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The Misconceptions of the Cybersquatter

Rick — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:17:49 +0000

Cybersquatting is a topic which recently came up on Slashdot in the form of an Ask Slashdot article “Buying a Domain From a Cybersquatter“. The writer of the original topic mentions that: “since we don’t own a trademark on this name it doesn’t qualify as bad faith” This in it’s self means legally they are not a [...]

Tactics of the ToS

Rick — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:38:39 +0000

As we all know the Terms of Service (ToS) and Terms of Use agreement has become commonplace on websites as a means to govern the way these sites are to be used and the rights to user submitted content are to be handled. From the small forum based websites receiving traffic in the range of [...]

Hosting Quality: As I See It

admin — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:16:11 +0000

It amazes me the amount of people who still use Godaddy as their shared hosting provider. They never were a great host, they have always oversold and had lackluster customer service but lately things have been getting even worse. I have had and currently have several clients on Godaddy’s shared hosting service and each and [...]

Yet Another Year

Rick — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:45:49 +0000

Last New Year’s Eve I posted my resolutions on this blog. I guess it’s time to review those resolutions and see just how little (or how much) I followed through. Last year’s resolutions were as follows (Pass or Fail) Focus on the end result of what I am trying to do. Pass I did really well with [...]

Christmas Meterialism and Generosity

Rick — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:17:39 +0000

Xmas is almost here, I’m not sure how I feel about the holidays this year to be honest. I’ve always despised the commercialization and as an agnostic atheist, like many others just see this time of year as a time to spend with family and friends. Even theists tend to celebrate in that manner often [...]

Hardware Store Price Discrepancy

Rick — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:53:10 +0000

Like most men I enjoy an escape to the hardware store every now and again but sometimes all I need is to do some price comparisons of products on a materials list, in which case checking prices online via the websites of local hardware stores is the easiest option…..at least that’s what I had thought. Little [...]

Evan Tanner’s Life Lesson R.I.P

Rick — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:55:36 +0000

On September 8, 2008 the world lost a great human being. The body of former UFC Middleweight and USWF Heavyweight champion Evan Tanner was discovered by a Marine helicopter in the desert-like region north of Brawley, California. According to the Imperial County sheriff’s office heat exposure was the preliminary cause of death due to temperatures [...]

Google Chrome is Here

Rick — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:49:11 +0000

As many of you have probably been reading Google has released a web browser called “Chrome”. It first caught my attention due to the innovative way in which Google accidentally announced the launch on September 1st, via a comic book illustrated by Scott McCloud and designed to show the positive features and architecture of their [...]

Quality Ingredients and Quality Meals

Rick — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 08:02:50 +0000

Every living organism needs a source of food (energy). For some organisms it may be cellulose, lignin, or another chemical compound but we as humans see our energy sources as so much more than groups of chemically bonded elements at fixed masses. We use food as not only an energy source but as a social [...]

Beards are Back

Rick — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:09:56 +0000

Since the dawn of time the way the beard has been viewed from civilization to civilization and time period to time period has differed. In ancient Greece it was a sign of virility, in ancient India a symbol of wisdom, and within the Germanic Lombard tribe it was a religious tribute to Odin. During the [...]