On Monday, my brother who lives in San Diego sent me an email with the subject line: “Third time this week.” What had happened for the third time was that someone fell off the oceanside cliff near his home, something that happens there with frightening regularity. I asked my brother why this keeps happening. “Gravity,” was his reply. Me: “Ha-ha. I mean are they just trying to get a better look? Or flying one of those stupid flying things? Or playing Pokemon Go? (Oh, sweet heaven, that would be such a *great* rumor to start today even if it’s not true.)” Two days later it’s true, though not at the exact same cliff. From the website of San Diego’s NBC affiliate: Two men fell off a cliff Wednesday in San Diego’s North County while playing ‘Pokemon Go’, the Encinitas Fire Department confirmed. When the Encinitas Fire Department arrived, they found a man around 80 to 90 feet down the cliff, on the beach. Crews found a second man who was unconscious about 50 feet down the cliff. Both men were taken to Scripps La Jolla Hospital. The extent of their injuries was unknown. A sign posted on the fence warns the public that the bluffs are unstable but the men had climbed over to find a character in the popular video game, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. OK, fine, this wasn’t actually difficult to foresee. Welcome regulars and passersby. Here are a few more recent buzzblog items. And, if you’d like to receive Buzzblog via e-mail newsletter, here’s where to sign up. You can follow me on Twitter here and on Google+ here. IRS does not accept payment in iTunes cards. Amazon’s amazingly wasteful packaging. . Apple’s autocorrection of “lardass” doesn’t make Kardashian the butt of a joke. In defense of assuming another’s identity. . Networking pros slam AT&T for arming techs with iPads instead of laptops. Cisco Aironet APs + vinyl = awesome. Old-school sexting, as in circa 1969. Geek-Themed Meme of the Week Archive. Related content news analysis It’s now easier to check if that used smartphone you might buy is stolen By Paul McNamara May 12, 2017 2 mins Small and Medium Business Internet Consumer Electronics news analysis IT work gets The Onion treatment By Paul McNamara May 11, 2017 1 min System Management Careers Data Center news analysis ‘Found a leaky ethernet port’ By Paul McNamara May 05, 2017 2 mins Internet Cloud Computing Data Center news analysis Majority of U.S. households now cellphone-only, government says By Paul McNamara May 04, 2017 2 mins Small and Medium Business Smartphones Internet PODCASTS VIDEOS RESOURCES EVENTS NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe