Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 16:36 - Announcements
We've had a historically significant month. Thenr.net and subsidiary sites boast nearly 500 unique views and 3GB of bandwidth thus far in 2010.
This is one site that's making it happen. I'd like to showcase the musical works of NCThompson. Proudly hosted here at thenr.net and also at myspace: link.
Also, stay tuned, I'm looking to publish a paper here that I recently wrote on the topic of prostitution.
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Sunday, January 3, 2010, 01:00 - Announcements
Thenr.net holds a lot of memories for me. You, loyal reader, probably knew I'd never let it go for too long. I'm back, hoping to publish regularly once again. In fact, I've even started work again on Kenya Story IV. I got a lot done on my flight to California. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the kenya story: www.thenr.net/kenyastory. The Kenya Story is a serious piece of literature, conceived with my best friend in middle school. It's very realistic, and I think it holds a lot of relevance in today's society. The themes portrayed in the five-part drama are poignant and enlightening. I hope you get a few laughs out of reading them, and manage to overlook the numerous typographical and grammatical errors.
Anyway, I'd like to share with you a little thenr history. A long time ago, I was a confused boy fascinated with the worldwide web. I had played around with html, and made several sites on freewebs. I used url cloakers ".net.tf" domains to be exact, and I had even launched several unsuccessful forums at forumer.com (looks like that place is still around). I was hungry for my space on the web, but I didn't feel like paying, cause I wasn't actually sure how anything worked. So, I joined hostbidder.com, now overrun by spammers. The deal was, you post and get points, which you can use to buy domains. And it was no scam. I registered thenr.net, and got 3 good years of free domain. However, hosting was a different story. Hosting, being much more expensive than a domain, was harder to find for free. I had joined several forums that promised free hosting in return for traffic and posts, but these kinds of deals were often unreliable. The hosting usually ended up being shoddy, with limited bandwidth and bad uptimes. Eventually, I settled on paid hosting, through bluehost.com, but in the meantime, I had moved thenr.net several times between hosts, until finally arriving at where it is now.
Thenr has been through a lot, and I've learned so much. It'll be the 4 year anniversary this summer. I like doodling and writing silly stories; maybe I'll share the better ones here.
Thanks for reading and happy new years.
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Saturday, November 8, 2008, 19:27 - Announcements, News/Politics
Although it pains me to relive Palin's loss, one good thing did come out of Alaska this election. Ted Stevens, convicted felon and incumbent, won his reelection campaign for Senate!
Recall, during a 2006 debate regarding net neutrality, Stevens referred to the internet as "a series of tubes." His infamous analogy has since then become the victim of propaganda on youtube, ytmnd, and even wikipedia.
It's good to know that 51% of Alaskans can see through the phony felony charges. We will appeal and the truth shall be revealed!
With that, I'd like to conclude Thenr.net's 2008 election coverage. If you want to revisit the special "v.08" banner, you can do so at this link.
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Monday, September 29, 2008, 19:57 - Announcements, Monthly Quote
I came across this quote in the movie Rendition.
"I fear you speak upon the rack,
Where men enforced do speak anything."
-William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
The quote questions the validity of using torture in interrogations, specifically in the instance where one is tortured for information that he/she does not possess, in which case that person releases false information just to cease the immediate pain.
By the way, two years ago, this very month, the tradition of the thenr monthly quote was born! Flashback.
Now, isn't that exciting?
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Tuesday, September 2, 2008, 00:36 - General, Announcements, News/Politics
Thenr will cover the 2008 Presidential election! To make the campaign official, I've crafted a new banner for the site and a name "v08" or "version08".So what should you expect from this new campaign?
Definitely more political posts and some coverage on polls and statistics and of course opinions. But this doesn't mean that Thenr has been fully converted into a political site. Also expect regular posts, such as, like quotes and top fives.
Please comment and contribute! Politics is not meant to be discussed in monologue.
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Monday, July 7, 2008, 21:46 - Announcements
Now that thenr is back in full swing, I've been working on the site a lot lately and I'm proud to announce several new additions:1) There is a new written work section on the site (look on the right column), where I will publish some of my better essays and fictional writings. So far only one essay is up, here. The page took a lot of work. I'd like to especially thank Brian, whose hours of effort were crucial in getting the page to look nice and yet function at the same time.
2) There is an updated about page! Check it out here.
3) I've updated and organized the links in the right-side column of the site. Hopefully things are a little easier to access now.
3) I'm currently working on a new project with Brian nicknamed PROJECT ROLLING POPLAR. It's a webcomic site linked with thenr. We're hoping to updated it once every two weeks.
4) As you may know, I've begun work on the fourth installment of the Kenya Story, but, unfortunately, I will be out of town for much of the month. I will keep you updated.
5) I will also begin work on another project linked to thenr, nicknamed THE AMBROSIA PROJECT.
It's an exciting time for thenr.net and as always thanks for your support!
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Saturday, July 5, 2008, 00:22 - Announcements
I often find myself jumping from one personal site (blog if you may) to another, looking for inspiration in an attempt to improve my own site. So you can imagine I was delighted to fall upon this review of my humble thenr.net:
"I just wanted to make a post dedicated to TheNR.Net. This site is pretty much sweet, its filled with tons of cool stuff, like The Kenya Stories and Motobu's Mansion. Also, the author is cool too, I know him personally, and he's basically a genius. So if you're ever bored and need something to pass the time with, just go check it out."
First thing's first--I'd like to thank Dan, not only for the thoughtful review, but calling thenr.net an inspiration is the greatest compliment any webmaster may receive.
Secondly, I'd also like to thank him for the link-back. Often times webmasters are selfish and refuse to link to other sites. For nascent sites (I still consider mine to be one), linking back is crucial to the site's growth and traffic. In other words, "help a brother out" and link back.
I encourage you all to visit Dan's site: here. Also, you may find a link to Dan's website ("Dan's Wonder Emporium") in the right column under the "Links" menu. Support us amateur webmasters and the art of writing!
I hope you enjoyed your Independence Day.
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