I'm not a sports fan and couldn't care less who the opposing football finale teams were, but even I got a glimpse of the Godaddy ad online. I also heard that Cindy Crawford and Dennis Rodman made appearances during the game commercials, but the consensus was that the ads were just too watered down. Advertisers — Continue reading »
Helmet law – the erosion of people's rights
📆 February 9, 2005
We all agree that a society without laws is a society without order. Laws are rules that all citizens must follow in order to be a able to co-exist with their fellow citizens in harmony. They are the essence of the wishes and desires of the majority of people in the community. But lately laws — Continue reading »
Helmet law – the erosion of people's rights
We all agree that a society without laws is a society without order. Laws are rules that all citizens must follow in order to be a able to co-exist with their fellow citizens in harmony. They are the essence of the wishes and desires of the majority of people in the community. But lately laws — Continue reading »
401k - the anti social security?
📆 February 6, 2005
With the social security overhaul in the news lately, it's hard not to wonder if it will stick around for today's working generation. Many polls indicate that the younger workers believe that social security won't be there when they reach their retirement age. That is a worrisome notion for many of us who have paid — Continue reading »
The hidden side-effect of voting
📆 February 2, 2005
Did you vote during the last presidential election? I did, and I realized that registering to vote gives you more than a power to voice your choice. It adds you to a list that can be used by a variety of government agencies for a number of purposes. One of those is for jury duty — Continue reading »
Time to sting the ID thieves
📆 January 28, 2005
It’s an old trick, but with our fast-paced, digitally connected world, it has become much more than an irritation. I am talking about ID theft, perhaps the fastest growing criminal activity in the US and other parts of the developed world. And it yields millions of victims every year. Some have their credits dented, others — Continue reading »
Morbid discounts
📆 January 26, 2005
A few months ago Costco, the renowned discount bulk chain, announced that they will begin offering caskets on their online store, costco.com. I had forgotten about the announcement until yesterday, browsing in costco.com, I ran into the casket link. I don't know much about the death business. My wishes are to be cremated and scattered — Continue reading »
Multi-page Web articles that irritate, and how to side-step them
📆 January 22, 2005
Sneer all you want but I belong to the destined-for-extinction tribe that use dialup for Internet access. In my position as a Web programmer admitting to such draconian access method is tantamount to subjecting myself to frequent jeers, but I still haven't found a compelling reason to justify shelling out $40 a month for broadband. — Continue reading »
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