ESR on one of the things Texas does right:
Barbecue, dammit. Red meat with enough fat on it to panic a health-foodist right out of his pantywaist, slow-cooked in a marinade sweeter than a mother’s kiss and eaten with sauces hot enough to peel paint. Garnish with a few extra jalapenos and coleslaw and wash it down with cheap soda, lemonade, or beer. Food of the gods.
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Why is it pointless to argue with Microsoft people? Answer: because they hold you to a higher moral standard than they themselves support. When discussing their transgressions, they argue that they have the right to do that. They overstate your case and rebut that, leaving you stuttering “But I didn’t say that.” If that doesn’t work, they question your objectivity or qualifications, or resort to veiled ad hominems (a quick subject-change).
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There are times when referer logs can be positively amusing. Example: What’s the first result you get when you search for all of these together on Google: cnet slashdot newsforge register yahoo? Well, (at least as of posting time) The ChaosZone Blog! 
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From the chris-carter-are-you-taking-notes dept: NYTimes: Last fall, something peculiar began to happen at more than two dozen elementary and middle schools scattered across the country. Suddenly, groups of children started breaking out with itchy red rashes that seemed to fade away when the children went home — and to pop up again when they returned to school.
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The Best Star Wars Review Line goes to CmdrTaco:
Anakin is little improved from menace. I know he’s supposed to be full of anger and angst, but mostly he just comes off as constipated and bitchy.
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MSNBC: Click and Tell. Boy, this infographic really depresses me.
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(Via Rob) If Darth Vader had a supercomputer, this would be it: The CM-2. Drool drool drool. This so beats the NeXT in coolness.
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Memepool continues to scoop everyone else on weird sites: NYTimes random login generator. I hope the NYT takes this with a sense of humor.
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