27 Jul
1. Your AdSense ads are displaying random content (eg. Rich Minx is currently showing ‘roofing’ ads - why, Google, why? How will I make my 4c weekly target at this rate?)
2. An email from a reader has just arrived, thanking you for that scintillating post last week about omnivorous cyclops robots fighting for supremacy in […]
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27 Jul
Gonzo journalist Hunter S Thompson would have made a great addition to the Blogosphere.
Imagine the potential posts as he made his drug-addled way through the desert to Vegas in search of the American Dream, and along the presidential campaign trail a few years later in search of an honest politician.
True, the internet hadn’t been invented […]
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19 Jul
The other day I was driving along, minding my own business, when the following ad came on the radio:
“We’re announcing some great deals at [local electronics store] but this information is embargoed till 11.55am.”
It took a moment to sink in. So… basically what they’re telling me is that they have something to tell me, but […]
Posted in advertising, spending by: richminx
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06 Jul
I never receive snail mail these days, so it was with mild excitement that I opened the mailbox to find a leaflet that implored me to help save a 50-year-old local church (ancient by NZ standards) by donating towards its restoration. I’m not a church-goer so I can’t say I felt too strongly about it, […]
Posted in donations, writing by: richminx
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