Google Ads

I understand how nice google ads are for websites. Not only do they generate revenue, but they place ads that are relevant to what is on your site. That being said, what I don’t get is the fact that more and more personal bloggers are using them on their site. My problems with this are:

1) Most bloggers don’t generate enough traffic to make the ads worth it. A site of mine generates a fair amount of traffic, but the $ recieved is only about 25 cents a day.

2) Most blogs are personal, so what ads could actually be placed? Most ads are of stuff that no one would really be interested in buying.

3) IMO it makes your personal blog look tacky.

I for one will be boycotting google ads on my blog. It wouldn’t be worth it, even though I do generate a fair amount of traffic. Would the 10 cents a day be worth it? No. What I have to say is personal, even though I do post articles of scientific and politcal nature quite frequently. So fellow bloggers, ask yourself, is it really worth it?

Agnosticism and Atheism

I found this interesting article while visiting the American Atheist website. If you are looking for a good read, and aren’t afraid to read something that may put some of your beliefs into question, give it a shot. If you don’t buy into it, it can only make your beliefs stronger.

An old question recently led me to a new thought: can an Agnostic be a Theist? The easy answer appears to be yes, because there are people who call themselves Agnostics and Theists. As we will see below, we cannot leave that claim unchallenged. But a second question emerges from this line of thought: can an Agnostic be an Atheist? In other words, what is the relationship between Agnosticism, Theism, and Atheism? Is Agnosticism a third, intermediate, alternative position, or is it something else? more

Taking Another Step Back

Talks at the United Nations appear to have failed to avert a new U.N. confrontation over a U.S.-led drive to ban all cloning of human embryos including for stem cell research, diplomats said Thursday. article

What is wrong with the US? I seriously don’t get it.

What a Weekend

I’m so tired. Friday night we went to a party. That was alright. On Saturday night we went to Joplin for the Magical Mystery Tour. Otherwise known as a WSG show that wasn’t in Springfield. It was fun. We had two vans go down. What kind of sucked is they were supposed to go on first (at 8:00, which they thought 9:00) so we got there 20 minutes late. No big deal, they just switched spots with the second band. Then the third band didn’t show up. Also, this place was full of 14 year olds. It was a skate park in Joplin. Probably the only thing to do for kids in Joplin. Overall, it was a good time.

The Difference Between Red and Blue

statesBlue States: Home of good schools
Red States: Homeskooled good

Blue States: Favor electric cars
Red States: Favor electric chairs
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