Well, the snow today isn’t due until later in the day, so no morning shovelling for me. Between that and a surprisingly productive day yesterday which included a two-hour nap, I woke up this morning in a pretty good mood. I expect that will change if I have to drive home in fresh snow (which seems to panic people even if there’s not enough to affect traction), but I’ll worry about that later, I guess.
- Gun law foes work for repeal because they still think having more people carrying handguns makes the state more dangerous, in spite of any evidence to the contrary. [press-patch]
- I’m pretty sure I knew most of the Cartoon Laws of Physics, but it’s nice to have a list just in case a guy needs to check on something.
Everything falls faster than an anvil.
Check. [vowe] - The MPAA and RIAA should take a look at the The Pornography Industry vs. Digital Pirates, as they seem to be doing okay, and
A few merchants in the industry who have tried the kind of aggressive methods used by mainstream entertainment companies say they have not received much in return for their efforts
. In fact, some porn websites are getting more business by giving away free samples. But then some buggy-whip manufacturers complained about Henry Ford, too. - Meanwhile, “We Will Bury Them With Their Own Confusion” is a swell movie explaining how Apple and Pepsi are, erm, stretching the truth with their ad saying that file-swappers were prosecuted. Heck, it might even be libel. [vowe]
- Group urges formation of U district, making an official neighborhood (in the eyes of the all-important Neighborhood Revitalization Program which hands out money) for an area that’s been mostly unrepresented. I think it’s a good change.
- New zoo revenue is goal at Como. The free zoo needs to pull in an extra $95k from visitors this year, and will need to guilt people a little more to do that. It’ll probably work on me. I expect I’ll try to make it to the zoo a couple extra times this year, and kick in a little extra each time. [press-patch]
- Minneapolis might shutter schools, including three elementary schools in the Longfellow neighborhood where a friend of mine lives. She’s pondering a run at the School Board because of this and other issues. More once I hear something official, no doubt. [press-patch]
- Jim’s brother has written A Lament for George Bush. Jim thinks you should all read it (he also thinks his brother has too much time on his hands). [jim]