Consumerism in America

Women are the key influencers in about 80% of all consumer product sales in the United States. (Source: Why She Buys – Amazon)

Alaska coastline

More than half of the coastline of the entire United States is in Alaska.

Surfing the world wide couch.

An excellent short video about Couch Surfing from a Berkeley journalism student and new CS Member, Alba Mora.

Surfing the world wide couch. from Alba Mora on Vimeo.

Dreamhost satisfied customer

While DreamHost certainly has its problems, I prefer them over a host of other web hosting providers for a variety of reasons, but it mainly boils down to turn around time. A colleague of mine, Matt Keith, had emailed me asking why I prefer DreamHost over Verve hosting, and my response got so long I decided to just turn [...]

Ecuador strives to keep the dollar circulating

Within the past month, a lot has been going on here in Ecuador. President Correa has imposed a new tax levy on a large number of imports in order to develop and stir interest in buying local goods, and to vaccinate the country against the effects of the downturned global economy. This move will doubtless affect a [...]

Carpathia Premium web hosting

Anyone looking for premium web hosting services, Carpathia is an absolute joy to work with. http://carpathiahost.com
Disclaimer, I’m in no way affiliated with the host; just a very satisfied customer.

The History of teh Internets

Teh internets play a big role in business, and personal communications. How did we get to where we are today? It all started in 1957….
History of the Internet from PICOL on Vimeo.

See also, the definition of teh internets on Urban Dictionary.

Ecuador’s “Historic Victory” Gives Explicit Rights to Nature

Ecuador’s new constitution gives explicit rights to Nature.

Cuenca to Bahia Ecuador

Investing in Bahia is a great idea, but its still a long way from Home.

Steven Wright Aphorisms

Everybody’s favorite command line script comes to the web: introducing fortune.php. Including Stephen Wright aphorisms.