Friday was the first day of Ogmeet 2006, a.k.a. the Midwest Blogmeet, put together by Og and Omnibus Driver. Yesterday we just met at the Stonewood Ale House in Schaumberg around 6-ish for drinks and dinner. Naturally, I took a few pictures. Here's Leslie, who seems to have done much of the organizational heavy lifting: And Bruce the Human Pet from Conservative … [Read more...] about Ogmeet 2006: Day 1
Blogging
Strange Spam
I just received a comment to my Soggy Computers article that I wrote almost two years ago. Usually comments on something that old are pure spam—the spammers are hoping I won't notice comments on the old stuff—but I'm not so sure about this one. The message, in its entirety, is Sorry for this That's it. No links of any kind. … [Read more...] about Strange Spam
Carnival of Liberty #50
Carnival of Liberty #50 is up at TuCents. Previous carnivals: Carnival Of Liberty #49 at Liberty Corner … [Read more...] about Carnival of Liberty #50
Googlebomb Not Working Too Well…
Maybe it's too early to be checking, but I don't think the whole plan to Googlebomb Egypt is working very well. I can't find the Free Alla site in the top 500 responses for "Egypt" on Google. Heck, it's not even in the top 500 responses for "Free Alla". And when I visit the site now, I get pop-up ads for credit cards and casinos. I'm beginning to wonder if I've been scammed … [Read more...] about Googlebomb Not Working Too Well…
Mild Makeover: Blog Edition
I've had the same basic layout on this blog for about a year now, and I'm getting a little tired of it. So I decided to make some changes. By the time you read this, the first layer of changes will be in place, so if you want to see the design I'm tired of, you should look at this screenshot. (If it's hard to read, you need to tell your browser to display it full size. If it … [Read more...] about Mild Makeover: Blog Edition