w00t's all this then? In yet another sign of the coming apocalypse, denizens of the Merriam Webster site have designated "w00t" as their word of the year. "W00t" means a whoop of joy or triumph generated by an online gamer after he/she/it has squashed an opponent. Runner up was "facebook," used as a verb. To facebook apparently means "to annoy your subscribers by violating their privacy while simultaneously decl w00t’s all this then? In yet another sign of the coming apocalypse, denizens of the Merriam Webster site have designated “w00t” as their word of the year. “W00t” means a whoop of joy or triumph generated by an online gamer after he/she/it has squashed an opponent. Runner up was “facebook,” used as a verb. To facebook apparently means “to annoy your subscribers by violating their privacy while simultaneously declaring that subscribers don’t care about privacy anymore.” Googlepedia. It appears Google getting into the Wikipedia racket, serving up a site where people can chime in on any topic of their choosing, regardless of their degree of actual knowledge. The pages are called “knols,” and the site is invite-only right now. The sample entry, about insomnia and apparently written by the sister of Google VP of engineering Udi Manber, is sure to put anybody to sleep. The Greek Squad. Cringester J. J. reports that he successfully updated his copy of IE 6.0 on his desktop computer yesterday. Normally this would not qualify as news, except that Update displayed his results screen in Greek. Yes, we know – all Microsoft screens are Greek to you. Got hot tips or new news? Send them my way or post them below. Top tipsters can get enhance their swagger with cool Cringe swag. Think you’ve got the right stuff to pass our tech quizzes? They’re not as easy as they look: • The InfoWorld News Quiz • Test Your Geek IQ • Test Your Network Security IQ Software DevelopmentSmall and Medium Business