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...Press: As you may have noticed, the media are generally a bunch of jerks. They want pictures of you, they want a scoop, and they're not going to give you a moment's rest until they're satisfied. So here's an idea. When you meet up with paparazzi, quickly eat something (the more colorful, the better: Think strawberries, peaches, etc.), smile disarmingly, and then open your mouth to expose your barely chewed food. Sure, there'll be a few embarrassing photos for the first few months, but after a while, all the tabloid editors will get tired...
...taken me a long time to admit this, but here goes: I know close to nothing about computers, and my ignorance renders me virtually defenseless against the machinations of a bunch of 15-year-old kids with pocket protectors...
That's a question doomed to yield little more than informed guesses. My feeling is that viruses are the 21st-century equivalent of the pig's-blood scene in "Carrie." In other words, we're dealing with a bunch of people who didn't have a great time in high school, and whose deepest desires fluctuate daily between wanting to be Bill Gates and wanting to destroy the entire Microsoft mainframe...
...wants to integrate his "guyness" into his life as a father--for example by duct-taping the baby's diaper shut if that's what it takes. That's one of the themes of the new publications and websites devoted to fathering. The best of the bunch is Dads magazine, which in its premiere issue this month includes stories and columns written by fathers on the N word, "the boy code" and how to survive a trip to Disney World. The magazine even sneaks in a cooking column. But Dads is bigger, in stories and ads, on SUVs, watches...
Offshore "data havens" are another piece of classic cypherpunk vaporware. Here's the pitch: just subvert one little Internet-hooked island country, say Tuvalu (.tv) or Tonga (.to), let it pass a bunch of pirate-friendly laws, and you can store anything there that American computer cops disapprove of. This might yet become a real business opportunity if the Internet gets better policed...