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Spam dissection – Episode 003

September 4, 2025February 19, 2018 by S-Config

Welcome to Spam and SEO dissection episode 3!

Oh boy, oh boy, I haven't done a spam dissection in a while! We typically do these once a year or so because spam generally takes a while to cycle out its sales pitches! For those new to our blog, spam dissection is where we show you all of the terrible shit that comes into your typical WordPress user's spam box. Then we turn around and make fun of it all. As fun as the A.I. Generated texts are that make you think that you're on "Feminute" with Infochammel, we're not going to do those. But if we find a few, we might post as honorable mentions! From scammers to spammers, this is the section of our site where we let them have a voice and answer their questions without giving them the credit they think they deserve by embedding links to their websites. Interesting note: No spam articles were ever posted to Spam dissection episodes 1 and 2.

I guess they don't like it when you make fun of them!

Let's keep doing it!

INFOCHAMMEL!

June 5, 2023October 6, 2017 by S-Config

INFOCHAMMEL?!?!?! WTF?!?

Infochammel is a magical place. We talked about this site briefly on our Cellar Door as one of the few cool sites out there. But we feel it deserves its own article! The activity of that site is booming and shaking. To top it all off we had decided to advertise there now too!

Read on if you want to know more.

Moving to 7-zip.

October 31, 2019October 5, 2017 by S-Config

7-Zip conversion is now in effect.

We have decided to proceed with the move converting any archived files into the 7-zip or .7z extension. The reason for this move is to help with getting users the files they need faster. This blog is ready to try new technologies to make communication faster. Thus, 7-zip will be a welcome addition. As an added side-effect transitioning to 7-zip will help with the backups and overall optimization.

Plugin review: Yoast needs to stop linking itself.

October 31, 2019September 8, 2017 by S-Config

Every piece of information is important. Yoast Disagrees!

I decided to write up a quick article/review about one of the plugins that we use here called "Yoast" or as the plugin delicately puts it "WordPress SEO". In an arrogant fashion that there is only one SEO package out there and that's it. For those who do not know what this plugin does. Yoast attempts to understand how search engines work. Yoast then passes down automated knowledge to the WordPress blogger on how to write up their documentation to make it more machine likable. Because of machines like your blog entry then you might stand a chance at a human actually seeing it. Crap, we're living in a rather grim state of affairs but it's true!

Clarification about Xbox One controllers.

June 5, 2023July 13, 2017 by S-Config

We feel it's important to make a separate article about the Xbox One controller.

This was originally a part of the Chinese Xbox receiver guide that we made a few years back answering the simple question:

Can you use the Chinese Xbox receiver on an Xbox One controller?

To which the quick answer is: No If that's what you're looking for. Then we're glad to have answered your question. However, there is more to the explanation and why it may or may not really be an issue anymore.

Also, as of 1/2/2020, Microsoft has removed drivers for their controllers off of their site for Windows 7 users as well as removing offline installation of their driver for Windows 10 people. Don't worry guys! we got you covered in this blog as well.

Read on if you want to know more.

DMOZ left and thanked us all for the fish!

May 3, 2025March 18, 2017 by S-Config

The Directory Mozilla Open Source project ( DMOZ ) is now closed!

Standing tall for more than 19 years now the DMOZ has closed its doors to the internet. Source is WHOIS from January 2nd of 1999; To today where the announcement was made on their site March 17th, 2016. Also, there was two years where DMOZ/ODP was known as "Gnuhoo" which totals its 19-year existence. This news was discovered to us thanks to our broken links detection tool . WordPress users such as ourselves have this plugin installed. This hit us personally hard because of what the Open Directory Project stood for. Also, the simple fact that after many years that this very site was listed in the /Society/People/Furry/Personal Pages category of their site.

Read on for more.

Google AMP does not understand what AMP means.

February 25, 2023March 8, 2017 by S-Config

The greatest enemy of AMP is the company that designed it. - S

The vast universe of WordPress bloggers are installing the AMP plugin as another means of making it easier for people to find their content online. But is AMP itself really serving its purpose? Or is it self-serving as a way of extracting content from individual bloggers? Perhaps there's something more nefarious behind this simple protocol. Read on if you want to know more.

You think this site is phishing or hacking you?

December 13, 2024February 17, 2017 by S-Config

Diving into the realms of phishing or hacking.

Recently we received the following comment on one of the social networks:

I think your website is a phishing site!

Also, we have received a few E-Mails lately accusing us of being a phishing site and frankly we're totally confused. Perhaps people are not sure what a phishing site is? Perhaps they're just trolling hard? Regardless, let us go with the first scenario and break it down for the people out there. Also be sure to check out this FAQ which people can read for other basic questions as well.

Zero delay USB Joystick Encoder.

June 21, 2024February 7, 2017 by S-Config

zero delay joystick encoder diy board title.

Enter the "Zero Delay" USB joystick encoder. A great solution to attain that retro feeling!

This entry isn't as much of a tutorial but an over view of a device that has been selling on the net known as a "Zero delay USB Joystick Encoder." It goes by other names such as a a "DIY Arcade replacement controller" or a "DIY Joystick control board." Either way you slice it these boards are coming from China anywhere from as low as Three U.S. Dollars to as much as ten U.S. dollar depending on the features you want such as wiring harness and USB cables. Would you like to know more?

In 2017 S will skateboard again.

October 31, 2019January 6, 2017 by S-Config

Picking up the skateboard after almost 20 years is hard!

I should throw in the casual disclaimer that this is going to be a more personal blog about skateboarding. Here it is. Perhaps it's a state of mid-life crisis that has caused me in 2017 that it's a good idea to pick up a skateboard again. As a kid, the ability to get a good quality skateboard was a little out of reach and when I had a job I was working so much that skateboarding was just about the last thing on our minds. Physically we were not the dainty little flower back then and with years of being a work-a-holic and being stationary, it didn't help matters much. However, despite not having the greatest board in the world I was in considerably better health then I am now. Out of just the sake of exercise. Skateboarding was the only "Sport" in the sense that I truly liked it. It didn't have many rules outside of the simple ones.