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Paid to blog rumble
Social Spark, from IZEA (the artist formerly known as PayPerPost), is still in Alpha testing, which means it could change as how it’s presented. It’s my understanding that those who are te...
Election rant
Obama barely knew his father. The email rumors about his religious affiliation are just that: rumors. Probably spread by the Clinton machine. I find neither Democratic candidate to be acceptable. Mrs....
Can the government cure global warming?
Awhile back, I read in an article that some scientists weren’t entirely convinced that global warming is really the emergency issue Al Gore and others would have us all believe it is. I’ve...
I spoke too soon
I just found another backlink from a scraper site. It was for my previous post! I am listed as “unknown”, and they haven’t had the guts to put my blog name directly on their site, al...
Poor feed scrapers
Apparently, putting the disclaimer at the tops of my posts has helped. I haven’t had a feed scraped in days now. You know what that means? No backlinks from “bad neighborhoods” or bl...
More fun than fishing
Almost immediately after I posted last, I caught a lunker. That is, I caught a scraper who stole content from my site. It feels pretty good to know my writing is so important, but it feels bad that o...
Warning
I have added a disclaimer at the top of every post. So, if you scrape my posts about biodiesel, solar energy, or home insurance, you’ve got a big surprise in store for you and your readers. Now ...
Google definition?
Google wants to be the defining factor in internet search engine traffic. They also want to be the defining factor in advertising on the internet. They’ve combined these two goals, rolled them t...
Tactics to regain PR
There are some who suggest that, instead of fixing whatever is wrong on your blog that made it tank to PR0 should be ignored. Instead, they suggest, just open a new blog and let it come up to a PR3 or...
Being good little socialists
The more I think about the National Identification Card, the angrier I get. Good, innocent citizens will pay a high cost of privacy plus will bear the financial cost of implementation of a system that...
National identification card
So, this is what it has come to? And by “it”, I mean our ever-increasing quest here in the US for more national security so that terrorists can be found more easily. Don’t forget the...
Tithing to the gas station
This has gone beyond being ridiculous. The price of gasoline early last week was $2.729 per gallon. Today, it was $3.099 per gallon. That’s a 37 cent increase in just a few days’ time. And...
Of rock slides and robbery
It has come to my attention that, while some people make grand incomes from AdSense, most of us who have used it only earned pocket change. You can’t get paid until you reach $100 in click reven...
The Murphy-Cutts debate
I just read Ted Murphy’s responses to Matt Cutts, and I want to tell you that the responses are reasonable and well-thought-out. I probably haven’t clicked an AdSense twice in my whole onl...
Bali environmental compromise
The United States was the ONLY country to reject the global warming pact at the talks in Bali. This drew almost unanimous criticism and, in fact, boos from the attendees there. When Paula Dobriansky a...
Look into the Google crystal ball
You know, it occurs to me that the reason Google has this kind of influence is because so many people allow it. Adverts, for instance, look into the Google Crystal Ball of Page Rank to decide if a blo...
Reacting to Google PR drops
I’ve been reading on forums that many people are changing their blogs, removing posts, and appealing to Google for reconsideration of page rank. It will be interesting to see if removing paid po...
Checking on the store
Our McDonald’s store was only open from 6 AM to 11 AM Thanksgiving Day. Afterward, they had a potluck and did the regular closing procedures. Brandon and I dropped by there tonight to adjust som...
SCOTUS reviews gun ban in DC
Here we go again. DC has banned private ownership of functional guns for a long time now. They say the gun-related homicide rate has declined, however, it’s still the very highest in the nation....
LED Christmas lights lead hazard
I got a package of LED Christmas lights yesterday. While they are very bright and I think I’ll like them, I just today noticed the warning on the package saying that handling the coated electric...
Dealing with girls on the crew
About half the crew where I work are teenage girls. Now, I have to tell you, sometimes those girls can be whiney, achey, and complain of a lot of symptoms that aren’t really illnesses. I realize...
Arrington
Generally speaking, TechCrunch is a good site to read up on blogging and tech issues. However, from time to time, Mr. Arrington blogs about things that are either none of his business or are clearly n...
Dissatisfaction at work
With the push and pressure at work, I find I am not the only one feeling very dissatisfied with the situation. A couple of other managers are feeling the stress as much as I am, and it seems as if upp...
Take a stand for yourself
Sometimes, in the course of everyday life, you find yourself caught up in an issue, and being required to take a stand. That stand might not be something everyone would deem as important or worthwhile...