Security Theater
Nothing captures the public's attention like a named killer. Jack the Ripper. The Boston Strangler. Son of Sam. Zodiac. The Night Stalker. The Green River Killer. Last month, a new…
FaceBook: A Hotel California?
Robin forwarded an article called How Sticky Is Membership on FaceBook? Just Try Breaking Free from the New York Times. Of course, because I'm completely addicted to FaceBook, my first…
Digital Rights Management
Back in the late 1980's, I worked as a volunteer on a running race. Because I had a background in computer science, one of my tasks was to set up…
You Can’t Always Believe Your Eyes
In yet another step toward hyperreality, it has been revealed that the opening ceremonies at the Beijing Olympics were (partially) faked. If you watched the spectacle on television, you were…
A Lipshitz by Any Other Name
Here is one of the most amazing stories about an unthinking reliance on technology that I've heard in a long time. Verizon does not allow the setting up of accounts that…
Back on the Wii Remote
I finally played with the Wii again today after staying away from it since my unfortunate encounter with a post (which you can read about here). My hand still isn't…
Did Robin Williams Say That?
Jeannette recently told us about an email that she received that is supposed to be a transcript of a "comedy" routine by Robin Williams. We discussed the fact that we…
A Tale of Wii Woe
I suffered my first (and, I hope, only) Wii injury last night playing tennis by myself against the computer. Because I was only going to play a match or two…
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