If you aren’t protesting anything… why not protest nothing? (thanks metafilter)

Behind the Curtain: a day in the life of webloggers – Here’s the description of this event from the website:

“‘BEHIND THE CURTAIN: a day in the life of webloggers’ is purely an attempt to help break down our preconceptions. in our online writings, we ‘assume’ we know each other. humans, being extremely visual animals, create images of the individual on the other end of that internet connection. there are a few of us who think it’s time to test our notions of one another, show where we live, and to understand a bit better how … and even possibly why … each of us choose to weblog.

The participants, over a 24 hour period, were to take pictures of their environment and put together a photo album depicting a ‘day in the life.’ Here’s my contribution.

Hello neighbour… – A great article over on Ironminds about Mr. Rogers, one of the greatest childhood companions any kid could ask for…

Low scores for NBC – It seems NBC’s taped coverage of the Sydney games is a bit of a tough sell. So far NBC has averaged a 14.3 Nielsen rating for its prime-time coverage, a lower rating than any other Olympics on record. Apparently everybody’s just flocking to the internet for the information they want, when they want it. Those stupid bastards – how could they ever expect everybody to just wait for them… the internet is real and it’s here and people don’t take kindly to big networks force-feeding them time-delayed crap coverage. Now, in order to make good on its $700 million investment, NBC will likely be adding extra commercials to its broadcast… way to go – send the rest of your viewers to the net! And they’re sticking to their guns on the issue too: “We are going to keep our original plan of carrying it all on tape, because there are several complications as to why it makes it difficult to try and air some stuff live and some on tape,” according to Camryn Blanchard, a spokeswoman for NBC. Wow, thanks for enlightening us, Camryn.

Geek out at the IT Olympics – Sydney, Australia may be getting all the attention these days, but all the real fun’s being had in Sydney, South Dakota at the Information Technology Olympics! With events like the Software Buyathlon, where teams battle to purchase the right software at the right price, and Code Wrestling, where competitors struggle to force incompatible code from incompatible applications using incompatible versions into one beautifully integrated program, these Olympics are sure to capture the hearts of Geeks the world over. And be sure not to miss the CPU Tower jumps!

Sorry… no posts today.

Hey everybody! It’s the Sheep Game!

Religion never sounded this good – Worshipers watching a Vatican festival on TV ended up hearing the soundtrack of a porn channel instead. Apparently a mistake at a satellite TV company in Luxembourg meant that viewers across Italy, Spain and Latin America heard passionate moans and grunts while watching 20 cardinals saying mass, praying and singing hymns. And viewers of Babes Illustrated and Stacey the Hunt got a taste of holy incantations from The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

Need a mental disorder? – Try Dr. Grohol’s Mental-O-Matic!

It’s insane that this can happen… Philip Workman will probably be put to death. Will it be in the interest of justice or politics is the question. This

article outlines some of the issues surrounding this controversial case in Tennessee. Here’s a bit of a summary (though you should read the article for a closer-to-full understanding): Workman has spent 17 years on death row for the shooting death of Memphis police officer Ronald Oliver during a robbery Workman admits he committed. The defense team has long held to a theory that friendly fire killed Oliver, that in the tussle and confusion that night, a fellow officer’s gun went off, firing the fatal shot. Evidence recently discovered by the defense team seems to support that, or at least inject a bit of reasonable doubt into the case – A key witness in the original trial has admitted to having purjured himself because of bullying by members of the Memphis Police Department. – An x-ray that suggests that the bullet that killed Oliver was very likely not a .45, the kind of ammunition Workman’s gun used, but more likely a .38 – the kind of ammunition two other officers on the scene carried in their firearms. – Seven of the original eight jurors who condemned Workman now say they doubt he shot oliver. – Even Paula Dodillet, Oliver’s daughter, has attracted national attention for joining those jurors in their pleas for granting Workman clemency. Recently, a 14-member panel of judges in the 6th circuit court of appeals split their votes — directly down party lines – Seven nominated by Democratic presidents voted to rehear his case; seven Republican nominated judges voted to lift his stay. According to law, the tie vote means the 6th Circuit must allow a subordinate court’s denial of appeal to stand. Although seven federal judges believe Workman’s conviction is full of holes, and in spite of mounting evidence against his guilt, Workman’s stay has been lifted. After 17 years on death row, he is likely to be the second prisoner lethally injected in Tennessee since 1960.