We officially hit summer this week, even though really we’ve all been calling it summer for nearly a month now. I’m fine with Memorial Day being everyone’s mental start to the summer, but I need to call out the beer industry for jumping the gun. Summer brews are often available far in advance of the actual season. For example Samuel Adams Summer Ale was on the shelves at my grocery store in early April. I don’t mind looking forward to summer, but that’s a bit excessive. It makes me get excited for something way before I should, like a Halloween sale on Christmas presents. If you were busy announcing a massive vehicle recall this week, odds are you missed it.
When the fail whale fails
Twitter’s fail whale did not make an appearance on Thursday, even though the site was down for more than an hour. Twitter says it was an internal error, a hacker group said it was responsible for the issue. Whatever, the cause, it was mass hysteria online, where people took to outlets like Facebook and Tumblr, complaining in less than 140 characters about how they couldn’t tweet.
The decision was profanity-laced
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that broadcasters are allowed to air swears and nudity, for now, because the FCC had not given television stations clear guidance on what is and is not acceptable in its eyes. This means that until the FCC amends its rules, you can cuss and strip all you want without fear of being fined. Next week, The Guys will be writing all of our posts in the nude.
Free as a bird
Remember when the H5N1 avian flu virus killed a few hundred people several years ago? As it turns out, with as few as five genetic mutations, it could be as airborne as its namesake. According to a new study that was banned from publication last year for national security concerns. The report’s release seems to be a testament to how confident the federal government is that there is no terrorist threat. Sleep well, America!