Related: Some of the words and phrases we use to describe our behavior on the Internet did not exist just a few years ago. And some of that language is making its way over to the way we describe meatspace.
Mona Charen: "What do you suppose are the chances that the Secret Service agents who embarrassed themselves, possibly endangered the life of the president of the United States, and very likely damaged their marriages and the lives of their children by engaging prostitutes in Cartagena were consumers of pornography? I’d guess 100 percent. Not that watching porn completely accounts for the behavior, but pornography undermines sexual restraint. It offers a distorted image of what “everybody” is doing, and it grants permission for indulging every conceivable urge."
WSJ: "The most harmful websites in terms of risk from malware infection aren’t, as you might imagine, pornography, but rather religious sites, according to Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report."
Woman's new name is 161 words long.
Astonishing artwork with pancake batter. You're going to have to get a lot better to impress the kids on Saturday mornings now.
Where are the women apologists? I know several women who have the chops to respond to this challenge.
Upgrade your car's engine for 99 cents. Well, at least you can use your stereo system to upgrade your car engine's sound.
Kate Murphy, NYT: "You know that dream where you suddenly realize you’re stark naked? You’re living it whenever you open your browser....Your information can be stored, analyzed, indexed and sold as a commodity to data brokers who in turn might sell it to advertisers, employers, health insurers or credit rating agencies....'Companies like Google are creating these enormous databases using your personal information,' said Paul Hill, senior consultant with SystemExperts, a network security company in Sudbury, Mass. 'They may have the best of intentions now, but who knows what they will look like 20 years from now, and by then it will be too late to take it all back.'"
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