When Life Gives You a Deadbeat Ex-Housemate, Make Deadbeat Ex-Housemate-ade. Or Something Like That.

20 years ago

About a half hour ago, the phone rang... Phone voice: Hi, I'm calling from CityTV. We'd like to interview you…

Today on “Global Nerdy”

20 years ago

Friendster's Recipe for Mediocrity: "If you had to reduce the New York Times article on Friendster, Wallflower at the Web…

Catmas.com: Still an Ongoing Concern

20 years ago

Despite the fact that the Catmas holiday has come and gone, and even though I'm really a dog person (I…

Update on the Deadbeat Ex-Housemate Story

20 years ago

(You might want to read the entry titled A Special Message to My Deadbeat Ex-Housemate first.) As of this morning,…

My Favourite Journalists: Stewart and Colbert

20 years ago

This has been sitting in my collection of draft blog entries; I thought I'd fire these out before they got…

Over at "Global Nerdy"

20 years ago

Steve Jobs, clean-shaven and wearing a tie. What the hell?! Over at Global Nerdy, the tech news blog that my…

Worst Hallowe’en Costume Ever

20 years ago

"Bobby, if you don't pose for this picture, your friend Mr. Insulin goes bye-bye." I thought my idea of going…

A Special Message to My Deadbeat Ex-Housemate

20 years ago

Attention, Deadbeat ex-housemate. You have not been responding to my emails about when you're going to finally start paying me…

Maria and the Credit Card Con Artist

20 years ago

Maria has a story about a scammer who tried to con her over the phone into giving away her credit…