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I mentioned that Google has now released a new service called AdSense but didn’t discuss what kind of real-world examples there were for its use.

Well thanks to Aaron Swartz, we can see exactly what a Google will generate for a particular site. Here are the ads that would run on my blog if I used it. For those of you too chicken to click that link, the results were: American Red Cross, Peace Corps, Habitat for Humanity and Donate to Charity. If you refresh the page, several others are added: National PTA and American Cancer Society.

Now while I get out a box of organic granola bars and slip on some open-toed sandals, I’ll think about the results dished up by this service.

Alright, I’m officially perplexed. Does anyone see a reason for why any of those ads are generated for my site? Now, I have nothing against the ACS, but when was the last time I spoke about cancer? What about donating blood or building a house? What happened to all my talk about WiFi or blogging in general?

And yes, they do have paying customers for those two categories, just type in blogging or WiFi and look at the sponsored links.

So the question is, who do I have to sleep with to generate more accurate results?

I’ve apparently been deleted from the Very Important Mailing List® as a blog entitled VenezuelanBeauty exists:

I would have never thought this category would be important, but Venezuelan women are definitely pretty and the opposition is full of them

Well, you won’t hear any arguments from me…

Now if only I could figure out how to get them to wear thongs with Collectrix written on them…

Oh and this shows the power of blogs combined with the s-e-x word.

Well, via Slashdot I found several funny posters that employees at SCO placed in front of their building (there was a protest in front of the HQ out in Utah, the employees launched a pre-emptive attack first apparently — we all know how those work).

Anyways, to spite SCO, I’d like to put the posters their employees made onto t-shirts, mouse-pads, etc. without permission or paying royalties. If I get enough demand I’ll let you know how it will pan out (or if you’d like to parody them, I’d link to that as well).

And to get into the spirit of things, I’m going to sue the creators of any blogging software for stealing my copyrighted material. I won’t tell you what the specific code in question is, but generally speaking it deals with programming, designing and presenting information through the use of an XHTML-based API — additionally I own all the derivative works which reference the code in question, as shown through a license I found in a crackerjack box.

And who said geeks can’t have a sense of humor (seriously, who said it)? Andrew pointed out this post regarding an initiative to build networks with Linksys hardware. One particular group is called the Link Sys Community Network, they are trying to build publicly accessible internet access points — but for those that are in the know, it’s just a parody. With that said, follow their easy-to-understand instructions and you will in fact create a node which others can access (as I showed here). Heh, and I have to hand it to them: the concept of a “supernode” created by stacking that particular equipment is the same thing that Bart Simpson tried with megaphones — Ain’t Gonna Happen In Real Life™.

Their heinous and maniacal competitors are the default groupies from the other side of the tracks. These guys really don’t add much in terms of practical advice, but their blog is a hoot.

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