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  1. geomark

    Mods get a clue and lose the captcha

    Hey mods, if you really think you need a captcha to access this faggot forum you should at least set it up right. After I solve the capture and browse for about ten minutes it asks me again, and keeps asking me about every ten minutes or so. You guys retarded? Or you just want us to spend less...
  2. geomark

    F'ing captcha

    Seriously mods, is a captcha really necessary? I keep getting it today. F'ing annoying.
  3. geomark

    EPN is retarded

    Back when EPN switched to their so-called Quality Click Pricing I wrote them off as another affiliate program trying to scam affiliates and started replacing them on my sites. I ignored a few links that get almost no traffic. Those generate a small sale now and then. What's weird is that with...
  4. geomark

    So is Bitcoin how to flee fiat money?

    I guess a lot of Euro types think so. According to this article, http://business.financialpost.com/2012/06/08/euro-fears-boost-virtual-currency-bitcoin/, there's been a big increase in orders through Bitcoin exchanges coming from people trying to dump their Euros. But I don't understand the...
  5. geomark

    Question for forex gurus

    HKD has been pegged to the USD for a while. I heard some traders talking about a bet they are placing that at some point the continuing decline of the USD will compel the HKD peg to be removed. Question: Does the new trading between China and Japan using yuan and yen without USD make the HKD...
  6. geomark

    Adjustments to AdSense earnings

    Every month my final Adsense earnings are a couple of bucks less than the estimated earnings. They say that it can be due invalid clicks or even an advertiser failing to pay. Do you all who run Adsense see this regularly? A few dollars could be due to invalid clicks from bots I guess(?)
  7. geomark

    Now that Enlightened Members gone can't find anything

    I used to check in to the Elightened Members section now and then to reread a few of the better threads. I guess I should have bookmarked them because I forgot the titles and authors so can't find them now that the section has been removed.
  8. geomark

    Managed WordPress hosting q's

    Setting up a new WordPress site. Client asked about managed Wordpress hosting. Disk and bandwidth needs are small. Q1: Upsides/downsides to managed versus self-managed? Q2: Any recommendations for a provider? Thanks y'all
  9. geomark

    As the screws slowly tighten

    British Member of Parliament Barry Sheerman made a nice statement: "I’m getting increasingly worried about the free movement of people across Europe. It’s a very competitive world out there, and my constituents resent that." So I guess we can look forward to future attempts to restrict...
  10. geomark

    Cross Argentina off your list for now

    Several other threads discussed attractive places to move to flee the crap going on in some developed countries. Argentina was mentioned a couple of times. Not sure if serious, but might want to wait a while to see how some new conflicts play out. Argentina looks to be picking another fight with...
  11. geomark

    Secret Service and Colombian hookers

    Up to a dozen Secret Service agents in Colombia for President Barack Obama’s trip there have been relieved of their duties amid allegations of misconduct. The Associated Press reported that the allegations involve prostitutes. At first Obama was like But then realized that instead of...
  12. geomark

    The internet really is for porn

    Saw a good article about the architectures of the biggest sites one the web which are porn sites. Just how big are porn sites? | ExtremeTech From the article: YouPorn primary data store is Redis with MySQL used as an admin tool to manage and add data to the Redis cluster. They have 100TB of...
  13. geomark

    The pseudo-survivalist thread

    Lukep suggested in another thread (http://www.wickedfire.com/shooting-shit/154315-abandon-ship-brics-just-signed-agreement-destroy-usd.html) that survivalist discussions should move to their own thread so I thought I would start it off. I will first say I am no survivalist, although where and...
  14. geomark

    How to bank on bullying

    So the documentary Bully opened this weekend and Cartoon Network recently aired Speak Up, an anti-bullying movie introduced by Obama. Bullying is a hot topic. Question is, how to bank on it. Seen some crappy looking affiliate products related to the subject. Is a self defense ebook for kids the...
  15. geomark

    Anyone on a Fed backed student loan?

    Been reading that student loan debt recently passed $1 trillion and that 27% of it is currently deliquent. Backed by tax payers already so no need to do a TARP, the lenders are covered, just print off some more money. Another giant money pit.
  16. geomark

    In other wtf news...

    BBC News - LSD 'helps alcoholics to give up drinking' Quote from the story: "An expert said this was 'as good as anything we've got'." Uhhhhh...yeah?
  17. geomark

    Recommendations for mail forwarding svc

    Anybody use a mail forwarding service to have U.S. mail forwarded overseas? Been looking at a few. Rates for opening and scanning are reasonable but rates for sending the smallest size envelope are pretty ridiculous. Also wondering if bank cards make it. Most banks are very unfriendly to...
  18. geomark

    Possible issue for AM's in Thailand

    A lot of recent threads about AM's considering relocating to Thailand. Might keep an eye on this. Just read that Thailand was added to the blacklist of countries uncooperative in bending over for U.S./EU banking regulators. Story said there will be extra "investigation" when money is transfered...
  19. geomark

    Marc Faber cracks me up

    Two quotes from Marc Faber today at World Commodities Week in London. First on rising commodities prices: Rising living standards in the emerging world will support demand for commodities — and keep us paying through the nose. Faber observes that if you double someone’s income from $1 million...
  20. geomark

    Betting on spot price of HDDs

    Anyone know a way to bet on the spot price of hard disc drives? Certain world events are going to result in a big shortage very soon.