We all enjoy making fun of rednecks, so here are a couple of redneck pictures to pass some time. Just repeat after me, I am sooo glad I don’t know any of these people.
Month / August 2006
AOL Data Splunked
Last week there was this big thing about AOL releasing 650,000 user’s search query data or roughly 20 million queries. Now that is disturbing, but it doesn’t really break any confidentiality laws because they didn’t give away anyone’s identity. But what really gets the goat (so to speak; is user 927’s search data or user 17556639 who is obviously planning to kill his wife) is the search topics of some users. These can be viewed using a nicely parsed html interface available over at Splunked.
Oh, BTW don’t try to view it using Safari or any derivative, Splunked only likes IE and Firefox.
Interesting Reason on a Form
While installing OpenOffice today I decided to actually register it and I came across this in the registration form; I thought it was mildly amusing.
Secret Salaries
Over at “positivesharing” there is an article titled “Why secret salaries are a baaaaaad idea“. i have worked in several environments where discussing your salary is a terminable offense. I never really understood this mentality. The way most people, myself included, look at this is that if I am formally prohibited from discussing something that is my personal business with anyone that I would want to than there must be something wrong with that topic. I can understand the situation it is some sort of corporate internal or trade secret, but seriously. Unless there is some sort of favoritism, or just generally unfair payment practices in place, I don’t see the reason.
Anyway you look at the secret salry topic, this is a good read; check it out.
Why secret salaries are a baaaaaad idea
Footnote: Don’t ask me what I make; I can’t tell you. LOL
Star Trek Inspirational Posters
If you love Star Trek and don’t really care for inspirational posters you gotta check this out.
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