Archive for May, 2010

Stone Temple Pilots album review

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Stone Temple Pilots would have to be one of the most under rated bands of the past 20 years. They’ve never quite received the kudos that I think they deserve. When they split in 2003 I was more than a little miffed. I felt like they were a band that still had plenty of good [...]

Traffic surge

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

It’s been quite a while since I last delved into my website analytics. Until about six month ago, I’d pour over the statistics obsessively, hoping to identify trends or the secret to building long term sustainable web traffic. I’m not sure why I stopped digging to be honest.

Dexter by Design

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Dexter by Design, written by Jeff Lindsay, is the forth book in the Dexter franchise, and the follow up to the ‘shark jumping’ third entry, Dexter in the Dark. Dexter by Design opens with Dexter and Rita on their honeymoon in Paris. Nothing really important happens.

Diet Coke and Mentos shenanigans

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

The Diet Coke and Mentos explosion is not a new phenomenon. The idea is pretty simple, dump some Mentos into a bottle of Diet Coke and you have yourself an instant soda geyser. I’ve toyed with the Diet Coke/Mentos union myself, with mixed, and somewhat messy, results. Apparently though, I had not fully considered the [...]