Archive for the 'Money' Category

Can You Spot The Phish Attack?

Tuesday, November 29th, 2005

Can You Spot The Phish Attack?

According to data from e-mail security firm MailFrontier, only 4 percent of users can spot a phished e-mail 100 percent of the time. That’s a very sobering thought as the holiday season is upon us and Americans flock online for their shopping needs.

I just took the survey and can certainly [...]

Less as a competitive advantage: My 10 minutes at Web 2.0 – Signal vs. Noise (by 37signals)

Saturday, October 8th, 2005

Less as a competitive advantage: My 10 minutes at Web 2.0 – Signal vs. Noise (by 37signals)
One of the better articles I’ve read on 37 signals. Wish I’d read this when we were starting murl.com.

The truth is this: There are a million simple problems that need to be solved before you should even consider [...]

SimpleBits | The Penny

Friday, October 7th, 2005

SimpleBits | The Penny

The penny’s worth has reached such a horrible low, that I’ve stopped bending over to pick them up. If I mistakenly drop a penny, I’ll pause for second to consider the effort that’s involved in picking it up, then realize that the amount of time I’ve spent contemplating its retrieval has probably [...]

Spam Stock Tracker – tracking how much money people can lose with penny stocks from spam.

Thursday, October 6th, 2005

Spam Stock Tracker – tracking how much money people can lose with penny stocks from spam.
A total loss of $8,117.10 at this time. The comentary is pretty well written too.

I have many more stocks to add but I think the point is proven by the many stocks emailed to me through spam that I [...]

Wisconsin State Quarter Error

Monday, October 3rd, 2005

eBay: 2004 Wisconsin State Quarter ERROR Low Down Leaf (item 8340281921 end time Oct-07-05 20:06:17 PDT)
I received this Wisconsin quarter as change for a pack of gum a month ago. I’m finally getting around to posting it on ebay.
There are two variations of the errors, and you can find a bit more info here: [...]

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Business (Anatomically Correct Change)

Friday, June 24th, 2005

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Business (Anatomically Correct Change)
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OMG, the bison has a prepuce tassel, what if the children see it on the nickel and ask embarassing questions? Heaven forbid that we be honest with our children on all things natural.
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Claim: U.S. buffalo nickels are being recalled because the bison depicted is anatomically [...]

How to Make a Million Dollars, by Marshall Brain

Friday, June 10th, 2005

How to Make a Million Dollars, by Marshall Brain
Interesting, but somehow obvious presention about getting rich.

How to make a million dollars is: a) something students are interested in, and b) something I am qualified to talk about. And the talk went really well. So well, in fact, that I have received requests for copies of [...]

Dimes Must Die

Friday, May 20th, 2005

Dimes20Must20Die
Hahahaha. The picture MUST be moused over.

Dimes are the stupidest form of currency ever invented. This web site0A is dedicated to my utter hatred for Dimes. My goal is to eliminate Dimes0A from society. I ask that you send me all [...]

The U.S. Mint – Westward Journey Nickel

Tuesday, April 19th, 2005

The United States Mint
James got one of these nickels as change from Starbucks today. I think this is the most impressive one in the special coins so far.

In commemoration of the bicentennials of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition, the President enacted Public Law 108-15 to modify the Jefferson 5-cent coin [...]