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BASIL : He's not looking, so I am sneaking in with a quick crosspost
... ok, so he actually invited me over, but not in a gay way.  Not
that there would be anything wrong with that.  Or something.
Anyway, submitted for your viewing pleasure ... oh, and let me
apologize in advance - Basil is WAY funnier than me, Sorry.   

Kerry : We like to take a brief moment every Tuesday and ponder the mystery of Kerry and his AWOL/incomplete 180
   
... and Kerry being sued ... "French-looking minor senator" - HA!

NEWS :

Iraq : Constitution ballots being questioned, reviewed
... in spite of the sandstorm, and condolences for the USMC GIs killed on Monday
    Arabic Interpreter "FNU LNU" had "high-level" clearance and "fraudulently accessed classified information" 

Wilma : Expected to become a Cat 1-2, hit Florida ... She is now a Cat2   

Avian Flu : Say "Hi" to Greece ... verification under way
A little reminder of how serious this issue is! ... or maybe not?   

Maryland : Unspecified threats in Baltimore close, restrict tunnel traffic ... developing 

Economics : US producer prices = biggest gain in more than 15 years
... energy costs to blame, mostly

Govt : US Congress freezes pay raises this year
... how damned gracious of them (cough), saving $2M and all

Pork busting is not the answer to our federal financial problems   

INTERESTING :

SCOTUS / Miers : More brouhaha ... religion, privacy, abortion ... publicity drive

Illegal Immigration : W to push for Border Security, guest worker
... first part good, second part not so much

Aztlan being taken over?   

Euthanasia : Raven, on "mercy" killings ... emphasis on the word killing
... And more on the New Orleans' Memorial Medical Center   

Computing : MadTech reviews Windows Vista ... build 5231, and a link to a torrent for it
  Return Before Investment, thanks to on-demand applications ... RBI > ROI
Download the Unofficial WinXPsp3 ... "Hotfix preview pack" (sans IE7)
   
"Rich Clients" (not dumb, thin ones) will always rule
'Three reasons why Internet-based applications are a bad idea'
Hollywood getting greedier yet ... wants cut from video iPod
What you need to know about the video iPod
Wanna beta test MS products?
How To : Roll your own Win* Tools CD ... getting a little outdated, but still good if you don't have something like this!
Deal : Dell LCDs $300(19")-$800(24") ... today only!   

Internet : Web 2.0, and the flip ... keep the money, ideas flowing!
The Register presents : Google Earth vs Western Civilization ... all your black helicopter photos are belong to them
   
MS presents Virtual WiFi ... multilink 802.11! ... very early / test release
   
Google updates their Privacy Policy ... Yea! More ads ... or something
   
VeriSign buys Moreover for $30M, cash ... Weblog power play trifecta? 

Gaming : XBOX360 Viral Marketing, something to be announced @ 3pm today?
Atari 2600 games auctioned off for $1800+! ... "Pepsi Invaders"
   
Nintendo + DS + McDonald's = free WiFi   

InfoSec : Worm downs MySPace ... "the web application is an integral part of the exploit"

Left : 'Mired in liberalism'   

UselessNations : IP (finally!) loses respect!   

"Global Warming" : ... means less rain
A look at some myths   

Health : Hacking sleep is dumb
Anti-fat vaccine to become standard issue?   

Energy : Water as fuel, since the 1800s?   

Nature : Sea Lilies run away
The origin of photosynthesis  ... "Hatena"   

Space : "Life's building blocks" are abundant out there ... just add nitrogen
   
When black holes are hungry
Thoughts on the "why" of China's "race" to space
Andromeda can take a hit ... actually, it already did, and has the scar to prove it
(but you should see the other guy!)   

Bloggers : Latest Watcher's Council is out! ... featuring TWAers Rick (SCOTUS/Miers) and TMH (ID)
A day in the life of blogging! ... sad but true, found via B&E
How To : 'Gooder Writing' 

Basil has a message for TypePad ... their trackbacks are PWN3D 

FUNNY :

Left : The left are not moonbats, they are undead ... (true'ish!)

RVB : #64 is out! ... Shizno!

Halloween : Worst costumes ever ... "Vlad the HIV Positive Vampire"

Undead : Pittsburgh is NOT ready!   

SCOTUS / Miers : Citing privacy right, Miers rejects Roe questions   

Govt : "Gubernatorial Six" suicide out ... Taft was the ringleader

Engrish Blogging : IP found a good one! ... and, shocker, liberal-wrong! ... (true!)

CLOSING :

Cox & Forkum

TMH