I'm probably one of the few people on earth who hasn't seen the entire Matrix trilogy. I actually caught the first Matrix movie on a Virgin Atlantic flight a few years back. I liked the movie so much that I ended up watching it a couple of times. I saw the second installment, Matrix Reloaded, — Continue reading Β»
PPC Click fraud
Here's a vexing question for advertisers today: where should they place their advertising dollars to get the most bang for their bucks? Okay, this is not exactly a new, modern problem. As long as people have needed to advertise their products and services, there have been the complex issues of where and when. The Internet — Continue reading Β»
The Leaning Tower Of Pisa
When I was a student in high school (not sure which grade), I learned about an alleged gravity experiment performed by the famous Italian physicist and astronomer Galileo Galilei who lived in the 16th and 17th centuries. As the story goes, Galileo was trying to prove that earth's gravity exerts the same acceleration on all — Continue reading Β»
Versatile Grape
One of my strange traits is to sometimes take note of seemingly trivial, unimportant things about stuff. Like the other day I was having grapes and it occurred to me that this fruit is one the most versatile foods that I can think of. Let's see: By themselves, grapes make a great snack. They are — Continue reading Β»
Jogging in the heat wave
The entire U.S. is baking in the summer heat. Add oppressive humidity to that for the Northeast and you have a recipe for heat stroke and other heat-related issues. So how can I not heed the challenge and not go out for a jog? Thatβs exactly what I did this evening. Admittedly it wasn't at — Continue reading Β»
Danger, Trees
Live in the woods long enough and it's bound to happen. Trees are generally peaceful beings. They give us shade and oxygen and prevent soil erosion. They are home to numerous insects and animals, and they are nice to look at. For us, the shade has actually been a money saver. Having a canopy of — Continue reading Β»
whois and private registration
During the archaic times (measured in Internet years) there was but one registrar, Internic. If you wanted to register a domain name, you would browse to the Internic's site, plug in the domain name and some contact info, and the domain was yours, free of charge. I still remember those days, and sure wish I — Continue reading Β»
Nursing home and aging
July 4th marks America's birthday and depending on which day if falls on it could form a long weekend holiday to rest, party, and visit family. For me it is generally the time of year that I set out for my annual pilgrimage to visit my grandmother who resides in a nursing home in Northern — Continue reading Β»