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I didn't think that gun control was even an issue in the public consciousness right now, with all the other strife that is around. Mark Fiore's cartoon is hilarious, and makes a decent argument for better gun laws. http://www.markfiore.com/animation/shoot.html

Perhaps gun control is out of the media right now because in a republican run congress, there is no chance of passing anything (never mind the conservative-bias press).

Pluto is no longer a planet!

The high priests of science have spoken and are revoking the title of planet from poor little Pluto! This month we've had a world of possibilities in what kids will grow up learning in their science textbooks. I was rooting for the 12 planet system, but it was not to be.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5282440.stm

It makes me giggle when hard sciences illustrate the issues of representation and naming as well as how relative "truth" is.

"I'll be watching you..."

I called the phone company, among other places, to change my address and transfer service. I found it disturbing, in light of the recent warrantless wire tapping decisions that the hold music that I was subjected to included a muzak version of the Police's "Every Breath You Take."

I'm sure it wasn't on purpose, but oh the irony!