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Will Femia is a Weblog enthusiast who, through good fortune and dumb luck, was introduced to the form as his position as chat producer for MSNBC.com careered into obsolescence. On any given day, Will can be found having already spent an unhealthy amount of time squinting at a computer screen.

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Killed, not killed off

Posted: Monday, February 19, 2007 2:20 PM by Will Femia

I disagree with Gael on one outside-chance fine point with regard to the impossibility that the Grey's Anatomy script writers would kill off the character after which the show is named.  While it's true that Grey's Anatomy is pretty formulaic so we shouldn't expect any surprises, let's not forget that Desperate Housewives has a dead character who still features relatively prominently and  Six Feet Under routinely featured dead characters as regular participants in the show.  Dirt on FX (am I the only one still watching that?) has characters dead and imagined that haunt one character.  OH!  Dead characters haunting?  Medium?  That Jennifer Love Hewitt show?  In Battlestar Galactica they've got that weird non-death death for the Cylons.  All I'm saying is that dead isn't necessarily dead on contemporary TV and therefore it's not entirely beyond the range of possibility that a character on a popular exhaustively formulaic show could be killed - because a character can be killed without being killed off.

Double-take headline of the day:  U.S. skiers end worlds with mixed results - I saw "end worlds" and thought Death Star.  That'd certainly be a cooler story. (No offense to skiers.)

Can you survive 24 hours without a computer?  You have about a month to prepare.

"Controversial plans to build a "supermosque" on the doorstep of the London Olympics will be blocked by the Government."

Meanwhile, if anyone were to stand up to the demands of Muslims (or any other religion) I'd have thought China would, but that goes to show how little I know about China.

The difference between science and faith explained in two handy flowcharts.

Thanks very much to Yogi for having the answer to my question about who performed that version of "Save Me."  I wasn't able to find much free music from E. T. Mensah & His Tempos Band, but I did find a couple songs in this podcast.  And by the way, fans of vintage ethno-pop should definitely check out this blog.

Speaking of new bands, a local publication had an interview with a band called O'Death which draws heavily on American roots influences to play a modern brand that is pretty unique.

Speaking of music that is both ethnic and American, Acrassicauda is Iraq's only heavy metal band.  I watched segment 5 in a video series about them.  All five segments are listed here.

Tesla Anti-Theft Device: Eye of Sauron - Kind of reminds me of the flame thrower carjacker repellant.

"My friend John was trying to think of a way to explain the problem with digital rights management to his dad and friends of ours who don't see what's wrong with it.  He compiled a list of examples of DRM-related problems to help people understand what the big deal is with DRM."

Everyone's getting a kick out of this giant delete button eraser.  It's a fun site to poke around.  I like this white board clock.

OpenCola - Open Source Coca Cola - Didn't they already do this with beer?  I'm not totally clear on how any recipe wouldn't be open source if it's not a secret.  I'm glad to see many folks on Digg had the same thought.

The link to this hunter's abject apology has been taken down before I could post it here, along with the rest of his blog.  His offending post can be found in Google's cache, however.  He calls assault rifles "terrorist rifles" and says they have no place in the hunting community.  I've never known the gun owning community to be particularly open to this kind of hair splitting and this time was no exception.  UPDATE:  Here's the cache of the apology (thanks Bob).

How I hacked your router by accident - Since the links are unreliable I refer you to the story published in the Digg thread.  In short, the guy accidentally logged into his neighbor's wifi router because the neighbor never changed the default name or password so it was indistinguishable from the new one the author purchased.  The thread is full of security advice, but what it left me thinking about is what the future will be like as technology becomes more advanced and we (most of us) integrate it into our lives without the slightest clue or care about how it works.

Free 3D modeling software - I haven't had a chance to play with this yet today but I like the idea of starting with a ball and using tools to pull and distort it.

I bet 3D software would be good to apply to one of these Drawer Geeks projects where they turn children's drawings into more advanced renderings.

Beatboxing through a flute.  I'm not sure it really needs all the puffing and spitting.  This guy already kicks ass on his instrument.

The power of make-up - This is almost like one of those Photoshop reveals, but it's with make-up.  As such it feels like it carries a different message.  A few of them frankly look a little overdone.  I guess if there's an overall lesson it's how different we make ourselves look from natural humans.

Speakers in your shoes to massage your feet.

I recall playing a game with this same little guy a long time ago.  This was more challenging than I expected.

Can you seriously generate enough of a charge with a wool hat to get your car to crank just one more time?  For what it's worth, my motorcycle batter died a couple months ago and the last few times I started it I took the battery out and shook it a bit and put it back in.  I'd read somewhere that it would work and it did, though I'm still not entirely sure why.

OK Go has a new fun video.  I like the song better than the treadmill song too.

Reading translations of Harry Potter is a great way to practice reading a new language (provided you read the English version first).  I feel similarly about watching familiar movies on HBOL in Spanish.  If I can ignore the annoying dubbing I can hear the language better than if it were a Spanish movie.

Nuke-proof flash drive for the military - They should make these for commercial consumption.  Someone recently asked me in all seriousness if putting my photos on a hard drive meant they were invulnerable.  I think there are enough people out there wanting an indestructible, eternal digital media vault that there's a niche industry just waiting to be born.

New Revenue Stream For Bloggers: TextMark SMS Alerts - Doesn't actually sound like that good a deal, but I can see where people might pay for notification of news that wouldn't come in a traditional breaking news alert from a general news site.

How to break up with your girlfriend (pleasantly misogyny-free, which is uncommon in videos of this title.)

By e-mail:

Hi Will-
Never the first at anything, I feel presumptuous to send you this at all. Maybe the outrage (mine included) is premature, it seems things could change, but the very idea of it, the fact she's already done 30 days is, simply, an OUTRAGE. One that has hit me in the gut, somehow. I'm an American, and a mom of 3 younguns, our similarities end there, but still I want the other driver and the jury to pay. Maybe by living her life for 2 weeks, then 2 years in prison. I wonder if I would then feel justice has been served.  The article made me feel impotent, then  I thought of you.  :)
OOPS! Almost forgot the link.
I love Clicked, by the way.
Warm regards,
B-Jane

Will replies:  Hi B-Jane.  I'm not sure what to make of impotence causing you to think of me, but ignoring that, my first thought is that I'll never understand how mandatory minimums are legal.  Sentencing should be the responsibility of the judicial process, not the legislature.  So in that respect I agree with you that this story is an outrage.  The punishment totally doesn't fit the crime and doesn't seem to serve justice or the social good.  On the other hand, people can't be flinging things out of cars at each other.  Honk the horn or flip the bird or something, but driving up the emergency lane in traffic with a pregnant woman in the front seat and kids in the back so you can physically attack a car that cut you off twice?  We can't be having that.  Given her circumstances I'm not sure what the most fitting punishment would be, but taking her away from her kids for two years (or however long parole takes) is surely the worst one.

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Ack! I finally got used to the other format, and now the whole article's on the main page again! What gives?

Jack Weber, Fairbanks, AK (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 3:26 AM)

In regards to the Grey's topic at the beginning of your post: I agree with you that they could kill him off. And having the show named after your character doesn't guarantee immunity! There used to be a show in the 80's called Valerie, until they killed Valerie off--then they changed the name to The Hogan Family. She was never mentioned in the show again.

JE, Detroit (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 5:53 AM)

Jack, that was me forgetting a few steps before publishing. :)

Will Femia (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 9:23 AM)

The Power of Makeup is a little misleading. I believe the Extreme Makeover show was not just hair and makeup, but also plastic surgery and weeks of dieting and exercise.

PB, Milwaukee, WI (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 10:00 AM)

Hi Will. Love your blog, but your flowcharts kinda struck a nerve with me. Not that there might not be some validity to it, but frankly I'm so tired of people who know nothing of faith constantly deriding those of us who base our life on it, at least in part if not all. Frankly, I've known of and read of plenty of people in the scientific community who were so set on a theory that they refused to ignore evidence to the contrary, and there are plenty of faith-based people who do pay attention to evidence and fact. For "objective" thinkers to easily lump everyone into these two categories is, honestly, not something that holds up to evidence. This sort of bias is just as destructive as the against-all-evidence-faith these people are so self-righteously trying to deride. The idea that people of faith are just sheep is becoming prominent, and is completely wrong. Would MLK Jr, Gandhi, or Mother Theresa qualify as "sheep?" I think we would all agree no, but yet their life and work was, at least in part, molded by their faith. Faith is not meant to make us sheep (contrary to what the "logical ccommunity" would have you believe). I will agree that there are many who use it as a crutch, never turning on their minds for anything. But, quite frankly, this isn't a state of faith so much as it is just a state of most humans, in general. But that's a whole other post.

Chuck H., Summerville, SC (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 10:06 AM)

In regards to the "McMissle" case. I dont understand what the commotion is about. She could of killed those people by throwing something into there car. When i was driving home,there were 6 teenagers throwing water balloons into my car from the back of a pickup causeing me to swerve off the road. My girlfriend was in the passenger seat,She could of died. We cant tolerate this kind of behavior.

Stephon Hollywood, Fl (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 10:35 AM)

Throwing something at a moving car is pretty serious. In this case, it didn't cause an accident, but it very well may have. While two years does seem a bit much, I'm bothered by the fact that the woman who threw the cup doesn't seem sorry for what she did. It seems to me that a plea deal for less time or community service could have easily been reached... my guess is the cup thrower refused such a deal, assuming the jury would find her innocent.

Adam (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 10:44 AM)

The Deniers of Evolution will always fall back on their Faith when challenged on their assumptions of Racial Equality and why different human races have so different abilities. Anyway, keep up the great work, Will!

Sandy Perchance (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 10:45 AM)

Will, about your makeup link. Some of those girls are actually from a makeover show and recieved extensive surgery. Some things not even makeup can do.

Erwin, Providence RI (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 10:57 AM)

Regarding the 'McMissile' case, the jury should have found her not guilty, even though she clearly was guilty according to the law. In cases where the 'minimum punishment' is clearly overkill for the circumstances, the resulting punishment does not fit the crime, making it unconstitutional to find her guilty. Everyone needs to read up on jury nullification; it is the people's last defense against unjust laws.

Ben Johnson, Chicago IL (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 11:55 AM)

Those makeovers are purely done with make-up. I believe a few of them were on the reality show The Swan and so some have received cosmetic surgery, as well (and weeks of supervised diet and exercise). You can tell in some shots that show a before picture with teeth and an after picture with teeth.

Laura, Chicago (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 12:16 PM)

This blog is anti religious. Bigoted if I may say so. No more MSNBC for me.

Ali, Morton, Illinois (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 12:42 PM)

While I agree that the 2 year sentence was harsh (community service makes more sense), I have to also agree with some comments I've read on a message board about this topic. No one would be complaining about the sentence if the throwing of the cup had caused the driver in the other car to have an accident. Now, of course, all we get is "he said/she said" in the article on what happened. But I don't agree with people saying that because she had 3 (unruly) kids in the car and a pregnant sister that she had the "right" to have road rage. Control your kids and just calm down, if you have to pull over and get the kids or your anger under control. Also, the sister should have a seat-belt on, how did she manage to almost hit the dashboard? I could understand if they were going really fast and had to stop suddenly that she'd be flung forward against the seatbelt, but from what I understand they were in a traffic jam which was just moving. I don't blame the jury as they gave her the lightest sentence they could. Unfortunately their only other choice was to say she was not guilty even though she had admitted to throwing the cup. Now it's up to the judge.

Neesha, Canada (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 12:50 PM)

Will, I enjoy your blog and read it almost daily. However, an anti-religious that I have noted seems apparent today. The "Flow Charts" link is really just an ad hominem attack. People of faith often have better reasons for what they believe than some of the "science" we see bandied about these days.

Dennis, Long Beach CA (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 1:02 PM)

Will, although you included a Google Cache link for the Hunter’s original post, you forgot to include a link for his “abject apology”. Here it is: http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:ldEAJHvKgc0J:outdoorlife.blogs.com/zumbo/2007/02/i_was_wrong_big.html+http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/zumbo/2007/02/i_was_wrong_big.html&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us It’s amazing how fast and hard he backtracked in the face of that outrage.

Bob, St. Louis (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 1:06 PM)

Bob, that entry hadn't made it into the cache when I checked last night. I've added it. Thanks.

Will Femia (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 1:18 PM)

I was almost hit yesterday by someone who pulled into my lane without looking. The front of my truck was even with her back door so this isn't even just being cutoff, it's being run off the road. I had my two 5 month old babies in the back, and the thought of almost getting into an accident because some moron couldn't use her neck muscles made me incredibly angry...but I resisted the urge to run her over and pull her out of the car and beat her senseless even though I wanted to badly. The reason I never act on my road rage (other that yelling from the car) is because you never know who might be carrying a gun in their car. That lady is lucky she didn't get shot after flinging her "missile."

Jessica, SLC, UT (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 1:33 PM)

Will, I was surprised to see myself in one of the photos in your makeup link. It was taken by my wedding makeup artist before and after she did my makeup trial. Im not sure about any of the other photos but when she took mine, she had me wash my face and pull back my hair so she could get a "good" before shot (I don't actually look like me in my before shot, which i think was the point) if you would like to see a normal photo of me let me know and I would be happy to send it!

Hope (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 1:46 PM)

Wow. I've been reading this blog for a long time and I never even realized it qualified as anti-religious! Now I'm going to enjoy it twice as much! Seriously, people. Get a grip. I'm about as anti-religion as you can get, but I don't get the anti-religion "vibe" from Will. I was actually very surprised to see that flow chart here. (Surprised, but happy--my respect for Will jumped many notches). When I need a good dose of anti-faith, this is not the blog I come to. Will provides links to interesting stuff. Period. Some of that stuff will appeal to you, some won't. I've found him linking to bloggers who are quite conservative, giving a viewpoint I wholeheartedly disagree with. Big deal. I skip over that stuff. When I find a great link, I don't care about the politics or religion of the person who provided it. But then again, I'm a liberal, and that's why liberals are so great.

JE, Detroit (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 2:01 PM)

Wow, I didn't expect such a strong reaction to the flow charts. If someone wants to draw up another set of charts, I'll link to it. I'm thinking the other perspective would have the science all wishy washy, making one declaration after another with ideas coming from grant money and commercial incentives instead of theories and evidence and there'd be a box in there about distorting the findings in a ridiculously over simplified version released to the public. The religion side probably wouldn't have "get an idea" as the starting point. The "ignore evidence" part might have more boxes that have to do with testing and exploring faith. Would there be a "reinterpret faith in light of new evidence" box? Anyway, if someone wants to re-do this cartoon in a pro-religion light, let me know and I'll link.

Will Femia (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 2:01 PM)

Hope! Wow! Are you angry? Did you know your photos were going to be spread all over the Web?

Will Femia (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 2:07 PM)

"This blog is anti religious. Bigoted if I may say so. No more MSNBC for me. Ali, Morton, Illinois (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 12:42 PM)" I think Will has always made a pretty good case for all points of view. Some people don't seem to realize that he didn't create this content, he simply clicked on it. As for the poster I quoted above, good riddance.

Erik, Austin, TX (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 2:10 PM)

Just another note about the mcmissile case... In the article (well the version I found on msnbc) there's a line that reads: "Under state law, the judge can only decrease the jury's sentence." Based on that, I go back to my comment from before that says, let's wait to see what the Judge does first. I do have to say to Ben Johnson, maybe finding her not guilty would be a good stand against the law, but just think of how many people would take that as it being OK to throw things at cars. Hopefully, this law will now be looked at and they can reword it to better apply to all situations, maybe a different minimum sentence if no one was injured by the action.

Neesha, Canada (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 2:16 PM)

For the victim's sake, I'm glad the felonious McMissile chunker got two years. An ex-girlfriend threw a cup of cold coffee on me once and I cannot describe the shock and panic attacks I suffered for months around beverages. I would insist on being notified of her release. (If the driving didn't tick her off, I'm sure me pursuing her indictment and two years of incarceration sure will!)

John Brak (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 2:55 PM)

The "Flow Charts" was clearly supposed to show a fundamental difference in the methods and model of Science vs. Religion. It represented the way Science as a body (group) is supposed to work. Of course some scientists ignore contrary evidence, but that is what peer review is for (and that does work very well). Religion by nature is about faith in what you cannot test. The flow chart was a little unfair, but it was showing that the model is not based on a continuous changing and adapting and even discarding of whole theories (beliefs); religions of the world do not change and adapt much, and not through that kind of process; most change based on councils deciding to make small changes here and there, but not based on the same kind of process. A better flow chart might show a new religion branching out in response to new information as well as some changing a bit in response to changing times. But, instead of calling it anti-religious, perhaps someone can explain how religion uses a feedback model to adapt to new information? It is also notable that religions are "grand unifying theories", of which Science has none (in spite of trying). That said, it is also true that Science goes through the equivalent of the Anglican split every so often. For example, String theory in Physics is a current case (although no bombs involved so far). And, certainly you have the equivalent of "sects" in Science who will hold onto a discredited theory for a while. So, the flow chart gives Science a bit too much credit if looked at in the short term.

Paul, Alamo, CA (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 3:00 PM)

Will, car and motorcycle batteries have a series of electrodes dipped into a dense electrolyte liquid usually lead acid. The electrolyte fluid allows for the free flow of ions to produce its charge. The chemistry is a little more complicated than that, but basically the ions allow electricity to flow through the liquid. When you shake the battery, you loosen up all the crud and corrosion that builds up on the electrodes and simultaneously mix the electrolyte fluid restoring a small amount of of the ions to solution. That's why this works. Obviously this only works for liquid electrolyte batteries like for cars, not for most other batteries (they are called "dry cells" for a reason!) Hope that explains the concept. P.S. People so eager to be offended by flow charts ought to get a grip. How can people who profess to have the strongest faith also declare that it is threatened by a flow chart (or a 9 year old girl taking communion with a gluten-free wafer if you remember that story)?

Isaac Luria, University of Florida (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 3:12 PM)

Will, I am kind of annoyed a picture of me was put up without my permission for all the web to see without any context other than "look what we can do!" I'm trying to figure out If I can be taken out of it, but I doubt it.

Hope (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 4:01 PM)

"I do have to say to Ben Johnson, maybe finding her not guilty would be a good stand against the law, but just think of how many people would take that as it being OK to throw things at cars. Hopefully, this law will now be looked at and they can reword it to better apply to all situations, maybe a different minimum sentence if no one was injured by the action." I do not think someone should receive an unjust punishment before the public does something about an unjust law. True, jury nullification may result in some 'encouragement' for further criminal behavior, but it would also force the public to realize the unjust law must be changed ASAP. Criminal law does take into account extenuating circumstances in murder trials (crimes of passion etc); also, the effect of the crime is considered (attempted murder vs murder). I do not see why either the law should not have been written differently, or they should get rid of the minimum punishment.

Ben Johnson, Chicago IL (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 4:20 PM)

Re The Power of Makeup: It should be the Power of Hair and Makeup and Wardrobe and Lighting and maybe even a little Stocking-over-the-lens fun. Having been a headshot photog in NYC (doing makeup myself), it's all about controlling the shot. Most of these extreme "after" women don't look like that in real life, or say, on video. That's why the before and after shots are in different places with different lighting.

AN, Los Angeles (Sent Tuesday, February 20, 2007 4:44 PM)

Here is another nice flowchart for your entertainment: http://www.wellingtongrey.net/miscellanea/index.html

Thom, Grandville, MI (Sent Wednesday, February 21, 2007 12:02 AM)

Science Fanatics are just as dangerous and ignorant as Religious Fanatics. Keep in mind, I am not talking about RESPONSIBLE scientists, but the ones who make false claims, invent research results, and generally mislead people to get the result they want. Don't deny the fact that they are out there. I know most of you will say, "Those people are not representative of the scientific community." Well, guess what? Religious Fanatics are not representative of the people in this country who truly have faith in God-any god. Fanatics of any kind are dangerous. People should not be judged for the things they believe, but for the actions they take. That is why Fanatics -religous, science, sports, anything- are dangerous.

Ed (Sent Wednesday, February 21, 2007 11:10 AM)

I have to go with Ben on this "McMissile" case. First of all, just because one case is vacated or nullified does not mean all cases are. If someone thinks it is license to start throwing things from cars, they are likely to find out the hard way that it is not true. The point is that punishment should fit the crime. We already mete out harsher sentences when people are harmed in various crimes, as well as based on intent. Although it is possible that someone could be hurt from a paper cup full of ice, the chances are very very slim, especially as they were going at very low speed (and both cars were going at the same speed). The woman was well aware of that factor (if they had been going 70mph, things would be very different). The problem is that the minimum sentence is an abuse of the justice system and does degrade people's faith in it (such as with this case).

Paul, Alamo, CA (Sent Wednesday, February 21, 2007 11:42 AM)

Ed, although I agree that Science crazies/fringe are out there, I do not agree that it is 1:1 comparable with religion. The point of the flowchart is that religion based decisions are not made based on testable evidence, in the way that Science is. In fact, what allows Science to weed out the lunatics is precisely this. If they make a claim, others can try the same experiment or pick apart their method and discredit their conclusions/theory. In religion, you are basing it on belief that is not testable. I cannot reproduce your test to determine if your God is the "right" one. I cannot reproduce a test to determine if your savior died and was resurrected, or went into the desert and received God's word, or heard from an Angel, etc. I agree that Religion is only an "issue" when someone uses it to make decisions for others (e.g. what is taught in school). But, unfortunately, it is more than just the fanatics who feel religion charges them with the right to tell others how they can and cannot live.

Paul, Alamo, CA (Sent Wednesday, February 21, 2007 6:26 PM)

It's not that people are upset about flowcharts, people are upset about the mindset of those MAKING the bigoted flowcharts and those that take such delight in them. Religious Bigotry comes in many forms: making devious illustrations falsely depicting another's views is certainly one of those forms. Don't honor such Hate Speech by linking to them from your site.

Emma Morrow (Sent Thursday, February 22, 2007 9:44 AM)

But does science really weed out the lunatics in time? Just look at the debate about Global Warming - it's certainly reached a religious fervor, driven almost entirely by politics. I won't trust an Environmental Scientist for another two generations, at least, for the scam they are trying to foist over us now.

Fannie Barker (Sent Thursday, February 22, 2007 9:52 AM)

With regard to the "McMissle" case, in Virginia the jury cannot recommend a sentence below the statutory minimum. The judge, however, can review the case and alter the sentence downward (only) in the interests of justice. In this case, the judge has done just that and sentenced the defendant to time served and five years probation. According to the news reports she is supposed to be released today (Thursday).

Gary, Reston, VA (Sent Thursday, February 22, 2007 1:35 PM)

"Just look at the debate about Global Warming" -- Uh Fannie, I am not sure I understand your point about Global warming. Scientists around the world are quite convinced, including those from outside that specialty (once they look at the data). I am thinking maybe you have been the victim of politically motivated smears trying to suggest it is not real? We are not talking about local weather effects, but issues at the polar caps and unprecedented changes in the ocean currents. Any (legitimate) debate has been over details, not the connection between Carbon (CO/CO2) and impact on atmospheric conditions, and how they are affecting temperature averages.

Paul, Alamo, CA (Sent Thursday, February 22, 2007 5:10 PM)

This is in response to your 2-19-07 entry. I know it's a little late, but I'm a week behind, what can I say. Yet again you post to a link that potentially can lock up my machine, Windows 2000 XP Home Edition that is current with all published Microsoft Updates other than IE7. The specific link is to wired.com that then suggests a link to Creative Commons. I know you are not responsible for Wired, but damn, it seems someone somewhere would catch this stuff. I encounter this situation about once a month, either directly from your site or the sites you offer links to. It's extremely frustrating. If you think that the problem is associated with me or how I'm using my machine I challenge you to query your readers.

Clint, Bates City, MO (Sent Monday, February 26, 2007 8:03 PM)



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