Words that go nowhere: Meg White, Apple + NYTimes
by Josh Kimball
*Two terms I’ve come to love this week:
-”Bricking” used as a verb to describe what Apple has threatened to do to hacked iPhones by updating their firmware. Example: “Upcoming firmware update will brick unlocked iPhones.”
-”Wank mining,” also a verb, used to describe hunting for pornographic materials. Apparently this was the endeavor a man by the name “itsmecraig” was engaged in when he discovered the fake Meg White tape. Example: “I was just engaged in some innocent wank mining when all of the sudden…”
*Product: Need a disposable Digg that’s focused on recommending items from the New York Times archive. Maybe for the next two months or so?
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