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Wow, so does this mean everything you write reflects Time Inc's opinion? Or do you perhaps have some sort of standard disclaimer to the effect that it doesn't?

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What is this Daily Blah thing?

An experiment for a column I wrote about blogging back in December 2001. All these years later, I haven't been able to kick the habit.

If it's called Daily Blah, how come you don't ... hey, wait, you're writing every day!

See? Told you I'd try harder.

Mister, you talk funny. Are you one of them furrners?

Why yes I am, as it happens. I was born, raised and educated in Great Britain. I've been living in the U.S. since 1996 and identify as British.

I say, old chap, you forgot the "u" in "colour."

No I didn't. I may identify as British, but I am also an American journalist writing for an American audience about mostly American issues. These two different sides of me are a constant source of tension. Nevertheless, Daily Blah will adhere to American English grammar and spelling.





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Daily Blah for... Thursday, September 11, 2003

Homeland Insecurity
Here's one for the annals of irony: the Department of Homeland Security has tapped Microsoft as its primary technology provider. Um, Microsoft? Wasn't that the company that made the operating system with all the security holes through which those record-breaking worms I wrote about the other week managed to wriggle? As if to underscore the point, there has of late emerged yet another Windows security hole that CERT says is about to exploited by a wave of crackers. I'd rate this one a dark purple on the color-coded warning chart, Mr. Ridge.

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