Half Life 2 sets a new release date — if you call "late summer" a date #

Li'l Gn'R, the junior Guns n' Roses tribute band  #

Profile of Snotty Richter, another big-time spammer — don't miss the punchline in the last paragraph of page 3 #

Google Textads for "Orkut" — "can't join Orkut? try us at FriendSync" #

Superbowl moment created biggest spike in TiVo history — 180% increase in viewer reaction #

Xbox 2 specs leaked — three 64-bit processors makes for a badass machine #

NYT on outsider artist Mingering Mike — the original images were removed, but here are some hi-res scans #

Dave's Browser Support 2004 roundup — also: The Counter's global browser stats are back #

Video game tablature — written system for choreographing Super Mario Bros. moves #

Wired Reach — decentralized social networking app for Mac and Windows #

Video games predict the 2004 Super Bowl  #

Geek names baby son 2.0 — boy, you'd have to be pretty geeky to do something like that #