Misc.
Happiness is...
a backed-up hard-driveThis strikes me funny
This years Republican National Convention is being protected by roughly 12,000 police officers. Many of them will be focused on a 20 block area around the convention. Us troop levels in Afghanistan number around 17,900 to help cover a War-lord dominated frontier about the size of Texas.Bill Could Ban iPod, TiVo, Google and More
"Already infamous in cyberspace for his comment last year that he wanted to remotely blow up computers of illegal song swappers, Sen. Orrin Hatch has triggered another din in the digital world. This time, it is the possibility that the popular digital music player Apple iPod would be outlawed under legislation Hatch, R-Utah, is sponsoring. [MacNewsWorld]"
Mark your calendars guys, cause we're going to Mojave
SpaceShipOne's first flight in an attempt to claim the Ansari X Prize is set for September 29."American Mojave Aerospace Ventures, a partnership between Paul Allen and Scaled Composites, has given 60-day notice for their first official flight in the Ansari X Prize competition. SpaceShipOne's first flight is scheduled for launch from California's Mojave Spaceport on September 29. To secure the US$10 million X Prize, they will need to complete a second flight by October 13.[Ars Technica]"
Going East - The Highlights
Alison and I traveled to the east coast recently. We saw a lot of interesting thing, the capital, NYC, Coney Island, to name a few. We also got a chance to visit with some family. For those of you who care (mostly my family and friends) I have posted a slide show of some of my favorite photos of the trip.