ASPCA.org could use *your* donation to salvage animals in need

ASPCA, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, was founded in 1866; it was the first such humane organization in the Western Hemisphere. As humans, we display our true self … [Continue reading]

Schools don’t need to teach kids how to code

The brand new initiative at Code.org states that "every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn to code." This statement is signed by 80 or so technocrats, politicians and … [Continue reading]

Google does not cache everything: Check your back ups

It's a misconception that Google stores and caches every page it crawls. To begin with, one can block out the Google bots, that will obey such commands in a 'robots.txt' file stored at your … [Continue reading]

Time-wasters: How to tell them apart

As a domain investor, I am direct and to the point; when I’m in the process of acquiring a domain name, I make an offer and negotiate from there. If the price difference is unbridgeable, I let the … [Continue reading]

Farewell, Igal

One evening ten years ago, I received a call from Igal Lichtman, who witnessed my frustration unfold at a sales thread on DNForum. For a man in his mid-30′s that I was, receiving fatherly advice … [Continue reading]