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Fun

Verify You’re Not a Robot

By now most people have probably run into a frustrating reCaptcha battle in a (sometimes losing) attempt to verify they’re not a robot before being allowed to login or proceed past a certain point on a website or app. Am I the only one who finds it ironic that a robot is asking these questions […]

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Wow!

Video: Mars in 4K

This week I saw some impressive footage from Mars. Presented by ElderFox Documentaries (here on YouTube) and rendered in 4K video resolution, the still images were acquired from cameras on board Martian rovers and “stitched” together to give the appearance of video imagery. Another interesting thing I learned is how long it takes to transmit […]

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Farm

Video: How to Find the Queen Bee

This “how to find the queen bee” video was recommended by a beekeeping friend. I found it helpful and also appreciated the written instructions provided by the author.

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Work

Fighting the Affiliate Tax in Mississippi 2011

As was the case last year, those of us involved with affiliate marketing in Mississippi must remain vigilant because the affiliate tax has been proposed again this year. Introduced by Representative Jessica Upshaw on January 4, 2011, House Bill 363 specifies that a “person soliciting remote sales through representatives in this state is subject to […]

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Work

Fighting the Affiliate Tax in Mississippi

On January 18, 2010, Senator Tommy A. Gollott of Mississippi Senate District 50 introduced SB2927 (pdf link or here for current status) which attempts to redefine the “nexus requirement” for online or “remote” sales to include affiliate web sites such as mine (like Shopping-Bargains.com). I quote from this bill: A person is presumed to be […]