This is the second time in about forty minutes that I’ve wanted to change the title of an entry. First: "when i’m boss of the universe . . ." should be called "new slang", or "gold teeth and a curse" if I wanted to be slightly more obscure and rewarding to anyone who figured it…
Months ago, I bought the supercool Antworks ant farm from Think Geek. Six to eight weeks ago, I ordered the little critters who would amuse me endlessly with their incessant tunneling, and waited for them to arrive. Yesterday, the wait ended. Around ten in the morning, I put the ants into their new gel-filled home,…
Two words I’d like to remove from the Universe: deets – The word is "Details," not "deets." "deet" is an important ingredient in insect repellent. peeped – Did you look at it? Then you saw it. You did not "peep" it. And your friends? They are your friends. They are not your "peeps." Your "peeps"…
This could be a really cool thing, if it’s done correctly: A volunteer group, dubbed the Phishing Incident Reporting and Termination squad (PIRT), will take in reports from consumers of suspected phishing Web sites and work to take the sites offline. On Friday, before its official launch, the group received 100 phishing reports, and 30…
For the last several months, I’ve been editing the technology newswire at Suicide Girls. It’s been a lot of fun to interact with the community over there, and I’ve had a really good time digging up hawesome, amusing, and informative tech stories for them. In the last month or so, the overlords are making some…
