A previous post of my drew some attention: Kim Andrew Elliott discussing International Broadcasting and Public Diplomacy.
Blogger complains that one of his posts brought a response publicizing VOA election coverage. He says that it was not only spam, but spam "offshored" to India. Steve Miller's Blog, 25 September 2008.
Let’s be clear, a comment [...]
I can’t believe I was spammed with my own tax dollars. I recently found this comment on another blog I run that just holds links of pages I post to my del.icio.us account. It is totally a passive blog for me and really is sees little if no traffic.
In this election year of [...]
I was playing with SpeedTest.net this morning and I found something interesting. This is the result I got this morning running the test from my Ubuntu Linux desktop (2 Ghz Pentium 4 512 MB Ram).
Second Test
A few minutes later I ran the same test from a Windows XP Machine (Same hardware and network connection). [...]
I have had a lot of great ideas for writing lately, but I have not actually put those thoughts on paper. I had a brilliant post about the abuse of power of 41 U. S. Senators attempting to interfere in the business of a private citizen. Unfortunately that never made it out of [...]
Wow, has it been a long time since I last posted, over two months. I have a lot to write about. So much to write about that I really don’t know were to start.
My last post was about preparing for my last endurance race of the season. I did race the 12 [...]
I was awakened by my boss this morning at 2:00 am for a problem at work. (Yes, waking up for these is part of the job, but it doesn’t mean I have to like it.) Two hours later and the problem is solved. Oh yeah, my alarm goes off in 30 more [...]
Today is the 2nd time in my working life that I am experiencing a last day with an employer and voluntarily changing jobs. Almost 11 years ago was the last time I did this. I have actually had 4 different employers in the last 11 years, although when the employers change, I stayed [...]
I just took the McAfee SiteAdvisor “Phishing Quiz” and thought you might
like to take it as well. The quick and fun quiz tests your ability to
detect dangerous phishing scams.
To take the quiz, just go to http://www.siteadvisor.com/quizzes/phishing_0707/
I scored a 7 out of 10. How did you do?
Today I ate:
I ate 2 packs of instant oatmeal made with water for breakfast. Approximately 320 calories, 4g of fat, 64g of Carbs and 8g of protein.
I drank 10 - 6 oz cups of coffee.
For lunch I had a Ham Sandwich with pepper jack cheese and mustard on multi-grain bread.
I had a snack of [...]
Not Made Of Money ยป How We Save Money On Our Telephone Bills
I saw this article and initially thought it might be helpful, but it really only helps if you don’t use your phone a lot. Here are my tips that will save you significant money if you really use your phone.
If you have [...]
