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I'm seeing reports around the web now that YouTube is completely down for everyone, but I haven't seen any word as to what's up. Very strange for a major site to just go completely offline like that. Update: Do these strange server names have anything to do with it, or is it just that no one has ever noticed them before? This is the best thread I've found ... Keep reading »

Wanted to give a huge thanks to Deepak. After updating to WordPress 2.5 several days ago, I only today tried to upload an image for the first time. Well, the only result I could ever get was a box labeled "Crunching..." and then a less-then-helpful error message that read only: An error occurred in the upload. Please try again later. After a little searching, though, I came across Deepak's post that had exactly what I needed. Thanks, ... Keep reading »

Great post today by the new owner of Blogging Experiment on "What I Look For When Buying A Website." It's an outstanding look at all the elements of value in a site -- many of which most people never think about. If you know what's valuable, you can focus on those things and make your exit as lucrative as possible.

That's the title of one of the best articles I've ever read and you can find it over at Meta Best Blog Win. Great advice in a great format. A big thanks to Free Lancer for pointing it out.

I love this quote that Shai posted today: The greatest reward in becoming a millionaire is not the amount of money that you earn. It is the kind of person that you have to become to become a millionaire in the first place. - Jim Rohn It reminded me so much of what people say all the time about Frank.

At least on Digg, apparently. Ben and Tamar are reporting this morning on the lack of privacy with Digg's "shout" function. Definitely worth a read.

If you're a Drupal developer who's also interested in quitting a day job, you can't miss this chance to work for Aaron Wall. More than any other single source, Aaron showed me what I needed to make a clean break from the day-to-day, and I will always be thankful for that. This is a phenomenal opportunity.

I don't drink much bottled water. I work at home so I'm never very far away from the tap, and my water tastes just fine. However, the guys over at Tappening are trying to raise awareness of just how bad bottled water is for the environment, and I'm happy to lend my support. Take a look at their site for some amazing statistics. Full disclosure: I only got motivated enough to ... Keep reading »

That's all I could think of when I saw this picture on ESPN last week. :D

I added the Top Commentator plugin to this site a month or so ago. It automatically places a text link to the sites of the top 5 commentators in my sidebar on every page so that it's easy to see who's the most active here. Here's the kicker, though: despite the fact that I have an RSS subscriber count that I'm very happy with and despite the fact that the site gets very consistent traffic, everyone's apparently apprehensive about ... Keep reading »

I'm seeing reports around the web now that YouTube is completely down for everyone, but I haven't seen any word as to ...

Wanted to give a huge thanks to Deepak. After updating to WordPress 2.5 several days ago, I only today tried to upload an image for the first time. ...

Great post today by the new owner of Blogging Experiment on "What I Look For When Buying A Website." It's an outstanding look at all the elements of ...