Salon called it both The Wall Street Journal (but I'm sure they'll figure out a way to blame it on Bill Clinton). And, of course, Time Magazine .
We now know more about near-total strangers than ever before. Whether we care is another story.
I tried to resist as long as possible. But as we all know, resistance is futile. So I offer unto you my 25 things.
25 Things You Probably Don't Know and/or Care About Cringe
1. I am much taller in person.
2. Underneath my fedora I am wearing a second hat.
3. I have an evil twin. He of course thinks I'm the evil one.
4. He's wrong.
5. I do not have sexual intercourse with that woman. Those other women, yes. But not that woman.
6. I am neither Democrat, Republican, nor Independent. I'm Tralfamadorian.
7. I believe the cake is a lie.
8. Like many of my readers, I miss Pammy.
9. I have tweeted while under the influence.
10. I'm not wearing any pants.
11. I do not hate Microsoft. I do, however, actively loathe many of their products.
12. Except Outlook Express.
13. I think Apple is slightly above average at making products but pure genius at marketing them.
14. I think Microsoft products are slightly below average, but its marketing shows signs of serious brain damage.
15. I believe Mark Zuckerberg will be the most hated man in high tech in 10 years.
16. He'll be so bloody rich he won't care.
17. Meanwhile, Bill Gates will have transformed from a feared/loathed plutocrat to one of the most beloved human beings on the planet, thanks to his philanthropic activities. Nobel Peace Prize? It could happen.
18. I believe a year from now there will be a lot fewer tech companies than there are today, and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
19. As long as Pandora is still around.
20. I believe in 10 years science will have developed implants that provide high-speed wireless Net access directly to our brains, and we will have to periodically reboot the connection by sticking out our tongues and tugging on both ears.
21. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, dreaming I'm married to Larry Ellison.
22. This is why I drink.
23. When they make the movie of my life, I want to be played by Robert Downey Jr.
24. The X in my middle name does not stand for Xtreme, Xhibitionist, Xtradicted, or Xtra Crispy. It's just Xavier. Not expecially funny, just true.
25. Have I mentioned I'm not wearing any pants?
OK, your turn. What do we not know about you? E-mail me: cringe@infoworld.com. And please, try to keep it clean.