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May 2006

splogs are evil

by Pete Abilla on May 31, 2006

splog, made for adsense

several of my post have been content-hijacked by splogs. i wrote recently about the ebiquity study on splogs at The University of Maryland — some great research going on there. i followed that post with a splog experiment that you can read about here. i’m still waiting to see how many splog bots hijack my [...]

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shmula splog bait: young women playing texas hold ‘em without insurance

by Pete Abilla on May 30, 2006

how to play poker

i’ve always wondered what happens when men taking v1agra viagra or cialis get in a bus accident without car insurance enroute to an aruba carribean vacation while playing texas hold ‘em in the casino by the taj majal in las vegas next door to the las vegas hotel that was recently purchased with a mortgage [...]

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when bad things happen to good blogs

by Pete Abilla on May 29, 2006

update: i failed to include the url for the ebiquity research group study on the splogosphere. here it is — read it: it’s really good stuff! i am amazed at the innovative research going on with the ebiquity guys. one really phenomenal piece of research is their work on splogs. what are splogs? before i [...]

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fun with patents : hole in my pants

by Pete Abilla on May 22, 2006

hole in pants patent

while searching the us patent office website recently, i came across patent 4619004. this is a patent for pants with a hole in the crotch. interesting. apparently, Pants include an air ventilation panel at the crotch area in which a panel is provided with a net yarn cloth sewn to its back surface. A plurality [...]

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queueing theory: part 1

by Pete Abilla on May 19, 2006

This post is part of a series on Queueing Theory. The other articles can be found here: A queueing system is a model with the following structure: customers arrive and join a queue to wait for service given by n servers. after receiving service, the customer exits the system. a fundamental result of queueing theory [...]

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baseball season: i’m the coach

by Pete Abilla on May 19, 2006

yup, i’m the assistant coach to my son’s and daughter’s baseball team.  yesterday was our first practice and it was a lot of fun.  yesterday consisted of learning each others’ names, running some drills, and just having fun.   my kids did great.  my son hit a pop fly and ran his heart out to first [...]

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customer obsession

by Pete Abilla on May 12, 2006

i invite all former amazonians to share their experiences while an employee at amazon.com. here are some general guidelines: do: * details, details, details * share about your interview experience * what did you do there * when and where did you work for amazon.com * your least favorite core value & why * why [...]

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disruptive companies: mozy

by Pete Abilla on May 1, 2006

disclaimer: i am not affiliated in any way with mozy, berkeley data systems inc., or josh coates. josh and i met several weeks ago over a plate of exceptional and affordable mexican food at mama chu’s restaurant in provo, utah. i’d describe him a young male, with incredible mental horsepower, unmatched entrepreneural drive, and a [...]

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