Started to build a fairly sturdy "Bad Words" filter, yesterday.
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You'd think there'd be a bazillion of these, ready to go, but.. Not easy to find them, if there are.
I've bundled about 3 or 4 different filter lists that I've found online, and a lot of them are doing things like "A$$".
In my engine, I'll not really be having to deal with things like that, but it's never a bad idea to have "words" like that in a ban list.
But.. Some words aren't.
Let's take a colloquial word for cat..
"KITTY".. Use your imagination to find the alternative "bad" word that might match this.
"KITTY" is in there, but "KITTIES" isn't in there.
And you can find that sort of thing a ton in these lists. Quite why, I'm not sure, but there you go.
And then UK alternative spellings.
"ASS" vs "ARSE" are both there, and whilst words like "ASSHAT" (and worse) are in the filtered lists, "ARSEHAT" and their equivalents aren't. So if you ever want to easily defeat 95% of online word filters, spell in UK English!! (Or, English, as it's often referred to, what with English being English..)
This is likely why Apple Intelligence isn't available over here in the UK, unless you switch your device to US English. The AI must keep accidentally swearing at people, because it doesn't have enough of a filter in such a bizarre and foreign language.
[chorus]
Come and have a stroke of my kitten.
It loves a little petting through the day.
The kitten's very furry, can't you see.
And stroking makes it happy as can be.
[verse]
It sits there still and waits for you to touch,
A gentle little rub it loves so much.
Its fur so soft, you'll want to stroke some more,
As it just sits and purrs upon the floor.
[break]
[chorus]
Come and have a stroke of my kitten.
It loves a little petting through the day.
The kitten's very furry, can't you see.
And stroking makes it happy as can be.
[alt-verse]
Each stroke makes it smile from ear to ear,
A happy kitten always resting near.
It doesn’t move, just waits for love so sweet,
With every gentle pat, its joy’s complete.
[break]
[chorus]
Come and have a stroke of my kitten.
It loves a little petting through the day.
The kitten's very furry, can't you see.
And stroking makes it happy as can be.
[bridge]
Oh, so gentle, take your time,
Feel the kitten's fur so fine.
Every stroke, a soft delight,
Makes the kitten's world feel right.
[break]
[outro]
Stroke, stroke, the kitten soft and sweet,
Rub, rub, it's waiting at your feet.
Fur so fluffy, purring all day long,
Stroke the kitten, it loves this song!
[chorus]
Come and have a stroke of my kitten.
It loves a little petting through the day.
The kitten's very furry, can't you see.
And stroking makes it happy as can be.
[Scene One]
Int. Dave's living room - Sunday afternoon
[Dave is sitting on his cola-themed couch, intently reading a leather-bound book. Green enters, looking surprised.]
Green: Dave? Are you... reading?
Dave: [without looking up] Observant as ever, Greenie.
Green: [approaching cautiously] Is that... a Bible?
Dave: [snorts] Don't be daft. It's that ZX Spectrum History book I got off of Kickstarter.
Green: [relieved] Oh, thank goodness. For a moment there, I thought you'd gone religious on me.
Dave: The only thing I worship is cola, you know that.
[Scene Two]
Int. Dave's living room - A few minutes later
[Green is examining the book while Dave sips on a can of cola]
Green: This looks pretty fancy for a computer book.
Dave: I helped fund it on Kickstarter. It's a limited edition.
Green: [impressed] Wow, you actually spent money on something that wasn't cola-related?
Dave: [defensively] I'm not completely one-dimensional.
Green: [raising an eyebrow] You are, though.
Dave: But Greenie. This book is an investment.
Green: An investment in what?
Dave: [grinning] Exactly!
Green: [pauses] And you're reading it all?
Dave: Yep. I'm seven pages in. It's riveting stuff.
Green: I bet Matt's in there, somewhere.
Dave: Oi. Spoilers.
[Scene Three]
Int. Dave's living room - Early evening
[Dave is still engrossed in his book. Green is looking over his shoulder, genuinely interested.]
Green: You know, I have to admit, that book does look pretty impressive.
Dave: [excitedly] It's amazing, Greenie! Did you know the ZX Spectrum had only 16KB of RAM in its original model?
Green: Sure. Even the popular ZX48 only had 48k. Barely enough to run a modern webpage! But back then, it was revolutionary.
Dave: I'm impressed you're so into this.
Green: And you. It's nice to see you passionate about something other than cola for once.
Dave: [grinning] Well, the ZX Spectrum is a close second to cola in my heart. Maybe third.
Green: [rolling his eyes] Of course it is. What's second, then?
Dave: Rubber Ducks!
Green: Ah, yes. Rubber Ducks of Zen.
Dave: [flipping pages] I don't understand how the ZX Spectrum kept costs DOWN by using Rubber Keys. My Rubber Keyboard cost a bloomin' fortune, just to keep the system safe from coke spills.
Green: [sarcastically] Yes, because that's exactly what Sir Clive Sinclair was thinking about when he added the rubber keys. Future cola enthusiasts.
Dave: [laughing] You never know! Maybe he was a secret cola fan too.
Green: [shaking his head, amused] Only you would think that, Dave. Only you.
[End credits]
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