A Little Paranoia Goes a Long Way

I read an article this morning on the theft of customer data (including credit card data) from geeks.com, a site from which I had purchased a cheap graphics tablet on a lark about eight months ago. Of course, I immediately got concerned, and checked my credit cards for any suspicious charges, but found none. (The …

QB Killa

Sapp tells Raiders he’s retiring, ending stellar 13-year career Sapp posted a two word message on his Web site, www.qbkilla.com, announcing his intention: “I’M DONE!” I’m sorry, but “QB Killa” sounds like one of the fake names I would use when filling a team up with max-ability-score players in an NFL video game…

True Names and the Fracturing of Identity

I saw a post on the always-amusing Coding Horror regarding the fracturing of online identities. A couple of early blogging pioneers are mentioned, along with the number of separate profiles or identities that they seem to have — in the range of 20-30. The question is, which one of these is “truly” them? The somewhat …

29

It’s my 29th birthday today. A quick Google reveals that not only do I share a birthday with Chris Difford of Squeeze (one of my favorite bands), but also Laura Bush. Hmm. Laura Bush is also an alumnus of SMU. Frightening coincidences!