Posts by D. H. McKee

Clampdown on Junk Food Advertising

The food industry was warned today to stop advertising junk food to children within a year or face a clampdown....

The myth of the Velvet Hammer

Girlfriend asks for a drink. Something sweet. “How about a Velvet Hammer?” I ask. “What’s in it?” she responds, her...

Four More Years of Bush Makes the World Anxious

The rest of the world will be watching with anxiety when President Bush is inaugurated Thursday for a second time,...

FBI Retires Controversial E-Mail Surveillance Tool (Carnivore)

The FBI has all but retired its controversial e-mail wiretap system formerly known as Carnivore, turning instead to commercially available...

Google Pushes Fix for Comment Spam

Google is looking to the past in order to crack down on the increasing problem of comment spam, promoting the...

Panix.com hijack: Aussie firm shoulders blame

An Australian domain registrar has admitted to its part in last weekend’s domain name hijack. of a New York ISP....

Critics attack “lavish” Bush at time of war

President George W. Bush is drawing heat over a $40 million (21.5 million pound) splurge on inaugural balls, concerts and...

Beer and Cheese: It’s Better Than Wine and Cheese

It’s widely assumed that wine and cheese are compatible friends. They’re paired together so routinely that phrases like “the white...

Blog-pet…?

Found this little critter on the internet today… Actually, had it emailed to me by a guy at work. Not...

US ‘sending secret missions to Iran’

The US has been conducting secret reconnaissance missions inside the country to identify potential nuclear, chemical and missile targets, The...