As several people have noted

As several people have noted (and if memory serves me correctly), the SXSW Iron Webmaster Showdown is now taking entries for teams. Hey, if anyone needs a JavaScript/DHTML geekette on their team, let me know--I'd love to go to SXSW. Allez Geeking!

Found on the excellent InstaPundit.Com:Question:

Found on the excellent InstaPundit.Com:

Question: if a woman dies a "martyr" do 72 male virgins also service her? Is this any kind of reward: clumsy teenagers pawing you for all of eternity while they ineptly try to figure out how to make things "come together?" No wonder only the men blow themselves up!

As Dori remarked about the

As Dori remarked about the proposed Microsoft settlement, once the Republicans are bought with campaign contributions, they stay bought. It's a reassuring beacon of stability in an uncertain world, isn't it? Ill Legislation details how the GOP stays bought, down to the smallest details in the so-called "stimulus" plan the House passed a couple of weeks ago.

From Utah: Polygamy Porter. Slogans:

From Utah: Polygamy Porter. Slogans: "Why Have Just One?" and "Take One Home For the Wives." Hee.

Yesterday, CA Governor Gray Davis

Yesterday, CA Governor Gray Davis announced that he had received information that there might be a terrorist threat to CA bridges. The FBI objected (though Davis' statement was based in part on their warning), saying the threat was too vague. Earlier this week, the Attorney General issued a widely criticized statement warning of unspecified terrorist threats. So what the Feds seem to be saying is "Our vague, uncorroborated threats are better than your vague, uncorroborated threats."

Remember that earlier this year, the Shrubsters were attacking Davis for not reacting to the threat of power shortages faster. Had something bad happened, and Davis not issued the warning, what do you think that Karl Rove and the rest of the GOP attack dogs would be doing before next year's elections?

I have a new favorite

I have a new favorite word in English: benign. If you want to read the story from the beginning, that's here.

New link here: ... [0-0]

New link here: ... [0-0] Girl Android.

Regarding the food drops into

Regarding the food drops into Afghanistan, Joe-Bob Briggs gets it right. Side note to Doctors Without Borders: Bite me.

New link here: Blah Blah

New link here: Blah Blah Blog - To Make a Short Story Long.... Thanks!

Netscape 6.2 is out! The

Netscape 6.2 is out! The good news: it supports OS X. The bad news: on OS X, it still doesn't support Java applets.

That bad news is, of course, only a problem if you're in the middle of trying to write a book on Java 2 applets that includes OS X coverage. Or, in other words, if you're me. So that means on the Mac side, it's IE 5.1 only. Bummer.

Doc Searls just got back

Doc Searls just got back from the Linux Lunacy Geek Cruise, and is reporting back. "...limitless food, swimming, and first-rate hang time with some very interesting folks all equally liberated from their daily datagrind." Yup, that's a good description, or just the start of one.


We've been on two Geek Cruises, and had a blast on them both. Next up for us: Mac Mania, leaving Memorial Day 2002. I've seen the full brochure; it's a trip worth going on.

It's getting on to that

It's getting on to that time of year, so I recently realized that, for the first time ever, it doesn't look like I'll be celebrating Thanksgiving with my family. I've always either gone to my mother's or my aunt's (okay, once to my younger brother's) house, but I've never, ever had to do a dinner at home. Ordering out from the Oakville Grocery sounds like one not-too-shabby possibility.

Quote of the day:Cry Bother,

Quote of the day:

Cry Bother, and let slip the Poohs of war!

I don't know why Tom

I don't know why Tom hasn't linked these, because they're just so, well, Tom-type-links:

• Iron Chef Reverse Engineered Recipes
  
• iPod Breakout

"Much-praised rendition," my ass. When

"Much-praised rendition," my ass. When I heard it, I said to the TV, "You're Canadian! What's with the 'My home sweet home' stuff, you hypocrite? Get the hell off the stage!"

This excellent article says that

This excellent article says that our "leaders" should suck it up and start acting as if they deserved the title. I don't know anyone who's panicked about anthrax; do you? But the media and politicians can't put it in perspective. Sure, it's bad that three people have died from this, and 10 more are sick. But in the same two weeks, something like 90,000 Americans are dead from all causes. It's time for the commentariat to get a grip.