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Go Daddy Really Messed Up By Adam Clark Estes, The Atlantic Wire | National Journal Tue, Dec 27, 2011 Christmas passed without a fallen snowflake at Go Daddy's Arizona headquarters, as the former supporter of the Stop Online Piracy Act watched tens of thousands of customers flee its business. The Domains, a web analytics blog, reported on Christmas Eve that customers moved 37,000 domains off of Go Daddy's service in two days, and by the next day another 28,000 had bailed. Maybe it has something to do with that Reddit boycott planned for Dec. 29, and maybe it had to do with recent reports that Go Daddy shuts down domains at the drop of a hat -- but the business sure is dealing with a reckoning. In case you missed it, the great Go Daddy Boycott of 2011 started with a single call to action on Reddit. After the company came out in support of SOPA -- they'd even submitted testimony to the House Judiciary Committee praising the bill's aggressive approach -- quite a few customers got on board the boycott effort last week. The company's chief executive, Warren Adelman, stepped forward and pulled Go Daddy's support of SOPA less than 24 hours after the boycott went viral, but he didn't exactly speak out against the bill. He sounded so sincere at first. “Go Daddy is no longer supporting SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act currently working its way through U.S. Congress,” Adelman said in a statement last Friday, after the Reddit boycott caught fire. But then he waffled a bit. "Fighting online piracy is of the utmost importance, which is why Go Daddy has been working to help craft revisions to this legislation -- but we can clearly do better. It’s very important that all Internet stakeholders work together on this," Adelman continued. "Getting it right is worth the wait. Go Daddy will support it when and if the Internet community supports it." It could be argued that Go Daddy's half-hearted criticism of SOPA only served to piss off the bill's opponents even more, though the number of domains moved off of the service could be attributed to everyday spillage. The Domains reported that on Friday "Godaddy.com lost 21,054 domain through transfers out to other registrars, [but] they received 20,034 transfers into Godaddy.com from other registrars." Meanwhile, other protests have popped up. Anonymous promised to go ahead with the boycott, despite the statement, since Go Daddy could change its stance but it couldn't change the extent to which the company had helped prop up SOPA to begin with. Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales vowed to migrate all of Wikipedia's domains away from Go Daddy's servers around the same time Adelman balked on his company's support. Then things got nasty. On Monday, plans to "Google bomb" Go Daddy's website surfaced on Hacker News. (A Google bomb is a concerted effort to remove a certain site from the top of Google's search results.) A couple of days prior, one user pointed out that Reddit's preferred image-hosting site Imgur.com was registered through Go Daddy on Friday, and its founder promised to join the boycott effort just a few hours later. (Remember: This disdain is being expressed during Christmas, the most cheerful time of the year.) Then again, some might say that Go Daddy had it coming. The most visceral concern about the effect of SOPA involves the bill's potential to censor the Web, but there's evidence that Go Daddy, one of the biggest domain registrars in the world, has already been doing this. David Rusenko, founder of Go Daddy competitor Weebly, blogged on Monday about how GoDaddy axed his company's domains after a single complaint back in 2009. "[Go Daddy] had received a complaint about the content of a site, and that they were removing the DNS entries for weebly.com because of it," Rusenko explained in his post. "I asked him if they had contacted us previously -- he responded that they hadn't. The site in question featured a bad review of a local business, and that business had complained." This is more or less the same process that would enable the government to block domains following a piracy complaint. But in the name of skepticism, let's not forget that Go Daddy and Weebly are direct competitors, so of course Rusenko would stand to gain by telling stories about how Go Daddy censors sites. All things told, we're still a couple of days away from the planned Go Daddy boycott, and the worst is probably yet to come. We'll keep an eye on the number of customers fleeing Go Daddy's business, but we're tempted to pay more attention to Anonymous's as-yet-unannounced plans for a protest, given its history of hijinks. Anonymous's telling tweet reads: "@GoDaddy We do not forgive, We do not forget. We are legion. Expect us. #BoycottGoDaddy." See the original article at: http://news.yahoo.com/daddy-really-messed-124131804.html

As mentioned in a related thread... We do not need a renewal of that type of energy in this era. Let the past remain in the past. And with that closing I believe that everything that needs to be said in this thread has been said and is now locked. ... and so is this thread too.

This post constitutes nothing more than a rank personal attack. Anymore of this stuff will result in this thread being assigned to the Sand Box. As for a 'fraud', I do not believe that ChgoBoy is talking to you or anyone else at this time. I do not know what the purpose of your original post other than you have a need or desire to remember someone from your past. I was content to let it go a that. That is fine with me but do not use it to start a flame war. And jimboivyo's comment was unnecessary, as is any follow-up from him to your attack, but it was truthful in that ChgoBoy created a lot of negativity in the past. I have forgiven ChgoBoy for that as he ultimately moved beyond that stage in his life with some regret for his negative activity. We do not need a renewal of that type of energy in this era. Let the past remain in the past. And with that closing I believe that everything that needs to be said in this thread has been said and is now locked. This preserves your tribute which was your goal as inferred from your original post.

This short sweet post reminds me how I have missed your regular contributions -- especially the Woody Allen line. Not to mention all of the fun contributions you shared about your twink adventures and sojurn to clubs. Just, please, no more pickle posts.

I want to welcome Adriano46 to the site. He was a long-ago prolific contributor to HooBoys reviews and forum before relocating back to Europe, if memory serves on the latter. Adriano46 submitted today's review for GustavoBrazil in New York. Hopefully, he will grace us with sharing future hiring experiences, and maybe stop in the forums on occasion. Good to see great contributors from the past reappear.

When I saw this, the photo was scrolled off-screen and I thought: has lookin been tip-toeing through the tulips? Here he was just making a reference to seasonal literature. I guess this says more about me and the recesses of MY mind.

Luck is high on life.

Some might cede that to Athens. I would.

With the Euro/Dollar conversions in recent times, that leaves affordability to the Balkans, maybe? Of course if the Euro collapses then pick your poison, excepting German, France, and Britain of course.

Of all of those places my only interests would be, first and primarily, Santa Fe. Good climate, good ambience, cultural and otherwise. For the inexpensive housing, Port Charlotte, but probably more becasue it is close to 'home' - a distant second. Flagstaff has much to offer but if I am going to move to an ideal retirement community then I would forego those winters. Boone NC would be an attractive alternative because I have always loved the Smokies, but, alas, my knees don't take well to mountains and Boone is a little isolated. The others I'll leave to their following.

The 10 Best Places to Retire in 2012 By Emily Brandon | US News Wed, Dec 21, 2011 2:49 PM EST Better weather, affordable housing, and plenty of interesting things to do are just a few reasons people move to a new place when they retire. Whether you want to spend your golden years watching the sun set over the water or taking on a second career, we've identified an ideal place. Using data from Onboard Informatics, U.S. News selected 10 key attributes that many people look for in a retirement spot, along with a city that excels in meeting each need. Here are 10 excellent places to retire in 2012. Pleasant year-round weather: Flagstaff, Ariz. Flagstaff's high altitude and low humidity generally lead to a pleasant four-season climate throughout most of the year. To select a place with great year-round weather, we used National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data to find places with the most sunny days. Among the sunniest cities, we looked for places where the temperature seldom rises above 90 degrees. The sun shines in Flagstaff an average of 78 percent of the year, according to NOAA data, but unlike most other sunny climates, the temperature only rises above 90 degrees an average of three days per year. Flagstaff can receive a significant amount of snow in the winter, but the prolific sunshine often quickly melts accumulation. "There is a lot of sunshine and no extremes of temperature," says Karen Haskins, 71, a retiree who moved to Flagstaff from Amherst, N.H., in 2007. "Summer and early fall are really pleasant. Winters are cold and you do get snow, but because of the intensity of the sun, it melts quickly." Affordable mountain town: Boone, N.C. Pricey Aspen and Vail may be beyond your budget, but that doesn't mean you can't spend your retirement years appreciating spectacular mountain views or making runs on the slopes. Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Boone boasts three nearby ski resorts as well as trails for cross country skiing, winter hiking, and snowshoeing. Residents of this small town of 14,000 also have access to one of the country's most scenic roads, the Blue Ridge Parkway. A bonus: Boone provides residents with a free local bus service, AppalCART, and access to many of the amenities at Appalachian State University. In 2010, the median home sale price was $215,250. Water views on a budget: Traverse City, Mich. Dream of retiring to a lake house? The Traverse City area offers more than 180 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline and 149 large lakes measuring 10 acres or more. Residents can climb the high sand dunes and lounge on the freshwater beaches at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, or take a ferry out to the Manitou Islands. There are also plenty of opportunities for boating on the twin Grand Traverse Bays. Housing prices in this lakeside city average a reasonable $155,715. Greenest place to retire: Walnut Creek, Calif. Retirees make up more than a quarter of the population of Walnut Creek, which combines the amenities of a city with abundant access to the wilderness. Downtown is filled with high-end shops, fine dining, and organic eateries, as well as the Lesher Center for the Arts. The city also has 22 city parks and 2,704 acres of open space. "There's a great amount of open space available," says Joe Stadum, a resident of Walnut Creek's large 55-and-older gated community, Rossmoor. He enjoys hiking with the Rossmoor Trails Club, which counts more than 200 members. "You can drive or ride your bicycle or run and hike. It's a great asset." Residents may choose to drive up to the summit of 3,849-foot Mount Diablo or travel to nearby San Francisco. But life in the Bay Area doesn't come cheap. The median home price is $411,000. A college town for retirees: Ithaca, N.Y. College towns like Ithaca can be an ideal place to retire. For a median home price of just $176,500, retirees can take classes at Cornell University or Ithaca College and attend speeches, concerts, and sporting events. They can also spend their days hiking to the more than 100 waterfalls and gorges within 10 miles of downtown or sampling the wares of the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail. Don Wilson, 65, a retired cardiologist from Rockford, Ill., bicycles throughout the Finger Lakes region three times a week. "The rural roads in the Finger Lakes region have so little traffic that you can ride three or four abreast on a bicycle in continuous conversation, learning from each other," he says. Wilson has also developed an interest in paleontology, and is taking a course on the subject at Cornell University and conducting research on fossils at the Museum of the Earth. "I think that university towns tend to attract interesting organizations, like the Museum of the Earth, and interesting people who may or may not be connected with the college." Place to launch a second career: Lincoln, Neb. Clague Hodgson, 65, retired early from a faculty position at the Creighton University School of Medicine and founded his own biotech company, Nature Technology Corporation, in 1998. His Lincoln-based business now employs eight people who investigate the use of DNA as a medicine. Hodgson says the city's low unemployment rate and proximity to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln make it an excellent place to launch a second career. "The University of Nebraska Technology Park really takes a lot of the weight off your shoulders," he says. "For an entrepreneur, remaining affiliated with the university is a good source of information, the library is very helpful, and occasionally we collaborate with researchers there." Nebraska's state capitol had an unemployment rate of just 3.5 percent in 2010, among the lowest in the country. According to Onboard Informatics data, the city has added more than 15,000 jobs since 2000, many of which are in fields known to hire older workers, including government, higher education, and healthcare. Best mix of affordability and amenities: Pittsburgh, Pa. Pittsburgh has a low cost of living coupled with a wide variety of amenities that retirees will need as they age. The median home sale price was $97,900 in 2010, which is unusual for a city with a large university and top-notch hospitals. Senior citizens age 65 and older with proper identification are entitled to ride Port Authority buses and trains for free. You'll just have to decide whether you want season tickets to the ballet, symphony, or Steelers games, assuming all three won't fit into your retirement budget. Best place for affordable housing: Port Charlotte, Fla. Port Charlotte home prices were battered by the housing bust, which could mean bargains for retirees new to the area. The median home sale price was a shockingly low $59,950 in 2010. And many of these homes are located along canals and waterways. "There are a tremendous number of houses on the water, and everybody's got their boats in their backyard," says retiree Chris Zwirner, 78. "All the people who live on water essentially have access to the Gulf of Mexico, and from there you can go around the world." The Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park spans 42,000 acres, including 70 miles of shoreline along the Charlotte Harbor. An added bonus: Florida has no state income tax. Best place for single retirees: Pittsfield, Mass. Dating is increasingly becoming a part of the retirement years. And Pittsfield is the only metro area where the majority of the 55-and-older population (52 percent) is single, according to Census Bureau data. Carol Scott, 60, an event planner who has been widowed for three years, likes to connect with new people online and has arranged five in-person dates so far this year. "I usually like to meet for a coffee or a drink," she says. "If we find we enjoy each other's company, perhaps it runs over into dinner." But even if you move to Pittsfield, we can't guarantee that dating will be easy. There are nearly twice as many single women (14,237) age 55 and older as single men (7,869). "A lot of my women friends are single," says Scott. "And while I have met some very nice people, I have not met someone I am interested in pursuing." Best place for recreation and culture: Santa Fe, N.M. At more than 400 years old, Santa Fe is the country's oldest state capitol. The city is known for its unique culture and art galleries, including the New Mexico Museum of Art and Institute of American Indian Arts. "Santa Fe has a charter that is unlike other cities," says Karen Ralston, 67, a retired director of marketing for a publisher. She moved to Santa Fe in 2006. "The cultural mix that we get here — the Anglo culture and the Indian culture and the Hispanic culture — blends very beautifully here. We really love that mix," she says. An art history minor in college, Ralston rediscovered that interest by volunteering at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum and the Center for Contemporary Arts. The creations of artists worldwide are also celebrated at a variety of annual festivals and markets, such as the Native Treasures Indian Arts Festival and the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market. See original article at: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-best-places-retire-2012-070000895.html

The Taxpayer is ALWAYS responsible. Ask Wesley Snipes when he get out of the Big House.

As if Newt needed to tell me that. Still, some Log Cabin Repubs might have needed to hear that.

Well, who else would it be given to? The same illogical remark could have been made about penicillin on so many different levels. Isn't this a big argument about those against the Plan B pill?

In this respect, GOP or Dem doesn't matter. Both parties are in the pocket of Big Money. With GOP it is a matter of party policy. With Dems it's a matter of individual personal failures for some, political exigency for many others, maybe a majority of, office holders. Money in politics provides motivation for individual members to 'go with the flow'. I don't like any of it. Support these constitutional ammendment efforts to get big money out of politics -- business and unions alike.

Hedge-Fund Titans Got Inside Political Tips By Jonathan Chait I’m surprised this Wall Street Journal story, detailing how hedge funds manage to obtain profitable inside information, hasn’t gotten more attention today. The whole story seems pretty explosive. I’d like to pull out a bit at the end, about how some hedge-fund players learned that key Democratic moderates in the Senate would jettison the public option in the health care bill in 2009: The weekend before the Dec. 8, 2009 session, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) held Senate sessions on Saturday and Sunday, seeking a deal. Another senator, Tom Carper (D., Del.), also was trying to help. The central issue: Would the bill call for the government to create a public health insurance plan, the position supported by President Barack Obama? To counter Republican opposition, Democrats needed votes from Messrs. Lieberman and Nelson, who said they had major concerns with a robust government-insurance plan. As negotiations neared a resolution, JNK Securities and its hedge-fund clients met a half-dozen lawmakers in the U.S. Capitol. Among those who spoke to the hedge funds were Mr. Lieberman and Mr. Carper on Dec. 8, according to their offices. The roster included Viking Global's Scott Zinober and Karsch Capital's Eric Potoker. The broad outlines of an agreement had been circulating for days, but the lawmakers confirmed they were close to a deal that discarded the public insurance plan, a boost to private insurers. Viking, a hedge fund that manages $13.8 billion, bought six million shares of Aetna in that fourth quarter of 2009, according to regulatory filings. Karsch, which manages $2.4 billion, bought half a million Aetna shares during the same period, according to regulatory records. Shares of Aetna rose 14% in the fourth quarter. There was always a slightly puzzling dynamic at work in the fight over the public option. It polled extremely well, but key Democrats in the Senate opposed it. Now, you could envision a justification for Democrats from red states opposing the measure on political grounds – even if the measure itself was popular, perhaps they saw more value in breaking from the liberal wing and demonstrating “moderation,” regardless of the specifics of the issue. But then you had, among the public option skeptics, blue state Democrats like Lieberman and Carper. It’s … interesting to learn that they were meeting with hedge-fund executives and telling them about their efforts to subvert the public option. There’s a broader problem here for the liberal economic agenda. Democrats live in a milieu that is far richer, and more attuned to the needs of business, than their broader constituencies. Republicans in Congress basically never need to pay attention to labor unions or poverty advocates. But Democrats in Congress are surrounded by rich people, and are usually rich themselves. Even putting aside their need for campaign donations, Democrats have a social support network that strongly incentivizes them to adopt “moderate” pro-business stances. Even if absolutely nothing untoward occurred between the hedge funds and the senators, the corruption inherent in the relationship is profound. See the original article at: http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/12/hedge-fund-titans-got-inside-political-tips.html

Very interesting article. Thanks for posting. If this turns out to be the silver bullet it will be a fantastic achievement on par with the Salk and Sabin vaccines and the small pox vaccine. Hope it comes to pass for all the lives it will affect for the good.

Ditto! Since I have fallen out of the strip club circuit I'm exposed only to TV commercial gingles. How sad is that?

Look at the bright side: you have the premiere DSN for gay Greater Columbia.

Get over it! Hydroponics is superior in many ways. Cost is not one of them.

I was going to say 'take a dump after last night's Indian dinner'. I find Indian cuisine quite heavy.

Aces, thanks for putting some meat on those bones I hung out above. I knew someone would know and not surprised to hear from you as your post history show you to be quite up on the latest in the telecommunications/tablets world activities. Thanks again.

It is Colombia not Columbia which is in So. Carolina. Important when booking airfares.

The Cuban community has a long history of GOPism.

I'd say he is way past any troubles at this point.