tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post8089912269497526495..comments2023-06-30T14:35:38.366+01:00Comments on Burrowers, Books & Balderdash: Topical Tuesday: Beware of Strangers Bearing AwardsHart Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-21550848918505200252010-11-05T05:44:40.374+00:002010-11-05T05:44:40.374+00:00I got this, too, but didn't investigate it lik...I got this, too, but didn't investigate it like you did. I made the badge into a pic rather than using the code.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-59761219934979629602010-11-02T22:59:45.254+00:002010-11-02T22:59:45.254+00:00Thanks for the warning Jason. I did think it was a...Thanks for the warning Jason. I did think it was a bit scamish, but saw a few authors post it & figured what the hell...lol Glad you looked into it more then I did!WickedLilPixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04400954992286376014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-79062593624825321372010-11-02T22:52:16.617+00:002010-11-02T22:52:16.617+00:00Jason, excellent research! And I love how to bring...Jason, excellent research! And I love how to bring the point home--I, too, am impressed our topics are discussed by NASA and the white house! *snort* The longer I am on line the more I think you want to investigate yourself, find who you want to trust on your own, and don't buy into ANYTHING else.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-41613571075258206292010-11-02T21:05:39.176+00:002010-11-02T21:05:39.176+00:00Good news about the Internet - it's all out th...Good news about the Internet - it's all out there. Bad news about the Internet - it's all out there, including the deceptive unethical sites that send out this electronic junk. Thanks.Puffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13586834473135307968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-58825039335112499622010-11-02T20:13:48.619+00:002010-11-02T20:13:48.619+00:00"Online universities, offering PhD's by m..."Online universities, offering PhD's by mail order (and you credit card number) are suspect stuff."<br /><br />Indeed. My brief research suggests that the bulk of 'suspect' activity is not anything so simple as credit card fraud, though. Rather, the for-profit online schools are taking advantage of huge increases in education costs and the resultant (aka causal) increase in government financial aid. The only thing they have to put resources into are accreditation and advertising. They can run a huge profit margin with high costs because their students get Student Loans. But the degrees are generally worthless, or at least much less valuable than degrees from schools in meatspace.<br /><br />"Add links to The Vatican and The EU too..."<br /><br />Ha! Good idea. Maybe we should have cover shots of the Bible, Quran, and Torah.<br /><br />By the way, I found about a dozen other blogs that were showing the badge, and invited them all to read my post (or at least tweak their badge to remove the link).The Burrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00589677954358556195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-26142586635762143472010-11-02T19:40:29.245+00:002010-11-02T19:40:29.245+00:00Online universities, offering PhD's by mail or...Online universities, offering PhD's by mail order (and you credit card number) are suspect stuff.<br /><br />Liked your new proposed heading. Add links to The Vatican and The EU too, to get the full span >:)))<br /><br /><a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Cold As Heaven </a>CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-44479777163597011192010-11-02T15:10:52.995+00:002010-11-02T15:10:52.995+00:00Oh, my - I had no idea our topics were discussed b...Oh, my - I had no idea our topics were discussed by NASA and the White House... Perhaps I should apply for an online degree to enlighten me!Cruella Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422848273167338884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-79876746645505391042010-11-02T15:05:26.235+00:002010-11-02T15:05:26.235+00:00Jason, the day you decide to cross over to the dar...Jason, the day you decide to cross over to the dark side, the world better beware!!!!Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-78114998193715290792010-11-02T14:24:59.612+00:002010-11-02T14:24:59.612+00:00hahah! I got that exact same 'award'! And ...hahah! I got that exact same 'award'! And I almost fell for it until I realised, um ... everything you just wrote about, after spending WAYYY to long checking if it was legit. What a waste of my freaking time ...Jessica Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.com