the real state of the union. I was like the folks at Alas, A Blog, totally unable to look at the man. I ended up watching Charmed instead. I'll wait for Jon Stewart's take later today. Courtesy of Scott Rogers is George W Bush and the… [Weez Blog]

——-

i prefer the real state of the union, thanks weez.

Feds and Cali prosecutors conspire to hack marijuana law [bOing bOing]

——-

this just seems wrong to me…. i bet it seems wrong to alot of people….

Computer Security Incident Handling Guide. Computer Security Incident Handling Guide
http://www.csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-61/sp800-61.pdf

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released Special Publication 800-61, Computer Security Incident Handling Guide. NIST was directed to publish the guide by the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002. The Computer Security Guide is available as a 148 page .pdf document.
[Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker]

A Poor Cousin of the Middle Class.

Patrick Nielsen Hayden says about this NYT story

State of the union. The great feminist science fiction author Joanna Russ once remarked to me, “Homophobia isn’t there to keep homosexuals in line. Homophobia is there to keep everyone else in line.”

Caroline Payne is in her condition in order to keep the rest of us in line.

What he said. I feel angry and ashamed.

[Crooked Timber]

Poverty & Conflict. DG | Poverty & Conflict I thought many would find this offering from the Development Gateway's Poverty page relevant & interesting. It deals with the connections between poverty and conflict: “Strikingly, 80% of the worldâs 20 poorest countries have suffered… [Flailing in the Surf]

——-

while this is important, i think there will also be more problems in the future, because the worldbank has warned that the devaluation of the dollar is likely to create unstable currencies, which will of course cause people to war for stable 'goods' such as land and natural resources……

Sky Toys. Rhino Toys, makers of the Major Funly Oball, have introduced the world at large to two new play-saving devices: The Skyblaster (on the left) and SkyO. After hours of fun testing, both in and out of the Fun Testing Lab, both were found to be Majorly Fun, a [Bernie DeKoven's Blog o'Fun]

Can you beat my record of 296.1?. Hit the penguin! [MetaFilter]

i got 301.7 or somesuch