- I posted some of the pictures I took at Como Zoo - 2001-01-21 and some pictures of the Old Federal Reserve Building in Minneapolis taken on the 25th.
- Despair trademarks frowny emoticon and plans to sue over 7 million Internet users.
Oh, and to clarify things, if you read to the end of the article, you'll see the text:
Articles and items appearing in our "Recent Spin" are satirical and are not
intended to be an accurate portrayal of the persons, companies or events depicted
within them.
On the other hand, the USPTO seems to have fallen for the joke, too. see Despair Registered Trademark. - Shades of Big Brotherism - UK police plan to DNA test everyone.
- John Gilmore of the EFF explains What's Wrong With Content Protection. And Ron Rivest (the R in RSA) thinks it's a good education.
- The Strib ran a list of Laws Minnesotans would change. They've missed quite a few, but any laws that get taken off the books will be a start.
- The Bancroft Arnesen Expedition continues to plug across Antarctica.