WanderingSalsero

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Global Warming.......biggest scam in history?

The founder of The Weather Channel thinks so.

Energy.......things are looking up again.

According to this article, the energy crises is a thing of the past.  The phrase 'cooking with gas' was never more appropriate.  Especiallly in Texas and Pennsylvania.

The article informs us that new technology makes previously unexploitable gas reserves now reachable and extractable.  It's an interesting article and it implies that everything energy related (which is just about everything) will start to prosper again.

Beware of Sidewiki!

There's a fellow I know named Steve Waggenheim.  He's an internet writer and marketer and, as far as I know, he's pretty successful.  I'm sure he's more than qualified to write this post I'm linking to here.

The gist of it is that there's a new tool from Google called 'Sidewiki'.  As I understand it, it's a sidebar gadget which, if you authorize it, pops on your site any time somebody's looking at it. 

And you know where the information on wiki's comes from don't you? 

Anybody.  Yean.......anybody can put information on it(just like they can on most wiki's).

How does that sound to you?

See the peril involved there?

Would you want to take a chance that any numb-nutz could leave a malicious or uncomplimentary or embarrasing 'sticky-note' on your website that your visitors who you'd worked hard to get to it could see?

That's what it amounts to.  And I'll guarantee you that there are unethical people out there who would do exactly that.   Some people would do it just to prove how stupid they are.

You know how I'm usually an 'early adopter' of new technology.  But I'll guarantee you that I agree with Steve and ............I'm saying 'no' to Sidewiki.

New twist on Identity Theft (and what to do about it)

Remember I mentioned RFID's (Radio Frequency Identity Devices)?  They're very very small and can be embedded in all sorts of things.  Things like money, passports, and CREDIT CARDS.

Did you know that they can be 'read', from afar, with a simple $9 device purchasable on eBay?

Yeah, so..........that's not really so secure is it?

Well, luckily.......somebody has the answer to your protection.

Andrew Machado's Blog

Funny how things sometimes seem to come togather from different directions.  Remember that I was saying years ago that video was going to be 'the thing' on the internet? 

Well, the leading edge of that trend has come and gone but the water keeps rushing past.  Every month it seems there's something new on video technology and how people are using it.

This guy Andrew Machado.........he has a blog that had a very good article on it about that "Flip" pocket video cam line vs. the new Apple products that not only take video but also upload onto You Tube. 

You ought to read it.  What was interesting though was that I got an email from somebody named 'Andrew' commenting on that post I did last night about Apture and wanting to know if he could 'Tweet' it.  I think I know what that means so obviously I said 'sure'.

I Googled the name "Andrew Machado" and that's how I found his blog.  Whether it's the same guy as emailed me or not......he's got a nice blog.  Not a fancy theme but excellent content.

Downhill rollerblading......wow!

This looks like more fun than downhill skateboarding!

Linked to deadly nerve disease? No kidding!!

Check out this article about the possible linkage of the swine flu (which I wouldn't take) to a deadly nerve disease.  What did I tell you?

We have a nation run at the national level by idiots....people who 'practice' government, medicene....or whatever.  Personally, I just soon have as little to do with that situation as possible.

This article is exactly the same thing that I, the original and still only Wandering Salsero, have speculated on numerous times.

Which is the most 'bad-ass' spider.....black widow or brown recluse?

Eight legs and a bad disposition?

Well.....sorta.  Actually, according to this very informative article, neither the black widow or the brown recluse spider are aggresive.  But they can ruin your day.  Especially the brown recluse.

I've always heard about these two bad-girls but I didn't know much about them.  Until, that is, I read this interesting article.

GMO food....do you know how far it's gone already?

Genetically modified food.  How much do you know about it?  And do you know how far it's already gone?

I didn't until I saw this video.  And honestly, I'd prefer not to eat it.