First it's something like this, which is so seemingly innocuous, but it sets the stage for much worse laws.

NJ Assemblyman introduces bill to force online identification
Jason Schultz says, Peter J. Biondi, NJ Assemblyman for District 16, has introduced A1327, a bill to force every ISP and website with comments/forums to demand user identification ( Read more... )

I got this here http://www.boingboing.net/2006/02/27/stick_michaelangelos.html, and they got it here: http://www.mneptok.com/.


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And then, the story got ugly and weird...

What began as a story about some ethically-challenged Canadians who found a camera a woman lost in Hawaii, and then decided not to return it because their nine year old son liked it http://www.boingboing.net/2006/02/18/bad_samaritan_family.html

has recently gotten a great deal stranger, funnier, and more ( Read more... )

Hey, I love the guy, but man he is one funny-lookin' dude!  I saw this on boing boing, of course, and had to repost it.

Tom Waits' High School yearbook for sale

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Well, I just could not resist this!! Stolen, as usual, from boingboing.
Web zen: holiday zen


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RIP: Maggie Bailey, "The Queen of the Mountain Bootleggers" age 101
Osama Bin Login says: "Tough ol' Kentucky mountain mama does her thing her whole life, gets away with it--no jury of her peers would convict her; fought for the right to par-tay; and like all good substance-dealers, she helped those in need around her." "Maggie Bailey, known as ( Read more... )