VirusHead - Mutating bits of contagious discourse, because language is a virus.

I have a new job!
Starting Monday, I’ll be Technical Documentation Administrator at an internet security company here in Atlanta.
Woo-hoo!

A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power.
The satellite, which no longer can be controlled, could contain hazardous materials, and it is unknown where on the planet it might come down, they said. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the information is classified as secret. It was not clear how long ago [...]

I have a new “zone-out” activity. I crank my iPod and play Pirates vs. Ninjas on Facebook. It’s a simple virtual dice game, on which you wager a specific amount of “gold” per play. You can attack individuals on the other side, and you defend against them too.
After accumulating over a thousand plays as a [...]

Earthrise and Earthset over the Moon - wow.
These high definition pictures were released November 12, 2007 by the Japanese space agency JAXA.
The images were taken by the SELENE probe as it orbited the Moon at a distance of about 62 miles (100 km). These are the world’s first HD images of the Earth [...]

The fourth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-4), the most comprehensive United Nations assessment report on environment, development and human well-being has been officially launched at the UN Information Center.
See the BBC special report on the state of the planet in graphics. How many earths again?
Download the entire report (pdf, 21.9 mg).
United Nations Environment Programme brochures and [...]

I got the new Twitter Updates plugin to work, finally, except that the date on my Tweets is Dec 31st, 1969. Sheesh. I have no earthly idea, really.
I also got the archives, pages, and categories plugin to work.
Please tell me if you have any problems with loading the page.

I’ve been trying to troubleshoot to find out what is making the blog take so long to load. In the process, I’ve been updating and optimizing the new design. Here’s what’s new:

Imported the tag database from the Simple Tags Plug-in to the new native tags function of WordPress 2.3, deactivated the old plugin, and implemented [...]