From the monthly archives:
all five of you:
Fair warning: you might wish to turn off the feed readers for a bit.
I’ve been investigating search engine querys that have hit my blog pages. Consequently, I’m going to be updating some of my posts with metas and tags over the next several days. The reason for this is that while some [...]
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“We are making a responsible decision in recognizing the status of the record industry and the increasing impact of technology,” said Bobby Sniderman in a press release.
What’s a record?
The store, located on Yonge Street in downtown Toronto since 1961, will close its doors on June 30. The founder, Sam Sniderman, began selling recordings in 1937 [...]
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I don’t think so. Do you?
SEATTLE – A 27-year-old man described as one of the world’s most prolific spammers was arrested Wednesday, and federal authorities said computer users across the Web could notice a decrease in the amount of junk e-mail. – from the Associated Press
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Yesterday I dusted off my résumé.
I know, I know, it goes against every single precept that I have been preaching to myself for the past seven years — or longer — but it’s for a position that I just can’t ignore. At least, that’s my story, and so far, I’m sticking to it.
It’s actually a [...]
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It never ends. Just when I think I’ve found all the blog software and more that I’ll ever need, I learn of another useful little ditty that I can’t resist downloading and trying. That goes for this, too: Post2Blog 3.00 from ByteScout, which is now free for all.
Probably the sweetest surprise is that the software [...]
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The New York Times has a brief article on how King George’s administration is fighting to keep American meatpackers from testing all of their animals for mad cow disease (BSE – bovine spongiform encephalopathy). Meatpackers presently test less than one per cent of beef carcasses for the disease. The problem is, as the USDA sees [...]
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Ah plugins. Where would we be without them?
Clean Archives, from Geek With Laptop, cleaned up my archives page instantly. I didn’t have to make coding changes, other than to insert the appropriate link on one of my sidebars and the bottom menu. The plugin comes with a configuration menu as well. It will put a [...]
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Over the last six years I had become accustomed to riding almost every day, but with this winter’s riding layoff I knew that my skills would be rusty. Consequently, since spring arrived I’ve been going on short, 200 mile runs to get back up to speed. It doesn’t take long to clean up the rusty [...]
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Note: This article has disappeared from the web. I reprint it here as a matter of interest for those who wish information on trolls and their methods. The original article was Copyright © 2001, 2006 by Timothy Campbell.
Update: You can read more on trolling here.
What is a Troll?
An Internet “troll” is a person who delights [...]
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