Guennadi M

How NERDY are You? There is actually a test for it. My score was 56. What is yours?

I was driving home the other night and saw this truck in front of me. I had to stick my hand out of the window and take a photo. There was something very familiar about this truck. Something that made me think about search engines.. yes.. search engines.

It looked like someone optimised the sign on the truck for search engines “Nobody knows kitchens like Mike knows kitchens”. Key phrase “knows kitchens”. Makes me wonder how ugly sometimes our web sites sound with all those repetitive phrases we do on the web site, just to make it findable on the web.

Russia Wins Eurovision 2008 (do not read this if you don’t want to know the results).
Yes, this is exactly what the Herald Sun said yesterday morning, before Eurovision went on TV here in Australia (Eurovision was on SBS last night).

Take a look at this snapshot:

I’ve setup a social work resources web site and am currently collecting links to web sites that list socialwork jobs: http://www.socialwork.com.au/2008/05/20/socialwork-jobs-social-work-jobs/ If you know of any, please let me know.

Ok everybody… there’s been more and more talk about IPv6. As IPv4 addresses are a limited resource and the Internet may run out of the “normal” IPv4 address space by the end of 2011 - it’s becoming more and more important to be ready to provide IPv6 hosting.

Fast Hit just acquired a /32 IPv6 subnet from APNIC - that’s 79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,336 unique IP addresses! First, we’ll be setting up IPv6 peering at WAIX, then also looking for a link to the outside world. We’ll be offering dedicated servers and VPS with IPv6 - stay tuned - it’ll be a very exciting development in the hosting industry.

If you are Russian, live in Perth and wish to meet with other Russians in celebration of the Victory Day - come to the Luxe Bar - 446 Beaufort Street, Mount Lawley, WA 6052. Directions can be found here.

There is a new domain extension that is now open for all to register - .asia domains. It’s $27.50/yr and you can register it from our domains web site: http://domains.fasthit.net/

Here is another one for the “Quality Spam” category!

Men Are Just Happier People– What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be President. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to a water park. Car mechanics tell you the truth. The world is your urinal. You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky. You don’t have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt. Same work, more pay. Wrinkles add character. Wedding dress $5000. Tux rental-$100. People never stare at your chest when you’re talking to them. New shoes don’t cut, blister, or mangle your feet. One mood all the time. !

Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. You know stuff about tanks. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. You can open all your own jars. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness. If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend.

Your underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack. Three pairs of shoes are more than enough. You almost never have strap problems in public. You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes. Everything on your face stays its original color. The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades. You only have to shave your face and neck.

You can play with toys all your life. One wallet and one pair of shoes — one color for all the seasons. You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look. You can “do” your nails with a pocket knife. You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache.

You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24 in 25 minutes.

No wonder men are happier.

How long does it take for a web site to be findable on the internet? Here is a test. I just made a sample page for Sam Murray (Samuel Owen Murray) - let’s monitor the engines to see how soon it will be indexed.

Edit: After 7 days, it’s at the top of Google:

Just shows that as long as you follow simple SEO techniques, it’s quite easy, rally, to be on top.

Here is a Valentines Greeting to you all. One of my old favourites.