Have you been seeing pop-up ads on my blog?You see, a couple of days ago I was fiddling with some darned thing here in Wordpress -- I can't remember what it was anymore -- and I wanted to take a look at how the page lays out to ordinary people. As a logged-in Wordpress user, I get extra features like a command bar at the top and special links I can click to edit content, … [Read more...] about Site Meter WTF?
Considering a Geiger Counter
It probably says something about me that I'm thinking of buying a Geiger counter.It's not that I really have a need to detect radioactivity, exactly. But you know all those CSI shows where they pull out the UV light and shine it around a crime scene to find suspicious stains? If you tried that at home, the ultraviolet light would probably find all kinds of messes -- where … [Read more...] about Considering a Geiger Counter
Net Neutrality Pisses Me Off
The debate over "net neutrality" just makes me angry. The purpose of net neutrality is to force internet service providers to carry all content equally. The ISPs -- really mostly cable companies -- would like to dump net neutrality so they can charge special rates for certain content such as streaming video. This would allow them to offer "high-speed lanes" to services like … [Read more...] about Net Neutrality Pisses Me Off
2013 Road Trip Report – Part 4: The Road to Avalon
(I've been writing a rambling travelogue for last year's trip to the Jersey shore. Part 1 got me from Chicago to Toledo, Part 2 got me to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and Part 3 got me to New Haven, Connecticut. I'm running out of interest in writing these, but I think I have at least one more.)I woke up the next morning and started my drive to Avalon. I decided to take the … [Read more...] about 2013 Road Trip Report – Part 4: The Road to Avalon
The Queen is a Fink!
I've known for many years that access to this blog is blocked in mainland China. Well, sometimes it is and sometimes it isn't. I imagine it all depends on how recently I've mentioned the Tiananmen Square Massacre. As I write this, it's not being blocked (I checked here), but that could change since I just mentioned the Tiananmen Square Massacre twice now.However, thanks to … [Read more...] about The Queen is a Fink!