The Big Waste of Time and Energy was re-incarnated in June 2008. The first iteration went terribly wrong and it was burnt to the ground several months ago. As the name implies, there’s no real purpose here so we’ll just have to see what happens. Yea, same theory as the previous failed attempt – second times the charm?
The site is powered by WordPress and uses a theme by Brian Gardner, links to both are at the bottom of every page in the footer.
The site is hosted at Slicehost. And I kind of lied when I said this site had no real purpose. It was re-incarnated to as a low risk way to give Slicehost a try. I guess this gives it a purpose.
Topics will probably have a tech bent since that’s what interests me, but it’s basically for everything that doesn’t fit into one of my more focused sites.
I have a couple other homes on the web…
The OS Quest is a tech site that concentrates on home computer use. There’s a mix of Mac, Windows and a little Linux.
The Spam Chronicles spam and computer security. It’s been dormant since September 2007 but some of the information there is still relevant. I keep telling myself I’ll revive this someday.
You can contact me at
Privacy Policy
This policy was last updated February 27, 2009.
Information Collected
Log Files & Traffic Data
Like most websites, the www.bwotae.com collects and uses log files. In addition to website log files I collect website statistics using Mint which is hosted on my site. I may also use other third party statistics services such as Google Anayltics or WordPress Stats which may host the information collected. The information collected includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, type of browser, computer OS, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
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The Big Waste of Time and Energy was re-incarnated in June 2008. The first iteration went terribly wrong and it was burnt to the ground several months ago. As the name implies, there’s no real purpose here so we’ll just have to see what happens. Yea, same theory as the previous failed attempt – second times the charm?
The site is powered by WordPress and uses a theme by Brian Gardner, links to both are at the bottom of every page in the footer.
The site is hosted at Slicehost. And I kind of lied when I said this site had no real purpose. It was re-incarnated to as a low risk way to give Slicehost a try. I guess this gives it a purpose.
Topics will probably have a tech bent since that’s what interests me, but it’s basically for everything that doesn’t fit into one of my more focused sites.
I have a couple other homes on the web…
The OS Quest is a tech site that concentrates on home computer use. There’s a mix of Mac, Windows and a little Linux.
The Spam Chronicles spam and computer security. It’s been dormant since September 2007 but some of the information there is still relevant. I keep telling myself I’ll revive this someday.
You can contact me at
Privacy Policy
This policy was last updated February 27, 2009.
Information Collected
Log Files & Traffic Data
Like most websites, the www.bwotae.com collects and uses log files. In addition to website log files I collect website statistics using Mint which is hosted on my site. I may also use other third party statistics services such as Google Anayltics or WordPress Stats which may host the information collected. The information collected includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, type of browser, computer OS, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
Cookies
This site does use cookies to store visitor preference information. User specific information such as web pages visited may be stored.
Some of our advertising affiliates and partners (such as Google Adsense and Amazon.com) may use cookies and web beacons on our site.
These third-party ad networks use technology to form advertisements and links that appear on www.bwotae.com and are sent directly to your browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies ( such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons ) may also be used by the third-party ad and affiliate networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see.
This site has no access to, or control over, these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
Refer to your browser’s documentation for information on how to disable cookies.
External Links and Services
The website enables e-mail subscriptions from Feedburner. If you sign up for this then Feedburner will have your e-mail address. Click on the previous Feedburner link to read their privacy policy. The email you receive from them contains instructions to unsubscribe. You can also contact me at the contact email address listed above and ask to be unsubscribed. If you use the e-mail link you will enter the e-mail addresses in a form provided by Feedburner. Information provided on the form is maintained by Feedburner and not by www.bwotae.com.