Automatically Generate Performance Reviews

Sample:

Performance Appraisal for Mr. X:
Mr. X appears ever productive and has been seen dropping in at off hours and he does the kind of work you don't expect to see today.
Mr. X never appears stressed about his work. He works behind the scenes. His worth to the company can only be imagined and he is willing to take risks. Many wonder at the extent of his knowledge and he prefers to work under minimal supervision. He actively pursues relationships with his coworkers.
Mr. X shows an interest in related tasks not assigned to him.

Guaranteed accuracy in some cases

http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbert/games/career/html/questions.html

Digg goes slowwwww

Why has Digg.com suddenly gone so slow?, initial reports suggest it may have been Slashdotted ...

www.digg.com

:)

Ambulance chasers pay big bucks for Adsense

According to various sources, it seem 10 out of the top 11 highest paid google adwords are lawyers trying to get clients.

The top 11 are:
mesothelioma $84.08
mesothelioma attorneys $80.93
mesothelioma lawyers $69.04
malignant pleural mesothelioma $55.95
Asbestos Cancer $54.17
mesothelioma symptoms $53.66
peritoneal mesothelioma $52.27
trans union $51.91
lung cancer $43.12
search engine optimization $30.19
mesothelioma diagnosis $28.70

Seraching for these terms in google of course comes up with all the lawyer sites on the right hand side - they must make a fortune to pay so much for advertising.

How to make a million

Here are a 3 methods to make a million pounds / dollars / whatever currency you prefer.

1. Find a way to make 1 pound and do it a million times

2. Find a way to double your money, start with 1 penny an double it every day for a month - a 31 day month will give you 21.47 million pounds

3. Get a job earning 12 million a year and quit after a month

Just don't spend it all at once !

www.v3.com goes up and down at the same time

According to Alexa.com, this week v3.com has gone up in ranking by 18,000% and down by 45% at the same time

Might not be true but it is possible

A guy named Ken Smith posted this on a newsgroup.

"The new technology that it is claimed lowers EMI by dithering the frequency of the CPU clock and the monitors refresh rate are not actually for that at all. Windows XP uses the CPU clock and the refresh rate to FSK out all of your personal data and a list of all non-Microsoft programs you have installed. "

However I don't think it would work for LCD monitors :).

It's well known that TV licensing companies can view exactly what's on your TV screen, I assume then they could do the same for your PC screen, so "in theory" Microsoft could code something into Windows to work like the Timex Data Link system that sent out a hidden signal listing anything.
Not saying they would / do, just saying that in theory it may be possible.

Aluminium Foil Helmets

Research at MIT has shown that instead of protecting you from radio waves, wrapping your head in Aluminium foil actually amplifies the signal by as much as 30 db.

http://people.csail.mit.edu/rahimi/helmet/

Where would we be without the guys at MIT?, nice to know they're finally doing something useful with the millions of dollars worth of high tech equipment they have at their disposal.

Care In The Community

A UK govenment initiative to allow nutters to roam the streets.
Seeing the new helpdesk operators we now have on the IT helpdesk it seems that the scheme has now extended to care in the workplace. It's scary how stupid people can be allowed to be put in roles where they are advising and supporting others.
Has the UK contract market for helpdesk people really gone this far down hill?, is an IQ greater than 95 that much to ask?.
I get served by brighter people at the local supermarket.

Blind Waiting

"Blind Waiting" is bad - everyone hates it and often don't even realise it.

"Blind Waiting" is when you are waiting for something but you don't know how long for or why, some examples are:
1. Telephone queue system with no information on how long you need to queue for
2. Website messages like "site down for maintenance" - but no date / time for when they'll be back, or reason they are out like system maintenance / upgrades etc..
3. Closed sign in a shop window without a clear sign of when it will reopen
4. Coming soon signs - when is the service coming.

If you have an outage / closure or have customers waiting for any reason, always try to give them the following information
How long they will have to wait
Why they are waiting
Ideally, a better time when they will get a faster response.

Junk Mail postage paid envelopes

In this article http://www.vertical-visions.com/_temp/postagepaid/index2.html, a guy explains how to use postage paid envelopes to send up to 72lb in weight which will be charged to the junk mail sender.
His solution is just to put any old junk in there however perhaps a better option would be to send junk that you would normally have to pay someone to dispose of like old computer equipment (not hazardous waste like Asbestos though).

Interesting WIFI Hot Spot Concept

The idea is to make it easy for you to make money by sharing your wireless broadband

http://www.mywifizone.com/

You install this software, and when the system goes live your wireless broadband becomes a wireless hotspot which people pay mywifizone to use and you get a cut. I guess it's a lot more useful for those who live in city centers, could be a nice little earner if you live in a flat near a business part of a city.

Blogs without Comments

Should blogs have comments?, I prefer it when they do but I believe they can still be blogs if they don't have comments. A blog is a web log, not a discussion forum, people use blogs for various different reasons and some simply don't want any comments - it's just
their opinion, they don't want to discuss it or argue about it, they just have a need to vent.
I have a blog (this is it) which allows comments, no one has ever left a comment - does that mean it's any less a blog ?
Here's a scenario: I've read quite a few blogs on this exact subject and I want to comment on it - so where do I do this?, in my own blog?, in the comments section of one of the other blogs discussing this?, which one?. If I add comments to an existing blog entry that's a few days / weeks / months old - will anyone ever read it?

Search google for "Blogs without Comments" and you get over 300 hits - and that's just for one way of phrasing the subject, there may well be over 1000 separate discussions on this subject with many comments in reply. There's simply too much repetition on the internet.

However...Create a single area for discussion on a subject and what would you get?, a huge long list of comments like on slashdot. If you find a post that you wish to comment on and see there are 300 existing comments you have to read them all before posting in case you are
covering old ground which is very time consuming and with that many comments it's unlikely. At least comments on slashdot are hierarchical - unlike most comment systems.

The solution? - I don't know - please comment :)

2 reasons people leave comments:
1. The just have an irresistable urge to and feel they have someething valuable to contribute (5%)
2. Give them an excuse to post a link to their website (95%)
First 2 examples I picked are full of posts from other Bloggers (I'm not saying it's a bad thing)

http://joi.ito.com/archives/2005/11/24/deconstructing_bloggers.html

http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2005/10/29/mr-blogger/

Comment on the entire internet

Add comments about any web page on the internet

http://www.floodle.net/comments/index.html

I feel a little invisible

I'm desperately trying to get google to index
http://floodle.net/comments/last30.php
but it just wont!!!

aaaaarrrgggghhhhh
http://floodle.net/comments/index.html as well
maybe putting it here will help