Random Thoughts

File this one under Abso-freakin-lutely Cool. Plants that detect landmines.

It seems like a good idea at first... to fight spammers by hitting their site so much their bandwidth bill goes through the roof. But there are several reasons not to do it, including this. When does an effort to punish spammers become an attack on them? And why should we contribute to the traffic on the internet in such an irresponsible way? Just don't ever reply to spam.

Excuses for speeding, from The Register. Personally I don't think cameras should be used for speeders, since false positives are possible.

Postmodern Barney finds another cool image, a Superboy cover with a car and graffiti. Definitely the kind of cover that makes you want to read the story.

Polite Dissent is adventing the season with Christmas covers. The first featured Spider-Man, the second features Cardcaptor Sakura.

Trash Heap is looking for a Christmas song about "a donkey that helps out Santa at Christmas, or something like that." Anyone know this one?

Brill Building has... an unusual image from What If. I'm amused.

As for me... discussions are ongoing. As I expected, nothing has been decided. Anything done can be undone, apparently. We'll see if things turn out well, or if they continue to be frustrating, annoying, nasty, and obnoxious. It's my own fault.