Make money online with online reviews at your own site
I was a big fan of Amazon.com and Yelp.com — sites where users of products, services and businesses would be able to leave reviews and ratings of their experiences. In 2008, I realized that my...
Online advertising income down, or just scattered?
Om Malik posts a short synopsis at his blog today regarding PubMatic’s fourth quarter 2008 AdPrice Index Report. Om says: The desperate bid to rack up sales over the holiday season helped turn...
Wordpress spam comments target specific posts.
A random visitor, Paul, left a comment on my What is bumburbia post from the other day. This is a comment I’ve received emails about, so I figure I’d address it here. When people have blogs...
A response to Why I stopped volunteering
In today’s article titled Why I’ve given up volunteering, a random visitor, Alex, left a comment about how he disagrees with me about what I wrote. Alex considers himself a staunch capitalist,...
Why I’ve given up volunteering
As a capitalist, I focus myself on finding a good use of the tools I was born with: my brain, my body, my hands, even my voice. I also focus on using the tools I can purchase: property, equipment, the...
A sidenote to single women who can’t find decent guys
Usually this section covers the topic of being a man, but today I’m jumping on the other side of the War of the Sexes. I’d say my ratio of male to female friends is around 50/50. Most of...
What to do on a night when you have nothing to do: restaurant reviews
It’s Wednesday night, and you’re bored. Maybe you don’t have a list of girls to ask out, or maybe you asked someone out and got shot down, either way, you’re needing something...
What do Preterist Christians think of the Israel / Gaza conflict?
As a Preterist Christian, I get asked often by people about my take on various issues that the modern Evangelical Church has very polarized views on. My views are usually very different, and align well...
In response to Day without a Gay comment
Chicago, IL By A.B. Dada — Longtime reader Dennis posted this comment in response to my Day with a Gay post from a few weeks back: I have been reading your website for years and find your economical...
A response to a Christian’s view on Intellectual Property
Chicago, Il By A.B. Dada — A recent comment on a previous thread about Sean P. Salter came through today, and I figured it is in everyone’s best interest to respond to this one publically....
Starting a business? Do it in a recession.
Chicago, IL By A.B. Dada — Whenever friends come to me for advice in starting a business, I always tell them the same thing: wait until a recession. The immediate answer is always the same: WHY? We’re...
My thoughts on Christian Design and Christian Designers
Chicago, IL By A.B. Dada — In the world of copyright, I’m public enemy #1. I hate the idea of copyright. It’s a ridiculous idea, and it is one that has failed to do what it is supposed...
Obama and Infanticide: it doesn’t matter
Chicago, IL By A.B. Dada — A close Christian family friend emailed me a link just before the weekend. The basis for the article is yet one more Christoconservative reason not to vote for Barack...
A response to praying at the pump comments
Zion, IL By A.B. Dada — In my previous article, Thank God for High Gas Prices, a few readers had left some comments that I felt I had to respond to as best as I can. I appreciate comments, both...
A key to entrepreneurship
Chicago, IL By A.B. Dada — On a recent slashdot article, I had posted a response to why I believe that 1099 work (contract work) makes more sense than W2 work (employment) for more people than one...
Dada’s Law on Income
Chicago, IL By A.B. Dada — There’s an old adage people are familiar with about getting services from others: “You have 3 options: get it done fast, get it cheap, get it high quality. Pick two.”...
Chafing at the “word” of God
Chicago, IL By A.B. Dada — Whether you consider yourself faithful or atheist, I hope this Sunday morning article will give you some ammunition against cultists and faithfulmen without reason. If...
Thank God for high gas prices: Praying at the pump?
Zion, IL By A.B. Dada — You may have heard of the religious nuts running around and praying at gas stations for God to lower gas prices. If not, check out Vindy.com’s article detailing it,...
Defending Religious Persecution
Chicago, IL By A.B. Dada — I detest religion. That pretty much sums up the entire theme of this article. It isn’t just the word that I don’t like, it’s the entire redefinition...
Increasing your basic efficiency to save time and money
Chicago, IL By A.B. Dada — One simple fact of business that many entrepreneurs and employees ignore is the idea of efficiency: doing more in less time. We generally want to find ways to save big...
