Online dating's new love: IM. [CNET News.com]

The two best quotes are down at the bottom.

• What if you're not a fast typist

  I know from personal experience that if you're not typing 40-50 wmp, you're not fast enough for IM. I'm just barely fast enough for IM, and I've been doing it for 6 years or so.

• It gets old fast

  After like an hour you're tired, done, and wondering why you're not on the phone with this person

And, BTW folks... the "Block" button is just a click away. If you don't like the person you're talking to, and don't want to see them again, hit block. Your worries are (mostly) over.

Body-Conscious Boys Adopt Athletes' Taste for Steroids. By Timothy Egan. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

You could get a quick fix, or you could play a sport, have some fun, and maybe develop some discipline. (The last part is debatable, but...)

//Insert random rant about The Media here...

Thurmond, Set to Retire, Awaits a 100-Candle Cake. Strom Thurmond, who at 99 is the longest-serving senator in the nation's history, made his last appearance in the Senate after nearly 48 years. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

Michael Tsai on Geography

Or: Michael Tsai vs Touchy-Feely-School-Teaching.

Schools: Facts are boring. Analysis (and imagination) is sexy.

Me: But 2 + 2 still has to equal 4.

Is this why we suck at math (as a country)?

Ellen Feiss Interview [Slashdot]

Read it tomorrow, after the server is done being slashdotted