Spammers attack relentlessly. Thus, I accelerate my counterattack. One weapon in my arsenal is to close comments. This is your last chance to comment on October's posts. October, of course, was the glorious month when the Red Sox completed the greatest comeback in sports history and then won the World Series. Marion Barry commandeered my computer, Rodney Dangerfield passed on, and nerds celebrated a huge anniversary. FlynnFiles must-reads from October include my piece on the Randroids and a discussion of the perils of other people planning your life. This is a good opportunity to look back at what was driving debate on the site last year. Comments for October will be closed for good in a few days.

"unrelentlessly?" Irregardless, I take it that they relent occasionally.

No, since they are robots it's pretty much 24-7.

Sorry, Dan. I was being a smartass. The word you were searching for was doubtless "unrelenting." You mixed it with "relentlessly" to get your neologism "unrelentlessly." Likewise, my regardless+irrespective=irregardless equation.

Relentlessly does fine, with the "un" being redundant. I made the change.