Should you edit your boss’ Wikipedia article?
The IP block associated with congressional offices has been banned off and on from editing Wikipedia, due to a large percentage of dubious edits that attempt to clean up a Congressperson's image, or...
View ArticleA Gospel according to Judas?
I don't know if I should be admitting I watched the segment on Primetime on ABC tonight about the alleged Gospel according to Judas. But I made a conscious effort to watch it. You don't get much depth...
View ArticleBefore they were Cardinals…
I just finished reading Before They Were Cardinals, a history of the American Association St. Louis Browns, by Jon David Cash. I have mixed feelings about the book.
View ArticleSave energy and money with smart power strips
I stumbled across this money-saving tip today. A company called Bits Limited sells "smart" power strips. Here's how they work: You plug a device into one of the plugs, and when you turn that device on,...
View ArticleWhat order should you pay off your debt?
The eternal debate, once someone starts on the road to paying off (or at least reducing) debt is short, simple and sounds innocent enough: Which one first? In fact, when I started down this road, a...
View ArticleSo what now?
The Republican Revolution is over. What went wrong? Before I try to answer that question, a few words by Dr. Donald Prahlow, my high school history instructor, seem pertinent. In 1992 when Bill Clinton...
View ArticleWaterslide decal tricks
The one time I remember hurting my Dad's feelings was when we were building a model. We were applying decals, and we could never get them to stay on the model for long. I observed that when I built a...
View ArticleRest in pieces, Borders
The Borders at my local mall is closing today. I’ll miss it. I still remember when the store was being prepared. It was around the time I got married. My then-pastor said he was really looking forward...
View ArticleThe NSA’s guide to finding things on the Internet is available now
A wonderful NSA document called Untangling the Web, thanks to a FOIA request, is now available and free for all to download and use. Although dated, the book will prove highly useful. If you company or...
View ArticleWho are the 10 people you’d call if you were laid off tomorrow?
I found some good advice on Lifehacker today about building a professional network. Not just having 500 connections on Linkedin, but having a real professional network made up of people who help one...
View ArticleQuestions to ask before taking a job
I found this infographic from Avidcareerist via Lifehacker that lists 12 questions to ask before accepting a job offer. There is good information on it, though I have mixed feelings on some of them. 1....
View ArticleWhat I miss about the old days of computing
Lifehacker asked this week what graybeards like me (mine gets longer every week) miss about old-school computing. I don’t think it’s any single thing. One attraction was the simplicity. Especially with...
View ArticleHow to write reviews without getting sued
In a well publicized incident that happened earlier this month, someone who wrote a bad review on Amazon about a cheap router got threatened with a lawsuit by the router’s distributor, Mediabridge....
View ArticleMy last day at Initech
OK, so I didn't work for Initech. I couldn't resist the Office Space reference. But as of 4:08PM CST yesterday, I am unemployed. Fortunately this time it's only until 8:00AM CST on Monday. I pretty...
View ArticleGiving and receiving criticism in writing
Internet pal Rob O’Hara wrote last week about why he hasn’t published a book in five years. The resulting discussion has the potential to get ugly–not that I think it will, but the potential is there....
View ArticleThe Ferguson race riots: An outsider’s perspective from not far outside
A Ferguson police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old African-American man, on August 9, 2014. The night after, riots broke out. Ferguson is an inner-ring suburb in north St....
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