Comments on: [Administrative] Akismet Spam Filter Getting Wonky

By: kairos

kairos — Sun, 13 May 2007 12:59:34 +0000

I post both from office and home computers, with different IPs. I have noticed that while the messages dispathed through the first IP go in line immediately, the othe ones appear after a long delay or, sometimes, they don’t appear at all.

By: MatthewTan

MatthewTan — Sun, 13 May 2007 09:29:54 +0000

DaveScot

A matter of curiosity. What software is used to run this blog? I like the instant feeding of the “Recent Comments” and “Additional Descent” columns very much.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 12 May 2007 21:05:51 +0000

the fact that our intelligence is so much more reliable

Heh, you don’t know my next-door neighbors…

By: bFast

bFast — Sat, 12 May 2007 16:54:41 +0000

I’m betting that Akismet us using an “artificial intelligence” algorithm to implement their spam filters. The dynamic learning process of AI algorithms often seem to send them into wonky overreactions. My view is that AI is harder for humans to implement than is worth it in virtually all real-world situations. Alas, the fact that our intelligence is so much more reliable than this is evidence that whoever designed us is far beyond us.