Archive For July, 2009
Location, location, location. On the Internet, a good domain name is the online equivalent of that corner lot in the neighborhood with good schools. The problem is, all the good names are taken and only “fixer-uppers” are left. That’s why you have companies called Flickr, Rowdii, Weebly, and Sedo — which auctions off domain names [...]
It’s not meant to be. It’s not meant to be political or anti-religious either. I know plenty of highly intelligent and articulate people that go to church and vote conservatively. But I came across these two charts and wanted to share them. Not that they’re not entirely surprising, but you’ll have to draw your own [...]
It was a busy weekend that involved wakeboarding, the Alameda County Fair, work, a farewell house party, running, a BBQ, and softball. Regarding the Alameda County Fair, it doesn’t compare with the Puyallup. Thankfully we had free tickets. The pig-racing was entertaining, and the food was good, but it was a million degrees so we [...]
So we weren’t hard-core enough to see the midnight showing on Tuesday night. Or dress up. But the theatre was still packed with Potter fans for last night’s show. The movie was awesome.
The U.S. Government has allocated $4 billion to spend July 1st – November 1st on the “Cash for Clunkers” program. The legislation is part of the stimulus package and gives car owners $3500-4500 when they trade in their old, gas-guzzling car for a new, more fuel-efficient model. Cash for Clunkers is designed to accomplish two [...]
