i UPoLIJiZ TQ eVREBUDE HQ LuKT FOR XIS PAJ OVR XU LaST YIR. IT DIDNT eGZIST BEKUZ i KuDNT xINK UV eNExING NYQ TU SA. EVN NoW i DONT HaV MUC oN XU SUBJeKT UV SPeLING REFORM, SO XIS PAJ WIL BE UNUXR JeNRL RaNT, LiK ITS KoWNTRPoRT.

WUTS Mi BEF?

STQPID WINZ

i WoCT XU MQVE IDEoKRISE U FYQ WEKS UGO. ITS U KoMIDE UBoWT HoW HYQMIN eVULQsN HaZ BIN WORPT TU FAVR STQPIDITE OVR INTeLUJINS. ITS Bi MiK JUJ (oFIS SPAS, BEVIS & BUTHeD, KING UV XU HIL) & ITS PRITE DoRN FUNE.

XU BASIK PReMIS IZ XaT, DQ TU STQPID PEPL BREDING LiK MiS & SMoRT PEPL CQZING NoT TU REPRUDQS, 500 YIRZ FRUM NoW eVREBUDEZ STQPIDR XaN U LeD ReNC. WUTS BUGING ME IZ XaT IT LuKS LiK WR WeL oN oWR WA TU MAKING XaT FYQCR HaPIN. STQPID PEPL RELE oR WRKING LiK BABE FaKTOREZ & eNEBUDE WIx U BRAN HQZ PAING UTeNsN TU XU DaMIJ WR DOING TU XU PLaNIT IZ REFRANING.

oN ToP UV XaT, WE HaV U VURiITE UV RELIJNZ, GUVRNMeNT PROGRaMZ & SOsL aTITQDZ XaT eNKRRIJ UNRESTRIKTID REPRUDUKsN. HoW MeNE TiMZ HaV YQ SEN SMiLING NYQZ aNKRZ CERING UBoWT SUM OVRSiZ FaMLE WeLKUMING UNUXR BUNDL UV JOE INTQ XU WRLD? 'BUNDL' oFTeN BEING TWINZ, TRIPLITS OR EVN MOR!

KaN XU TReND BE SToPT OR REVRST? IZ XU HYQMIN RAS PRHaPS PROGRaMD TU SeLF DISTRUKT Bi BEKUMING TQ STQPID TU SToP ITSeLF FRUM OVRLODING XU PLaNIT?

iV BIN RUNING XU NQaLF ReVULQsN FR UBoWT 9 YIRZ. JUJING Bi XU RESPoNS iM GeTING, MOST PEPL KaN NoT TeL XU DIFRINS BETWEN GuD SeNS & TOTL KRaP. SO i FER XE aNSR IZ YeS, WE oR DQMD!

SUMTiMZ i WUNDR Wi i BoXR WIx XIS. HQ aM i CRiING TU HeLP - XE IDEITS HQR ReKING XU PLaNIT? IF i SeKSED, WIL IT ONLE HeLP XeM PRoSPR & XeRFOR HASIN oWR DIMiZ?

i DONT NO. eVRExINGZ U MABE.

U BIG PoRT UV WUT MAKS PEPL STQPID IZ WUTS IN XeR HeDZ, SO MABE XIS KuD MAK U DIFRINS.

XU DaM NYQZ KUMPINE, DaMIT!

'WUDR YU ToKIN UBoWT, "NYQZ KUMPINE"? YQ aSK. 'XeRZ NO XE NYQZ KUMPINE, DUME! XeR oR BUNCIZ UV NYQZ PAPRZ, MaGUZENZ, TV NYQZ NeTWRKS, NYQZ DEPoRTMINS aT XU BIG NeTWRKS. XA GeT ULoT UV XeR STUF oF XU WiR, WIC i xINK MENZ A.P. & RQTRZ, BUT XeR oL SePURIT!' YQ SA.

i NO XA oR SUPOZIDLE SePURIT. ITS JUST XaT YQ WuDNT NO IT FRUM WoCING & REDING XeM. XA oR oL BLaXRING UBoWT XU SAM STOREZ oL XU TiM! SIREUSLE oL XU TiM!

TRN oN XU NYQZ XEZ DAZ (ITS JQN 2008) & IT WIL BE PReZIDeNsL ELeKsN KaMPAN KUVRRIJ. GO TQ CNN, FoKS, ABC, CBS, NBC & YL SE XU HOST OR aNKR KUNDUKTING U YaMR SesN WIx SUM 'eKSPRTS' UBoWT SUM STQPID LITL TIDBIT XaT YQ WONT BE ABL TQ REMeMBR IN U FYQ WEKS. BORING & INSIGNIFIKINT TQ US, BUT XA oR CRNING IT OVR & OVR & OVR, DiSeKTING, aNULiZING, REHasING & BETING IT TQ U FiN PAST. BLo BLo BLo BLo BLo UNTIL YR PRAING FOR U PLAN KRaS OR SUMxING TU GeT XeM oF UV IT.

EVIN XO iM FeRLE sR XeRZ NO BIG KUMPINE XaT KUNTROLZ oL XU NYQZ eNTITEZ, xINGZ WuDNT BE MUC DIFRINT IF XeR WUZ.

aND UNUXR xING IZ XU FLUF & FILR STOREZ.

iV TRiD DUZINZ UV TiMZ TU GeT SUMxING IN XU NYQZ UBoWT NQaLF. NoT U PEP! PLeNTE UV TiM FR XU WaKE seNaNIGINZ UV BRITNE SPERZ. NO PRoBLUM FITING IN XU WEKLE REPORTS FRUM XU KoFE & CoKLIT INSTITQT. ITS GuD FOR YQ. ITS BaD FOR YQ. ITS GuD FOR YQ. ITS BaD FOR YQ. XA WIL EVIN RUN REPORTS oN LO REDING SKORZ aT SKQLZ, BUT WeN IT KUMZ TU SUMxING KUNSRNING aN IMPRQVMINT TQ XU TeKNoLUJE XaTS ESeNsL FR SIVULiZAsN TQ eGZIST, FRGeT IT! NO TiM FOR KRAZE WERDOZ. 'WE GoT REL NYQZ TQ DQ HER! GeT SUM SToK FuTIJ FOR XaT K-FeD PES! aND HQZ YOR SORS FOR KoFE MAKS YR TONALZ GRO FaSTR? KMoN PEPL! DONT GeT SLoPE! Hi JRNULISTIK STaNDRDZ MANTAN oWR KReDUBILITE!'

AOL

UMeRIKU oNLiN HaD XU RiT iDEU WeN i FRST GoT oNLiN IN 1998: KEP IT SIMPL.
UNLiK MOST xINGZ KREATID Bi PROGRaMR GEKS, XA MAD STUF WRK WIxoWT HaVING TU SPeND U BUNC UV FRUSTRATING oWRZ LRNING XU NUTS & BOLTS UV XU SoFTWeR. 'RGONoMIKS' SEMZ TU BE U ReR WRD IN XU KUMPYQTR WRLD.

xINGZ HaV DEJeNURATID SINS XeN.

i SUSPeKT XaT SUMWeN URoWND 2002 SUMWUN WIx OLD SKQL aTITQDZ GoT INTQ U DISIjN PUZIsN XeR. SO GRaJYQLE, aZ EC NYQ VRjN KAM oWT & CANJIZ UKYQMYULATID WIx oL XU LITL UPDATS, IT GoT KLUNKER, SLOWR & JeNRULE LeS YQZR FReNLE.

UNUXR BIG FaKTR IN ITS DEJeNURAsN IZ XU MQV TQ aDVRTiZING BAST INKUM.

XA INTeNsUNULE SLO xINGZ WA DoWN FOR XeR 25$ PR MUNX DiLUP KUSTUMRZ IN an eFRT TU CAS XeM OVR TU FRE Hi SPED. AOL IZ FRE, BUT XU KUSTUMR TIPIKLE HaZ TU PA SUMWUN eLS MUC MOR FOR DSL OR KABL INTRNeT aKSeS. XE aDVaNTIJ FR AOL IZ XaT XA KaN RUN MOR aDZ IN FRUNT UV YR FAS, PLUS CoRJ MOR TQ XE aDVRTiZRZ FR FaNSER aNIMATID aDZ.

XU MAN WA XA GeT MOR aDZ oN YR SKREN IZ TQ MAK YQ KLIK oN STOREZ oN XeR HOMPAJ. SO INSTeD UV JUST U SINGL NYQZ HeDLiN BoKS WIx HaF U DUZIN HeDLiNZ, XA HaV U SIREZ UV 4 OR 5 XaT SWIC eVRE 5 SeKNZ SINS XeRZ U BeTR CaNS YL BE INTUReSTID IN SUMxING oWT UV 20 - 30 HeDLiNZ. FeR INUF, i SA, EVN XO ITS VeRE IRUTATING TU BE REDING SUMxING & IT GOZ UWA WeN YR IN XU MIDL UV U SeNTINS. IT DUZ HaV BaK/PoZ/FORWRD BUTNZ, SO YQ KaN GO xRQ aT YR ON PAS.

WUT RELE SUKS IZ XU HeDLiNZ XeMSeLVZ. INSTeD UV JUST TeLING XU SUBJeKT aND LeTING YQ DESiD IF YR INTUReSTID OR NoT, XA TRi TU TRIK YQ INTU xINKING ITS INTUReSTING Bi UVOEDING KE FaKS. ITS XU SAM aZ XU TV 'aFTR XU BRAK' TEZR, & IZ SUPOZ TU GeT MOR PEPL TU KLIK & XUS JeNURAT MOR aD ReVINYQ, BUT XA HaV GoTN TOTULE REDIKYQLUS WIx IT.

PoP SINGR KoT DQING XIS!
PoLITIsN SED WUT IN CRC?!
SIMPL CRIK SAVZ xoWZINZ oN NYQ KoR!
JUST GoT STaBD? DQING XIS KuD SAV YR LiF!

i WUNDR HoW MeNE TiMZ XE aVURIJ PRSN HaZ TU GeT BRND Bi U HeDLiN XaT DUZNT DILIVR TIL XA LRN TQ IGNOR XU HOL xING?

DUN FR NoW. iM SToRTN TU GeT SUM NOsNZ UBoWT WUT TU RiT UBoWT SPeLING REFORM. SUMxING ULONG XU LiNZ UV WUT XU HeLZ RoNG WIx oL Mi ULeJID KoLEGZ. BUT IF YQ GoT SUMxIN TU SA, SeND ME U NOT & MABE iL LeT YQ RiT IT HER..

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