Web Performance, Branding, and Social Media
In: Life
22 Aug 2007My system has a daily job to collect and aggregate the IP Blocks distributed by the five registrars into a single database, and then provide high-level WHOIS information for this data. If you want to try this yourself, the interface here.
On an extremely irregular basis, I aggregate the statistics from this data, and present it [...]
In: Life
12 Apr 2007The Boston Marathon is this weekend, in case you live in a cave. In honour of this event, the CBC has a great story about the man who won the 1907 running: Tom Longboat. [here]
Tags: Tom Longboat, Boston Marathon
In: Life
7 Dec 2006This is a shot I took at Sweetgrass Farm Winery in November 2005.
One of my favourite places in the world.
PS: Keith Bodine, vintner and distiller at Sweetgrass Farm Winery got the last of his necessary permits and licenses this week. Wine and spirits shall start flowing from Maine soon! Well, as soon as one can [...]
In: Uncategorized
15 Jul 2006In Canada, the norm is to have a community recreation centre, usually with a pool, an arena and a curling rink.
In the parts of the US where we have lived, community pools are almost unheard of. Private fitness clubs are the only places with pools, other than private homes.
This explains why my seven year-old still [...]
In: Life
29 Jun 2006Google Checkout is out and the interesting thing is that many of the shops that are listed as signing up for it are hosted by GSI Commerce. No mention of a partnership deal, however.
Technorati Tags: Google Checkout, GSI Commerce
In: RANTING| Technology
1 May 2006Microsoft releases a new browser, and, of course, Live Search is the default search tool.
Google is pouting.Who do they think they are? Shut up and sit down.
New Microsoft Browser Raises Google’s Hackles
Microsoft, you have got me to say something that supports something you are doing. Ain’t viral marketing grand?
Now shut up and sit down.
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His comrades fought beside him, Van Owen and the restBut of all the Thompson gunners, Roland was the bestSo the CIA decided they wanted Roland deadThat son of a bitch Van Owen blew off Roland’s head
There is always something something soothing in the words of Warren Zevon, even when they describe the wandering ghost of [...]
In: smp
8 Oct 2005Ok, I thought I was missing something about the Google Feed Reader. I thought it was clumsy and flashy and mostly usefless for the way I read blogs.
Chris Selland makes me feel less alone. [here]
Paul Kedrosky is not amused. [here]
Brad Hill says interesting, but call me when you’re ready. [here]
Bud at The Community Engine says [...]
In: smp
7 Oct 2005UPDATE: Geek News Central sees it another way. They see Cogent as hitching a free ride and getting thrown off the bus finally. Either way, the bacbone providers are about to realize that they aren’t the ones with power anymore.
The lawsuits from this should be interesting, and are likely going to expose many of the [...]
Stephen Pierzchala is one of a cadre of crazy Canucks living in the United States. A 10-year veteran of the Web performance field, Stephen also writes on topics as diverse as branding and reputation, bipolar, and Web technologies.
Immigration: Thoughts on the Green Card Process – A Personal Story
In: Canada| Commentary| Immigration
26 Aug 2008Being a Canadian in the United States for the last nine years has been an interesting adventure, to say the least. Although our nations are neighbours, there can be two more different approaches to the same problem so close to each other.
I can’t claim to be an expert on how Canada processes new immigrants, but [...]