Either 90 percent of the public are fuckin’ retards, or I’m in a bad mood today.

In retarded news from Tennessee, people are stupid or possibly just cruel. But note entertaining use of “Y’all” in a serious news story.

Basic Hip Digital Oddio looks like a good complement to Cool and Strange Music Magazine (one of my favorites!).

I’m looking for more information on the Five Flavors in Asian culture, as linked to the five elements, internal organs, colors, etc. Here’s a (sorta) informative look at the Five Flavors in Korean cookery.

First, a book set in the present, now Wm. Gibson is on the net. Today is officially the future.

The first test case of the MPAA’s desire to keep you from watching content that you have legally purchased has ended, and the MPAA lost. Who knows if the precedent will be meaningful here in the Secure Homeland, where that sort of activity is tantamount to terrorism, but it’s pleasing to know there’s some justice somewhere.

Do you like surplus sales? Sure, we all do! I don’t really like ones that are scheduled only when I’m working, though.

As suspected, the Friendly Persuasion radio show is gone. Take a look at host Otis F. Odder’s web page for his new projects, including a song-a-day project with songs you may have heard on his show.

One-minute audio vacations you can take from your desk. Man, that sounds good right now.

This guy seems to have the kind of job I would have if I had gone a different direction in life. He also likes foreign groceries, though he may like the packaging exclusively, while I enjoy the contents, too.

In more best-of news, Yahoo UK has issued its Web picks of 2002. I haven’t gone over the entire list, but it looks really good. The inclusion of Rather Good (home of those those kittens and other bizarre stuff. Requires Flash, but (and keep in mind who’s telling you this) it’s well worth it. Also requires significant bandwidth and/or patience) bodes great good for the list as a whole.