Worth noting – the above Monster Mobile: MobileTalk™ 100 Hands-Free Headset is by far best headset I’ve used (so far). Target used to carry them. Went back for a couple more after it became clear how well the headset worked – and they were out of stock. Argh.
Amazon has them!! … or they did – I ordered the last two they had in stock 
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Schneier on Security: European Terrorism Law and Music Downloaders
… demanding that the European parliament extends the scope of proposed anti-terror laws to help them prosecute illegal downloaders.
Music downloaders are not terrorists. This ties in so very well with the previous post about “taking back” the Republican Party.
Adam Bosworth’s Weblog: Sad Commentary
… I no longer vote Republican since the Republican Party has become the creature of irrational know nothings who, if we had always listened to their ilk, would have us all still living in caves without fire.
I would flip this around – perhaps this calls for greater involvement in the Republican Party. Not blind following of the current uninspiring leadership, but instead make an effort to change the party.
The view outside the Republican Party is much as Adam describes. The view inside the Republican Party is a little different. The party is comprised of a large number of individual voices, and many of the voices with which I find the most in common are within the Republican Party.
If we “leave” the Republican Party, where do we go? By in large I find the Democrats even less inspiring. For better or worse you have to participate in either the Republican or Democratic parties, as the remaining splinters largely don’t matter.
Admittedly I don’t have a clue how to get started (in any way that will make a difference). If we simply give up, we leave the party to the current gang – and that is just not acceptable.
Plane door crisis | The Register
Even if the passenger’s nicotine addiction were strong enough, the door handle probably isn’t.
Well, I guess that settles it – my third replacement Roomba just died. We are headed into the Xmas shopping season, and unless the Roomba got a redesign (apparently not) then I really cannot recommend the Roomba product. I like what it does – when it works – but three dead units in one year is not a good thing.
