The Internet is an amazing thing. A surge in our popularity started the week before Christmas with an appearance in Gizmodo, the popular weblog for gadgets. This site alone brought 433 referrals overnight, followed by ripple effects as other ''blogs'' ran their story. The following week the Russians got in the act, and last week we made it to Japan. The Google translation of that page is a keeper. Others are now starting to write new words about us, which is a good thing.