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An Example of Bad Journalism
This is the worst case of journalism I’ve ever seen. The purpose of the article is obvious: paint Wal-Mart as big, greedy, evil and naughty-naughty. Let’s analyze what actually is going on. The contract with Wal-Mart and the lady was that Wal-Mart doesn’t have to pay for your medical expenses if you get someone else to pay them. That makes sense. The CNN report calls that the “fine print”. BS. That’s not “fine print” that’s obvious. You don’t need to have medical expenses paid for twice. The only reasoning given in this case for the lady (yes, I would say that this reporter tried everything in her power to flex a little influence for the “underdog” in this situation, regardless of the facts or contracts) is that “In 2007, the retail giant … Read entire article »
Filed under: News, Philosophy
Good Grief.
Okay. I decided /not/ to make this a “how-to” guide to making money online, and instead decided to keep it as a place to rant and rave, and post poetry and the like. For tips on making money online, check out my new website for the purpose: Work at Home. =p ::goes back to writing a rant:: … Read entire article »
Filed under: Blogging, Blogging Tips, Make Money Online, Monetization, Traffic and Links
Your Work At Home Office
Working at home has its perks. Like waking up in your office. It just simplifies life. Your office is, well, your home. Considering I’m still in high-school, my office is still my little home, or my bedroom. Keeping the office /feeling/ like an office is helpful and more to keeping one’s perspective right. A productive environment encourages productivity. Take some pictures of your workspace, and post them on your blog and let me know so I can link to the post. My Office … Read entire article »
Filed under: Blogging, Fun Posts, Make Money Online, Work At Home
Top Ten Lists?
We’ve all read at some point that if we want to write some really good link bait, all we have to do is slap together a top ten list. We’re told that StumbleUpon and Digg users just eat that stuff up, so, if we want to manipulate them, all we have to do is spend five minutes on the list and BAM! we are going to have to upgrade the ol’ hosting, because our pipe’s just aren’t big enough to hold all the traffic. Or not. Top ten lists don’t work as a rule. Blogging doesn’t work as a rule. Most things don’t work as a rule. In that way, the “secret” to social networking success isn’t a quickie “top ten” list — it’s deeper than that. The key to success with … Read entire article »
Filed under: Blogging Tips, Traffic and Links
Reason and Capitalism.
The following is the former home-page of Reason and Capitalism. ShaunConnell.com has since gone on to focus on business, blogging, working at home and making money online. Millions around the world have abandoned reason as being cold and unpoetic, and have concluded their theories purely on emotional and cultural pressures. Without logic to guide their conclusions, their conclusions clash and contradict, leaving us without true guidance. Capitalism and a desire for profit, called … Read entire article »
Filed under: Uncategorized
Government and Morality
I present a challenge to any Christian who believes that governments have more of a right to use violence than everyday citizens. I want you to point out a verse, somewhere in the New Testament, that gives government an /exclusive/ right that the citizenry don’t have. Then tell me exactly what that is, from the Bible. Be careful. If you are conservative, your entire political philosophy rests on this. Otherwise, you have a lot of explaining to do. “There is in all a strong disposition to believe that anything lawful is also legitimate. This belief is so widespread that many persons have erroneously held that things are ‘just’ because the law makes them so.” -Frederic Bastiat … Read entire article »
Filed under: Philosophy, Politics, Religion