If you use a MS Tag, you don't really need any other human info, since you can encode an vCard as a tag. I'd like to do that, but then it would be useless to 99.9% of everyone.

Glad to be of service.

I agree 100% that Casey's "conclusion" is stupid. I wonder what a similar study of iPhone app use would look like. I bet it's fairly similar.

You know, this actually made me recall something important. I was taking to my grandmother a few months ago and she asked me if I heard about "flash mobs". So of course I had seen the artsy ones on giz and youtube and whatnot. Well, apparently she saw via some news source (not sure if it was tv or the internet) about…

That was less of a flash mob and more of a plain mob.

It's only secret until you take it out of the hangar.

I first thought this was some sort of late April Fools Day joke. Wow, is this surprising.

Nah, an even fight is more fun.

I recommend you try a martial art that cultivates a sense of humor.

As a kendoist, I approve of this, and would do this myself if my girlfriend was also a kendoist.

Yes, they just released a tirade about patents. But, they haven't sued UPS, Fedex, etc for using shipping notifications, have they? That's the difference.

Good point.

Let that burden rest on the conscience of the perpetrator, I say.

Nice how most of those books are already free, courtesy of the public domain. I always love it when these guys give your free books for free. Such a generous offer.

Well, so far I've identified: Mr. Bean, Dr. Who, Mr. Darcy and Miss Elizabeth Bennet, Tiny Tim, someone named Pip, Prof. Moriarty, Fanny Hill, and a guy named Jude (he's obscure). I haven't see Mr. Griffin in the picture yet, but probably won't on account of his condition.

Isn't it an English tradition to riot when the local football team loses (or wins)?

These sound like pretty weak reasons to me.

Same here—not even on the scale. My beard is more like glorified stubble, but I'm happy with it.

Government conspiracy.

"I've climbed most of the really sexy west coast mountains"