2008 April

Entries from April 2008

What people will do to generate ad revenue

April 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Linkbaiting is a search engine optimization practice in which someone takes a completely onerous stand on something with the intention of pissing a lot of people off and getting a lot of people to link to it so they can show others how wrong this person is. Of course, for the individual that engages in [...]

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Tags: media

When displayed patriotism is more important than actual patriotism

April 28th, 2008 · No Comments

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Tags: politics

How NOT to be an internet celebrity

April 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

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Tags: culture · media

Windows Vista ain’t as bad as everyone says

April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

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Tags: technology

I hate employee reviews

April 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Is there anything more ridiculously dishonest than performance reviews? The inanity behind them is just staggering. The ones at my workplace have seven different ratings, running the gamut from “You Suck” to “We’re Not Worthy.” Seven different ratings, so naturally, everyone got the one right in the middle. EVERY LAST ONE OF US. The guy that steals stuff from work? Yep. The guy who is more concerned with recycling than with paying attention to the plant? Yep. The guy who goes way above and beyond what’s required of him? Yep. They’re all the same. Why even bother with the charade if everyone’s going to get the same review?

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Tags: bureaucracy