- James Lileks Bleat 12/10/2001 talks about the American kid who went to Afghanistan to shoot at Americans. There's a name for making war on your own country: treason.
- Senators Slip In Pay Hike. Hey, look! A war! Let's vote ourselves a raise. Here's how they voted on the Amendment. Nay votes are for a raise. For Minnesotans: Wellstone, Nay. Dayton: Yea. The interesting thing here is that the vote was on whether the amendment (to pass up the pay raise) was germane or not. If the Senate used this criterion more often, there'd be a lot fewer bad laws passed. Members of Congress set for $4,900 raise is CNN's take on it.
- How does The New Mac User differ from the Old Mac User? The new one doesn't have a ton of money invested in current Mac OS software that still doesn't run on X.
- Bruce Sterling: Geeks and Spooks talks about the struggle between the two tribes concerned with crypto in the US, why the crypto-revolution is over, and what we need to do to escape the stagnant pool we find ourselves in today.
- Stuck at an airport? Get loaded! The number of passengers is down 28 percent from last year, but drink sales have remained steady. Well, what else are you going to do when they make you wait extra hours at the airport?