Archive for August, 2005

A Rocket to Nowhere

Back in the day, I was a huge space nut. You know that kid you went to school with who knew just a little too much about dinosaurs? Yeah, that was me, only with NASA.
But, I have to admit, the luster of manned space flight has tarnished of late. The “science” isn’t there, and the [...]

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Repeat after me: Google is Just as Bad as <insert name>

Google, the search company that knows everything about you, your friends, and that night in Vegas, is cutting off CNET over this story (which, ironically, now gets more Google juice thanks to this moronic PR move). From CNET:
Google could not be immediately reached for comment. (Google representatives have instituted a policy of not talking with [...]

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Disable Adobe’s Nagware “Feature” When Disabling Javascript

Local Linux Purveyors, The Linux Box, have a nifty little utility to get rid of the crappy nagware-esque dialog box that Adobe tosses at every startup when you disable Javascript execution in Acrobat. You have disabled Javascript in Acrobat 7, right?
Disclaimer: This messes with your registry. Back up beforehand, just in case.
You can download the [...]

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Top Tips for Running Your Internet News Website

So, you want to make a fortune on the internets, eh? Well my friend, then you need to start a news site devoted to internet-related news. That’s right, follow these simple steps and you’ll soon be pulling in enough Google juice you too will make a million dollars a year on Google Ads.

Republish every press [...]

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