Hey, they used this trick on "The Wire," remember?

From The Register:

Prank callers crash Dublin Zoo phone system

Text messages have been doing the rounds in Ireland telling unwitting recipients to call a number and ask for one of a number of named… Read full post »

The iPod and iPhone gives you a choice: You can either have the device sync all your music automatically by playlist, or you can select "Manually manage music and videos," which lets you click-and-drag songs on to the Pod.

The trouble is, you can't do both. Say you… Read full post »

Mickey Kaus used to run a feature called the Assignment Desk, in which he'd offer up ideas for other writers to investigate. Journalistically, it's a bit lazy -- if the story's so great, why don't you do it yourself? -- but no one's ever accused me of being a/… Read full post »