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About 2½ years ago I wrote an entry in my blog about the growing power of anti-spam outfits. I'm no fan of spammers, but when I see vigilantism, it alarms me even more than the problem it tries to correct. Vigilantes always act altruistic, but their intentions are often sinister. Generally all one needs to — Continue reading »

I know I am just a pawn in the credit card game whose real beneficiaries are the banks and card companies that make outsized profits off the backs of consumers and merchants alike. At least I can feel good about having a no-fee cashback card that rewards me for my spending. Some false comfort. Let's — Continue reading »

After running a half marathon last year, I didn't think I'd do it again, even though I had the intention. But here I am, registered to run another one on October 1st. I'm not really sure if I can finish this one, let alone beating my last year's time. What the hell, it's worth a — Continue reading »

Liked him or not, Steve Irwin made a big impression on anyone that watched his programs. Some deemed him insanely out of control as he wrestled with crocodiles, and tangled with snakes. Others would call him fearless and a defender of the animal kingdom. I hadn't seen his programs in years, but hearing the news — Continue reading »

Meta tags are one of those rather mysterious and arcane HTML elements of a Web page. It also doesn't help that they remain invisible to users, so in most cases no one even knows they were there. One of the principle issues with meta tags is the lack of standard usage. Generally there is no — Continue reading »

A while back I received an email from a reader, Jim, in response to a couple of my blog entries,. One was regarding my entry titled: Nursing home and aging. I regarded his response thought-provoking enough to publish it here in its entirety. With thanks to Jim for taking the time to share his views — Continue reading »

A while back I received an email from a reader, Jim, in response to a couple of my blog entries,. One was regarding my entry titled: Nursing home and aging. I regarded his response thought-provoking enough to publish it here in its entirety. With thanks to Jim for taking the time to share his views — Continue reading »

Remember Usenet? If not, ask your father and he'll tell you that Usenet was (and still is) the NNTP-based technology used to post messages online. For many years it operated much like the old bulletin boards. I would use my character-based terminal to post and read messages. Then a colleague of mine introduced me to — Continue reading »