Asymptomatic

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Serving Ads
March 31, 2005

Last month I made about $21 serving Google ads on RedAlt. Of course, Google won’t send you a check until you’ve made $100 from serving ads.

What would be nice is if I could pay for my hosting entirely by hosting. I was explaining this to Nana a while ago - someone who doesn’t know the ways of the blogging world - and she wondered why, if Asymptomatic garnered so many more hits than RedAlt, I didn’t put ads on Asymptomatic, too. I guess I just have this whole idea of “selling out” by trying to make money off of this site. It’s basically a site for my own pleasure. If people didn’t visit all the time, the ads wouldn’t make any money anyway, and I wonder how many people I will turn off by including the ads at all.

Protect yourself from identity theft
March 30, 2005

I received this in email from a co-worker today. Most of it seems like reasonable advice. See what you think:

Unfortunately, I, an attorney, have firsthand knowledge because my wallet was stolen last month. Within a week, the thieve(s) ordered an expensive monthly cell phone package, applied for a VISA credit card, had a credit line approved to buy a Gateway computer, received a PIN number from DMV to change my driving record information online, and more. But here’s some critical information to limit the damage in case this happens to you or someone you know: