Thursday 28 August 2008

Bleak and industrial, we're not and never will be

WTF

Despite occasionally enjoying this site and subscribing to this Oracle focussed offshoot, I always laid awake at night, endlessly tossing and turning, wondering what this curious and cryptic acronym WTF stood for.

I need wonder no more. Technorati have finally put me out of my misery.

WTF actually stands for 'Where's The Fire ?' My immediate reaction was 'WTF ?'

No wonder Technorati killed that product at birth.

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