if they don't keep up. As they spend more time hunkered over their computers, they neglect family, friends and jobs. They blog at home, at work and on the road. They blog openly or sometimes, like Mr. Wiggins, quietly so as not to call attention to their habit.

Ahem!

1747 Also posted to: cyberSaps , serviceBF . At: 10:53:08 AM  . .
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Other title(s) for this story: New York Times: For Some, the Blogging Never Stops