My dentist is ailing, and his new assistant, who spoke with a Middle Eastern accent, saw me after my regular six month cleaning. I was surprised to learn he is from Syria, and he was equally surprised I was aware of the monstrosities happening in his homeland right now. Luckily, his immediate … [Read more...]
Bitly should stop using the Libyan .ly TLD
September 12, 2012 by 6 Comments
Bitly is perhaps the most popular URL shortener, and it has been using the "Bit.ly" domain hack for quite some time. For the lazy out there that don't want to type Bitly.com, the Bit.ly version saves them three whole keystrokes. Now that Chris Stevens, US ambassador in Libya has been killed, … [Read more...]
National September 11 Memorial & Museum
September 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
September 11 marks a day of infamy, long to be remembered for the terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001. After seeing how neither September11.com or September112001.com provide any sort of important information on memorial services, I found the following web site, at 911memorial.org. A small portion … [Read more...]
Usain Bolt and the scores killed in Syria
August 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I'm always intrigued by the editorial choices of CNN for its International portal. Covering the Olympics occupies the right half of the screen; covering the massacre in Aleppo and other Syrian cities takes over the left part of the page's layout. In the times that the ancient Greeks competed … [Read more...]
My support of SOPA.com
January 6, 2012 by 2 Comments
A few days ago I reported on how the domain name SOPA.com is in good hands. To show my support of Vincent's efforts against this hideous SOPA bill, I've donated my time and created the SOPA.com logo. The SOPA bill must fail because it's not only unconstitutional but it also threatens to … [Read more...]
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