Archive for the ‘Life’ Category

25 Ways to Tick Off a Tech Journalist

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

by Dan Tynan Sure, we make jokes about PR people as we eat their cheese cubes and drink their Yuenglings, but we couldn't do our jobs without them. I certainly couldn't. My working life is generally made much easier thanks to the hard work of the kind folks who ...

A Porn Free Internet?

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

The FCC may soon require bidders on a swath of the wireless spectrum to deliver a free, wireless version access to the Net -- sans adult content. Is a porn-free Internet possible or even desirable? Infoworld's Robert Cringely has some thoughts on the matter here. Tell us how you feel ...

Facebook and the Illusion of Intimacy

Monday, April 21st, 2008

by Dan Tynan When word got out that my wife and I were splitting up, I received several emails from long-time friends who knew us back when we were both skinny--err, dating. “I am a little heartbroken about your current relationship status,” wrote one. “What's with the single status? Are you guys splitsky? ...

Donate Marrow, Save a Life

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

(I posted this as part of my Cringely blog and below, but I thought it deserved its own item.) On a personal, non-snarky note: My friend and colleague, Emru Townsend, wants your blood bone marrow. At least, if you're a healthy person under age 60 of West African descent he does. ...