My Respect for the Washington Post Has Dropped Significantly

Aside from trying to cover the internet bill, one of the main reasons I carry ads on this site is just pure, geeky curiosity — a desire to dabble a little bit with the optimization techniques professional ‘net types do, as well as wondering what sorts of ads would appear given my eclectic range of interests.

I have to say that the nature of some of the ads that have popped up have been somewhat disturbing.    I’d expect a few questionable items to leak through, despite Google’s efforts to the contrary…but an ad I saw on my front page is disturbing…especially considering the source:

It takes a little more than just a degree to qualify as an actuary, folks.  And while I’ve been rather vocal in the past in transitioning the actuarial exam process away from self-study exams into something more interactive, taking advantage of distance-learning techniques…. I’m pretty sure this isn’t that.

But what troubles me…it’s a Washington Post-sponsored ad?  Come on now!

I’ve put in a filter to keep that ad from appearing again.  On the off chance anyone was deceived by it, I apologize….and I am extremely disappointed in WaPo for associating with such a scam.