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Interesting Links, November 20, 2011

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Here are links I found interesting on November 20, 2011:

  • How Secure Is My Password? – Want to know how long it would take a Desktop PC to crack your password? This site will tell you.
  • Police Response to Occupy Wall Street is Absurd – I can't argue this. While I'm not 100% behind the movement, I think the police are getting extreme.
  • Why Facebook’s Seamless Sharing is Wrong – My personal opinion is that Facebook knows too much about its users activities and shares too much of that information online by default. It's a royal pain in the ass to keep track of all the privacy setting changes needed to maintain a modicum of privacy. It's another one of the reasons I'm avoiding Facebook these days.
  • hello, my fucking name is… – I will be submitting an entry to this site today.

Interesting Links, September 11, 2011

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Random Thoughts, 9/11/11

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A few random thoughts that I don’t have the time — or perhaps desire — to blog more fully about.

It’s shameful the way the media has turned 9/11 into a day that requires viewers/listeners to relive every moment of 9/11/01. What’s even more shameful is the way advertisers are selling during this media circus. I’m not the only one who feels this way. There must be a better way to honor the people who died that day.

Not everyone who died on 9/11/01 was a “hero.” Some were victims. Think about it.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: The terrorists have won. They have changed our lifestyle, forced our government to take away many of our civil liberties (i.e., freedoms), and caused us to start costly wars that we simply cannot win. The only way we can defeat them is to restore our freedoms, abandon efforts in the Middle East, and protect our country from within, using smart intelligence tactics. Sadly, I don’t think we’re capable, as a people, of doing any of that.

Interesting Links, August 10, 2011

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Here are links I found interesting on August 10, 2011:

  • Why Groupon is Bad for Small Business – Some specific notes on what's wrong with Groupon from the small business owner's point of view. Excellent points.
  • Groupon Is a Straight-Up Ponzi Scheme – Why Groupon can't work in the long run: "The vast majority of local merchants can’t discount more than 10 percent. Some can go maybe 25 percent in special situations. But 75 percent is a wholly unsustainable number. If all local merchants begin using Groupon then it can’t send loyal customers to anyone; Groupon can only send discount chasers to merchants. Which means that as Groupon grows, both local merchants and their competitors will find that Groupon’s main argument no longer works (if it ever did) — Groupon simply can’t send them loyal new business. So they all stop using Groupon in its current form." Read the rest of this interesting article on Knewton.com.
  • Apple is now the world’s most valuable company – Not sure how long this will last, but it is kind of cool.
  • Discontent with Lion’s “My Way or the Highway” Approach – Another interesting look at Lion features that aren't pleasing all Lion users. Personally, I feel that the positives in Lion far outweigh the negatives.
  • A Box You Want to Uncheck on LinkedIn – "Apparently, LinkedIn has recently done us the “favor” of having a default setting whereby our names and photos can be used for third-party advertising." Read more (and fix this) on BrandImpact.com.
  • How Could Anonymous "Destroy" Facebook? – Interesting look at Anonymous's threat to "destroy" Facebook and how such destruction could be accomplished. My opinion: I'd love to see Facebook go away.
  • Password Strength – This says it all.

Interesting Links, August 8, 2011

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