Tag Archives: internet

Popular Already: March 2012

Posted on February 20, 2012 by ehurst

An awful lot of stuff is being promised for next month. Not even in sight yet, and already March is very popular with an awful lot of folks. You got Half-Past Human promising foreboding events that month. There’s the promise … Continue reading →

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Archive Update

Posted on February 17, 2012 by ehurst

(Please note: This ancient post refers to a static website that no longer exists.) For those keeping track of my static website, I’ve updated my Christian Mysticism HOWTO, both the webpage and the PDF version. In essence, I added one … Continue reading →

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Class, At Last

Posted on February 16, 2012 by ehurst

During my years online, I’ve always devoted a portion of my time studying and fighting spam, hoaxes, scams and urban legends, among other Internet abuses. After that prank when someone posted my resume on some of the most abusive job … Continue reading →

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Web of Deceit

Posted on February 14, 2012 by ehurst

I hear a lot of folks crying about advertising on web pages. One camp says they’ve gotten too aggressive, to the point you can’t access any content unless you permit the most egregious demands for placing tracking cookies, tracking webbugs, … Continue reading →

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No Advertising Here

Posted on February 8, 2012 by ehurst

Lately I’ve gotten a few requests from marketers to advertise on this blog. First, I have a hard time imagining my blog has enough traffic to justify advertising. These people offered money up front for links within a story, for … Continue reading →

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Friend or Foe on the Net

Posted on February 1, 2012 by ehurst

When one civilization falls, and another rises to take its place, most people aren’t paying attention. We could debate the terms and argue the definitions, but I still maintain we can best understand the Internet as the means for a … Continue reading →

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Do What I Say, Not What I Do

Posted on January 23, 2012 by ehurst

Granted, the current Hollywood moguls are not the same people who built it, but they most certainly do know where it all came from. I missed this nugget the other day, until it showed up on an investment website: Over … Continue reading →

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Herding Logic and SOPA/PIPA (Updated)

Posted on January 20, 2012 by ehurst

Taking down MegaUpload was a calculated PsyOp. It’s not hard to understand. While I admire the heroics of blacking out the the entry page to numerous websites, the psychopaths will not be bullied. The language used by Chris Dodd should … Continue reading →

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Tell Me Sweet Little Lies

Posted on January 19, 2012 by ehurst

Cherry picking your facts is actually a bigger lie than simply stating falsehoods. On 3 May 1999, we had a bit of wind and rain outside our home. That’s the facts, but not the truth. Okay, it’s only some of … Continue reading →

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Please Lie to Me

Posted on January 11, 2012 by ehurst

I would rather you be able to tell me a lie, than for someone else to take upon themselves the authority to decide for me you can’t. As much of a bumbling idiot as I may be, I doubt there’s … Continue reading →

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