But an interesting idea nonetheless.
Someone has programmed their spambots to pick up old comments and parrot them back. It’s an interesting way to spam – because my filter did allow the original comments through.
Thankfully, Akismet’s kung fu is strong.
The Oregon Department of Education is going to allow test takers to use spell check on state exams. This is a dumb idea.1
I remember when I had to take a big exam after grad school – I handwrote the exam because I didn’t want to be one of those victims of a sudden power outage. There were times when I would have liked to have used a longer more high-falutin’ word, but I am a profoundly terrible speller. If you can’t spell a word, don’t use it. It’s a simple as that. Yes, I suppose your students won’t have to concentrate on spelling so they can theoretically focus on content.
Grr.
Seriously, ask you.
When the SyFy channel doesn’t show any science fiction shows left… what is it’s reason for existing?
