Kent would rather look at pictures of Kate, or show off parts of himself in video chat rooms, than have a relationship, with its endless obligations and its curtailment of his vegetative freedom.

NEWYORKER: Uncle Kent

According to daily logs posted on NOAA's website, others followed the exploration remotely using e-mail, on-line chat rooms, video streams, and file transfer sites to exchange information.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Today, Mr. Yousef who is known locally as Alaa tours the Idlib area with his satellite phone and records the dead on video, uploading his footage and accounts to Skype chat rooms and the Web.

WSJ: Armed With Phone, and Dangerous to Syria