The Linkage for Feb. 22nd

Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from Feb. 13th to Feb. 22nd:

Congress wants criminals using their own wi-fi routers to keep detailed records
Republican politicians this week called for a sweeping new federal law that would require all Internet providers and operators of millions of Wi-Fi access points – even hotels, local coffee shops, and home users – to keep records about users for two years to aid police investigations. Because a guy committing crimes at home is SURELY going to comply with a federal law requiring him to leave a data trail…
Tags: net_issues republicans congress crime

Two very different homecomings for Griffey and Giambi
After leaving their initial clubs for greener pastures and finding mostly hardship, Ken Griffey Jr. and Jason Giambi are both returning to their first baseball homes this season.
Tags: baseball athletics mlb mariners

Cobblers cashing in during recession
People are opting to save their money by repairing old shoes rather than throwing them out and that means that cobblers are making money hand over fist. Well, they’re making money. And cobbler is a funny word.
Tags: business economics united_states

Bush declines hardware store job
Apparently times aren’t too tough for the former president yet. Or he just doesn’t want to ruin his chances of collecting unemployment.
Tags: funny texas presidents

Seattle man accused of sinking his own yacht
It’s an insurance fraud scheme that’s a little bit Moe Szyslak and a little bit G.O.B. Bluth. And all stupid.
Tags: stupid washington crime

Fermilab talks trash about CERN’s Large Hadron Collider
If you thought the only thing Americans and Europeans were competing in was the Ryder Cup, then you obviously don’t keep up with physics. Now the American-based Fermilab is taunting its rival across the pond, saying that they’ve taken the lead in race to find the elusive Higgs boson.
Tags: eu science united_states physics

NY exhibit focuses on fake art
What do you if you discover that roughly a third of your museum’s art collection is fake? Hold an exhibition highlighting fake art, of course!
Tags: art new_york

Cell phone makers agree on universal charger standard
It’s not the most momentous event in human history, but it is something I’ll take gladly – most of the major cell phone manufacturers have agreed to go to micro USB chargers by 2012. This should help cut down on technoclutter immensely. I’m tired of proprietary chargers that are useless after I replace a phone.
Tags: technology business mobile

We has Tribbles and Also Troubles
A beautifully executed version of the classic Star Trek episode “The Trouble with Tribbes” done entirely in LOLspeak. McCoy’s “Whoa, they always be preggers” line has kept me laughing for the past ten minutes.
Tags: funny star_trek lolspeak

Mail carrier faulted for not cutting across lawns
A postal carrier in New York has been threatened with suspension because he failed to walk across snow-covered lawns while delivering mail one day last month, his union said. That’s just dumb.
Tags: stupid usps new_york

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