User: Espo_SHIZ

Misleading Headline

On: UK Report Suggests Dangers In Cell Phone Use

When the study in question pertains only to children, please state so.

Manditory quote

On: One, Two, Many - Language Shapes Thought

"One, two, and a shit load." - Darrel Hammond

Just take the warning labels off everything

On: 419 Scammer Gets Scammed

Let society sort itself out

Why I know for a fact that MS's engine sucks

On: Microsoft Offers A Peek At New Search Engine

I host some popular sites. One of my access logs is ~1 GB/day. In addition to Webalizer'ing and awstat'ing my logs, I personally look in there. I see all the crawlers scanning me, and MS's is nowhere near the top.

There is a medical code for lawnmower injuries

On: Building A Homebrew Robotic Lawnmower?

I used to file medical insurance claims, and to my surprise I once found a medical diagnosis code (HCPCS) for "lawnmower accident". Most of the codes are stuff like leg fracture or lung cancer, etc, so that "lawnmower accident" looked strange. I guess it happens a lot. Now I foresee a new one coming: "robot lawn mower accident" .

Google's top asset: solid reputation

On: Google Plans to Reveal Some of its Code

Google's been on top for too long. Microsoft and other search engines are really starting to push competition. But even if they equal or surpass Google's services, they still won't succeed (lawfully, at least). Google has something none of them have, and something most of them can never get with their histories: Trust.

awstats, webalizer

On: Hits or Misses: Who is Your Website's Audience?

http://www.mrunix.net/webalizer/ http://awstats.sourceforge.net/