Why Blog?


It seems that very few will be interested in this blog because most people will have a technical skill much higher or lower than me, making it boring to the vast majority. Yet, if nobody reads, I can still say that I have learned, and that might help me sometime when it counts.

On the other hand, if it does become quite popular I will make a lot of money through AdSense.

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