The website listed in the post has a fine example of a simple top level domain presence: http://www.monkey.org/

I reread your post. I would probably put in a small picture of yourself or something you like, even a nice picture of trees or something or ...whatever... and then maybe a short horizontal rule line under it with some subtle links to find you on other places on the web. I would not put a bunch of crap on it. Any future employer finding a personal domain filled with crappy apps will likely be turned off. Ferry Halim has a nice page at http://www.ferryhalim.com/main.htm that shows a subtle way you could have a web presence without leaving it completely blank. You don't have to do what HE does, though. Just some simple graphics and text and contact info is probably best. Good luck!

I bought my own domain years ago when my wife and I had our first child. At first I spent a lot of time making webpages on it, but after a while I realized it was more trouble that it was worth. So now my domain serves two main purposes:
1. It is my permanent email address.
2. It is a gateway to my blog and that of my wife.

I keep a few standard pages on it, but I don't do much with them. I find that a well maintained blog is an easier way to host information on the Internet.

Also, you may want to keep a copy of your resume on it. Even if you are not applying for a computer job in the future, I would imagine that someone who hosts their resume on their own website would be looked at as more computer savvy than someone who hosts it another way.

On an unrelated topic, ignore any trollish comments you might receive with your Ask Slashdot submission. There will always be jerks in this world.

Good luck with your domain!

I will put you on my Christmas list, Ed.

Algoa456,

I am so glad to read that you realize how many major problems exist on our planet. Children ARE starving in Africa, unemployment is high, and Iceland (which I can personally attest is a beautiful and vibrant country) is experiencing an economic crisis. The AIDS plaque is taking mothers away from their babies and yes, thousands of scientists, not just Mr. Gore whom you have denigrated elsewhere on the web, have agreed that global warming threatens us all. I know those things but unfortunately, I cannot solve ANY of those issues with $1000 worth of computer hardware. What I can and did do, however, is make an arrangement to send the drives to a school in California that needed them. And I would have not known about that need without Slashdot.

I forgive you for your insulting comments above. Obviously SOMEONE didn't watch enough Mr. Rogers when they were younger. Too much Barney maybe?

Just take a typical Christmas letter, and then replace all words, except for key phrases like "new house" "new job" "new cat" with blah blah blah. This assumes you have a house, a job, and a cat though. You can't write about having a new cat if you don't have one.

Great idea. This is why I posted this to Slashdot. The Fake your own death Christmas letter is way better than the Nigerian scam Christmas letter idea where the USb stick would contain information from a Nigerian consulate government with video of the would be spammers engaging in illicit activity, and much easer to create. Getting the wifes approval though-- tricky.

If you send me your contact information I would seriously consider it. This would save me LOTS of time.

It is also possible to make Pterodactyls with used pizza boxes...

True. But if I had say they were "Gimped" it would have only raised more questions about my sanity...:-)