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Every once in a while I go check out my Google Analytics account to get an idea of how people are reaching my website. A lot of my traffic is driven by Google searches, so imagine my surprise when I saw this term pop up in the list of key words:
I'm pretty sure that I am not the intended target, however, my blog does show up as the #1 hit for that search. Nevertheless, I am fairly certain I am not a good political candidate, if for no other reason that I say what I mean and mean what I...
Despite receivng thousands of visits per month, I don't consider my blog the height of Internet popularity. Nevertheless, I too receive spam comments from people looking to get free publicity for whatever they wish to peddle. Every once in a while, though, I stumble upon a gem of a spam message pushing an offshore gambling site:
I will recommend my friends to read this.I will bookmark your blog and have my children check up here often.I am quite sure they will learn lots of new stuff here than anybody else!....
Wow, brings tears to my eyes. XD
Ever had one of those moments when you about spray food or drink all over your computer screen when you see or read something? Yeah, this is one of those:
Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle, tells it as it is, tongue in cheek, of course.
Our industry is so bizarre. They just change a term and they think they've invented technology. You can't just come up with "let's just call that 'cloud'" and it sure beats innovation.
Research has found that a certain species of octopus have the ability of using tools, in this case, two halves of a coconut. One Slashdot reader, upon hearing the news, decided to rewrite a favorite Monty Python skit:
OCTOPUS GUARD #1: Halt! Who goes there?
PULPO: It is I, Pulpo, son of Leggus Tentaclus, from the castle of Cephalot. King of the Invertebrates, defeator of the Squid, sovereign of all the Ocean!
OCTOPUS GUARD #1: Pull the other one!
PULPO: I am. And this my trusty servant...
And it is every bit as cheesy as it sounds.
Among other things I get a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate, a puzzle, a deck of cards and napkins (napkins?!). I'm not sure that I particularly care for the 'Signature Edition' containing Monkey Boy's John Hancock, but I'm raffling it off anyway. I've assembled the tote bags (last pic below) that include coupons for discounted software from Norton, Kaspersky, Corel, etc. Check out the unboxing:
I have a sister whose educational background is in psychology (she's currently getting a masters degree) who claims that we all have (on some level or another) obsessive compulsive disorders. One thing that absolutely drives me nuts are people that take the time to type http:// when typing in a web address. Or they use their mouse to select a URL sans the http:// and delete it, believing that they have to have the protocol there in order for the Internet Gods to direct them to the correct website.
News flash: YOU DON'T HAVE TO TYPE THE HTTP PART! All modern...
Url shortening has been around for quite a long time, but it has exploded due to the popularity of Twitter. Money tends to follow the popular so dozens of URL shortening services sprang, seemingly overnight, to fill the gap. The first to go down for the count, tr.im, decided to throw in the towel due to mounting costs that are associated with running what is essentially a redirecting service. I'm not sure what the business model is for these sites, except that they have a goldmine of information to what people are linking and sharing with others. Apparently, tr.im couldn't...
So I'm a closet American Idol watcher. Last season was the first season I watched, but more importantly it turned out to be something that my wife and I could watch together without the other one cringing or outright leaving the room.
So with the thirty six contestants picked, there were two real upsets. First, Jamar Rogers. The guy obviously had great talent and a great voice so it came as a great surprise that he got ousted by the judges. My wife was so disappointed that her eyes got all teary eyed up. It's a shame because I think he...
The other day while going to work, some guy decided to change lanes while I was turning right onto a busy street. As I completed the turn, he came out of no where, honking, and narrowly dodged my car. So, what's wrong here? Well, number one, he didn't use a turn signal. Two, it's illegal to make a lane change in an intersection. Three, he wasn't even paying attention.
So this leads me to one conclusion: invisible cars are a bad idea.
Think about it for a minute. Having an invisible car would pretty cool for doing a bank robbery, speeding on...
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