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Glueman
A glued-shut Sony Discman that contains a prerelease CD. As The New York Times noted, the device is designed to "keep writers from converting the music to MP3s that can then be traded over the Net."
Post-Bubble Anxiety Disorder
Financial worries caused by the economic chaos that followed the dotcom boom. A Slate writer remarked that PBAD even afflicts characters in The Sopranos: "The fact that [Tony] has money worries � aggravated by Carmela�s post-bubble anxiety disorder � only makes the problem worse."
Gene Doping
Tweaking an athlete�s genes to produce more hormones or other performance-boosting substances. As New Scientist quoted one researcher, "Gene doping may be available to athletes even sooner than normal patients."
Japander
Actors who pander to the Japanese love of Western celebrities by appearing in ads that run only in Japan. Among those who have raked in the yen: Madonna, Ben Stiller, Mel Gibson, and Brad Pitt.
- Gareth Branwyn ((garethb2@earthlink.net))
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A Smarter Way to Sell Ketchup
Better Prostitution Through Technology
Fight the Power
The Open Source Ringmaster
The Nuclear Office
The First Shot in a Biowar
Our Six-Legged Air Force
Eyes in the Back of Your Mouth
Centers of Gravity
jargon watch
Cabernet or Crap?
But Wouldn�t It Be Better With a Motor?
C�mon, Get Happy!
The Eagle Has Floundered
Play the HP Way
Markets Behaving Badly
Wired | Tired | Expired
Do You Believe?
