It has recently come to my attention that the blog tracking site Technorati is suffering with a math problem. Yes, the site that tracks millions of blogs (and rates them by popularity) does not understand that their Top 100 list should be just that, a top 100 list. Instead their Top 100 list appears to…
Tag: News
Dude, Where’s my Lake?
For those of you who haven’t yet heard, a lake in Southern Chile disappeared at some point in the last two months. That’s right, disappeared.The lake itself, situated in the southern Andes Mountains, was almost 100 feet deep and had a surface area of 10-12 acres. That’s a lot of water, about 39 million gallons…
How To: Sell a blog for far more than it is worth
I read a lot of blogs, a lot. One of the blogs I used to consider a daily read was recently sold… for $20,000! That’s a lot of money for a blog that has not been around for very long.The blog in question is careerramblings.com. According to the Whois database the site was first registered/created…
Who did discover the Americas first?
In a recent issue of the Knights of the Dinner Table gaming magazine I read an article about ideas for seeding real world treasures into your fantasy RPG games. One item mentioned was that of roman artifacts being found in Texas long before they should have been there.Roman coins found in Texas. The most convincing…
Banana Twinkies are back!
While visiting my Mother-in-law’s house today to hang up some speakers she told me about the box of banana Twinkies she recently purchased. I find the normal Twinkies no longer suit my tastes (they make me sick) but I decided to try out the original banana flavored ones.Twinkies were developed as an inexpensive treat during…
A little bit of music
I was recently asked to pick a song for the The Plugg’s Song of the Week series of articles.Why not head on over there and check out my selection!
Toilet Spy and other strangeness
I found this image on flickr today while searching for images tagged “Spy”. It is from an employee-only men’s bathroom in a Berlin office building. I wonder if there is another wall like this in the ladies room?This ice toilet was setup by Microsoft, to promote Windows Vista, in Dundas Square I can’t say that…
How To: Free video game rentals
This may (or may not) be news to some of my readers. It has only come to my attention recently.In the world of video games there are two markets:Primary – Where you buy the game new.Secondary – Where you buy the game used.There are not many deals to be had in the primary market. Shrink-wrapped…
Everything is all right now
The last of my new server problems has been fixed. I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that the last problem involved a port being closed. I made the fatal mistake of assuming that this particular port would be open by default.So yes, everything is now alright in the world with me.The first site to be…
How I got into blogging
Eric asked me in the comments of The face behind the blog how I got into blogging. He is interested in blogging himself and is a bit of a writer.One of the great things about blogging is that it is super easy to get started. There are so many free blogging platforms out there that…
The face behind the blog
Derek Wong of Going The Wong Way tagged me with the Face Behind The Blog tag began by David Airey.Yeah, I copied that first line from my associate blogger Ms. Q but she didn’t give me a choice. She summed it up so well I knew I could not write a better opening.A lot of…
Mommy!!! Save me!!!
Sometimes real life is better than a reality show!It seems that Paris Hilton was dragged back to the court house after her overnight slumber party at home. She was then sent back to jail to complete her 45 day sentence.The hearing was requested by the city attorney’s office, which had prosecuted Hilton and wanted sheriff…