Despite late rallies from drug-resistant gonorrhea and congenital syphilis, chlamydia finished first in the 2006 bacterial sexually-transmitted disease championships, with over 1 million cases reported. Congratulations! Oh, sigh. I’m trying to build some drama here, but it’s not much of a contest. Chlamydia’s been phoning it in for years, really. I hope it understands the … Read more
Oh, you silly, silly Americans. Anonymity is a quaint little notion, but I’m afraid you’re going to have to get over it. Dig: Privacy no longer can mean anonymity, says Donald Kerr, the principal deputy director of national intelligence. Instead, it should mean that government and businesses properly safeguards people’s private communications and financial information. … Read more
Behold a plastic item manufactured in Communist China for less than a dime and intended for the amusement of little Yankee kiddies, hopefully without sending lead and date rape drugs down their gullets. It’s one of 2,754 such items I’m currently heating and cooling somewhere in my house. This one has a fast food kids’ … Read more