That's right, I've put word verification (you know, type the word you see on the screen) on the comments for this blog, in a bid to stop the torrent of spam I've received over the past couple of months. It's truly unbelievable the spam that comes through. So, let's see if this does the trick, otherwise we'll move onto moderating comments (which I don't particularly want to do - it's a hassle, and freedom of speech and all that...)