links for 2007-08-30

On talking under the lights.

Another excellent one from Marc.

Owls like talking on cell phones. Who knew?

Nicely done.

A fast scanner, a fast shredder, and an email account to bind them.

Glad to see that while PINE has stopped, it lives on as Alpine. Watch this page for new releases.

Okay, I finally get it. This is some good software here.

Reflecting on the photography from Hurricane Katrina.

Following up on my own rant…

OUTER. SPACE. NEAT.

Oh, come on.

Report from the congressional research service.

For the Mac Office suite.

Ooo. This is really good.

Nifty. Goes beyond recognizing when the iPhone recognizes a flip, and gets right to the raw numbers.

“Do not wage war unless it is absolutely, positively the last ditch effort for survival.”

This is the next LTS release, but there will probably need to be one or two more before Tsiolkovsky gets upgraded…