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  1. SEO = Grrr on Climbing up the Search Ladder · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Search Engine Optmization just rings of illicit behaviour that is closely related to spamming. I'm aware there are "honest" individuals who insure that the page is well formed, uses proper heading/title tags, but what of those blackhat individuals who stop at nothing to boost pagerank and call themselves SEO's?

    Take for instance Referral spamming of weblogs. Certain bloggers would publish their recent referrers lists and these spammers caught on and well, I now receive several hundred fake referrers from various v~1~a~g~r~a types, to seemingly legit websites. Of course, upon checking their website, you can see that there is no link directing visitors to my page.

    Did the website owners use this tactic? I'm sure some have, but what about others who have turned to "SEO experts" who resort to these tactics?

    I'm not even going to get into Comment spam. That's just a horrid thing that is on par with trapping email spam in terms of difficulty.

  2. I know. on Google Planning Web Browser? · · Score: 1

    gbrowser = YES g/OS != YES g/OS had been considered, but too many issues.

  3. Re:Missing product for Google? on Microsoft Launches Blogging Site · · Score: 2, Interesting

    *DISCLAIMER* I work for Google.

    There is a 'gmessenger' application being worked on. It is not named, 'gmessenger', but rather, something marketable.

    It's interface is typical Google. Clean and uncluttered. It's very similiar in functionality to some of the more popular jabber/gaim clients (in both appearance /and/ function *wink* )

    It uses targeted advertising based upon current text typed as part of any conversation (There is a middle text box used for this purpose)

  4. Antitrust on The Microsoft/SCO Connection · · Score: 4, Interesting

    You'll note in the article he states that this isn't quite an anti-trust violation, but rather an act of a competitor suing a competitor. That's not the case, it's more like a competitor trying to get the little company to step up to the behemoth. Looking at how this is setup, I'm confused... How is this NOT an anti-trust violation? They're attempting to 'destroy' the competition in unethical manners.

  5. Mobility on Skype Founder Interviewed On Engadget · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I'm unsure as to how VoIP is going to pan out. I think the ultimate killer-app for it would be the ability to be mobile and not restricted to the same elements as a regular land-line.

  6. Re:New Slogan on Intel Puts WiFi Back Into Next Gen Chipsets · · Score: 1

    That works if you have a decent amount of available slots. Many of these all-in-one motherboards have two or three slots at most. On some of the cards with integrated video, they lack an AGP slot. Gets rather difficult to replace / upgrade. Also consider, I've had a couple boards fail because of some dead add-on that caused everything else to die. I would rather a motherboard with nothing but the basics (ala 1994 basics) loaded up with PCI/AGP slots.

  7. New Slogan on Intel Puts WiFi Back Into Next Gen Chipsets · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Insecurity Inside! Now 150% easier to hack!" I've had bad experiences with integrated systems that include everything on the motherboard. Back when, it was so nice to just replace the bad component, and not just the entire bloody motherboard.

  8. *shaking head* on NHS Awards Contract to Microsoft · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I dont understand why with all the issues Microsoft products face, that any large corporation would choose them and actively endorse their promotion. I've looked at the TCO of MS products vs others (linux, osx, etc) and that combined with the liability issues just stuns me. WHY Microsoft? For an end user, fine, for an enterprise, WHY?

  9. Re:This is unfair! on Siblings Guilty of Spam Felony, Partner Acquitted · · Score: 1

    Do you know the specifics of this case? No. There may be any number of reasons why she was given a lighter sentence, but you weren't in the courtroom.

  10. Re:something to consider? on When Looks Can Kill · · Score: 1

    There is a reason we are so far advanced than everyone. It's simple, constant R&D to always, "one up" everyone else.

  11. GAH!!! on Linus Retiring from Kernel Dev · · Score: 1

    Please; no more! Make...it... STOP! (Banging head on Desk)