Blog fixed… I think…

After carefully examining what I could of the HTML code in my Wordpress installation, I concluded that the best way to get rid of the reported injected spam links was to “nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.” - in other words, back up the blog database, delete all Wordpress files, re-install Wordpress and then import the backed-up database. I had contemplated moving my blog over to somewhere else, like LiveJournal or wordpress.com but I thought I’d give Dreamhost one more chance.

Of course, I’m going to take some better precautions, as recommended by some friends. These include:

• Not installing random themes and plug-ins for the sheer hell of it. If I don’t like it, delete it.
• There are some handy plug-ins that claim to provide better security, to whit:
• Bad Behaviour
• WP Security Scan
• Theme Authenticity Checker

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How not to reboot Star Trek

I went to see the new Star Trek film at the London Imax, and alongside pretty much everyone else, I was awed and wowed by the action, laughed at the character interplay, and suffused with nostalgic feelings for the actions of Kirk, Spock, Sulu and everyone else. And acknowledged that even if green skin does not go with red hair, it still looks darned good.

However, there are a couple of things that are annoying me about new Trek (spoilers dead ahead, captain!)

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