As many of you likely noticed yesterday, DailyBrilliance fell victim to the Digg Effect. Actually, “fell victim” isn’t the appropriate term as we were completely obliterated by the wave of traffic! It really is a double-edged sword. I want as many people as possible to come to the site, enjoy the articles and participate in comments. However, the site just wasn’t prepared to handle it yesterday.

The site was not cached yesterday when a story hit the front page; This is completely my fault and I will definitely fix that for next time. Also, I am sure I can do a better job of optimizing Apache to serve these pages to you faster and more reliably.

I will spend a good bit of time this weekend optimizing the server so it is better prepared to handle the spikes in traffic that a front-page Digg story can bring. I sincerely apologize to everyone that tried to access this site and could not get through.

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The holidays are approaching very quickly and with that comes a lot of stress caused by money issues for so many people. Just recently, I took a look at my own finances to see if there were any areas where I could save a little cash each month. It was such a good exercise that I decided to expand my view and look at ideas that would fit a wider range of people. Some of the following ideas will save a substantial amount of money while others only save a few dollars here and there. Keep in mind as you read through that these small savings add up very quickly and before long you’re saving a decent amount of money!

This is not an exhaustive list so if you have ways that you save money each month, please share them with your fellow readers in the comments section. This is one area where we can definitely help each other!

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“There’s plenty of fish in the sea” is a phrase that’s heard time and time again but where is this proverbial sea? Finding that special someone can be an uphill battle if you don’t know where to look. Let’s take a look at some places you may not have looked before to find your next boyfriend or girlfriend. While we’re at it, we’ll talk about three of the places you do not want to look and for good reason.

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Digg is an amazing site that has come a very long way in its short time on the web. Features are continuously added and generally improve the usability of the site (comments section debacle aside). I love Digg and couldn’t imagine the web without it now but I’ve come up with a list […]

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The term 401(k) gets thrown around so often but so many employees have no idea what the plan is or how it benefits them. A 401(k) is free money that your employer is trying to give you. All you have to do is accept. If you’re not utilizing your company-sponsored 401(k), you […]

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Ticket sales to movies were in a three-year slump before hitting an all-time high in 2006 according to the MPAA. Many consumers complained during the slump that ticket prices were too high, the quality of the movies was low and DVD rentals were a viable alternative to seeing a movie on the big screen. […]

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It is far time we set the record straight on why marijuana will never be legal in the United States. By legal, I’m referring to it being readily available in the sense that consenting adults can visit a store a purchase marijuana when they so choose. This is an argument that brings us […]

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The New York Times reported in October that Apple has now earned an 8.1% share in the domestic computer market. The company’s market share has grown in recent quarters due largely to their switch to Intel processors and the release of the highly anticipated Mac OS X Leopard Operating System. Steve Jobs has […]

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