Topics - Issues

Driving Speeds

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

There are speed limits in all areas of the U.S. Why? To ensure safety. The motive is definitely good, but how do we know the numbers add up and are actually optimal? The majority of people go above the speed limit, whether it is by 2 miles or 20. Do traffic engineers take into considerations [...]

Repetition of the Media

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

I don’t watch the news on television very often, nor do I take much interest in tabloids or pop culture gossip. I do like to be informed on important or interesting things, but not at the expense of being bombarded by “buzz” stories without value (Mr. So-and-So is in jail for whatever; Ms. Who-Cares is [...]

Entry into Virtuality

Saturday, April 21st, 2007

Instead of working on a lengthy paper for college that is due in a few days, I have a slew of disorganized thoughts running around my treadmill of a mind. I am a slow writer, but I think this will be pretty easy. I’ve tried to stay away from writing solely personal entries here, but [...]

Blogging Less Says More

Monday, April 16th, 2007

I notice that traffic-hungry bloggers and web-savvy advertisers tend to follow SEO marketing schemes of creating filler content and fluffing up word count. They claim that it will keep visitors satisfied and search engines will flock to their precious keywords which will increase click-through rates. The latter may be true, but the former is problematic. [...]

High on Caffeine and Psychoactive Illusions

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

Caffeine, the worlds #1 consumed psychoactive drug, can stone your consciousness with irritability, dysphoria, and mania when used improperly; but when in moderation, you can review those TPS reports without falling asleep, jitter and shake to the latest dances, put your brain in the fast lane, and be buzzed without a hangover.*
*One may actually alter [...]

Return to Sender (Spam and Email Harvest)

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

I wonder how many people said to themselves, “I want to be a spammer when I grow up,” or “It would be sweet to help the world by giving them unsolicited advertisements.” Apparently someone has. In fact, many have. There are even robots (automated programs) that seek and destroy all that is still human on [...]

Reasons to Be Cautious of Google

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

Google is getting too powerful for the internet. I’m not a conspiracy theorist, and in fact use some Google services, but that doesn’t mean we should all turn a blind eye to what Google is and is capable of. Google has one of the best search engines, any they also have a wealth of knowledge. [...]