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It looks like Steve Koppelman took a picture of the same rainbow I did.

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cody sleeping
Originally uploaded by mike3k.

Midnight Sleeping
Originally uploaded by mike3k.

Like most cats, Cody & Midnight spend much of the day sleeping.

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Rainbow

Originally uploaded by mike3k.

We’ve had rain almost every day this month. After the rain stopped this afternoon I saw this rainbow.

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Via MetaFilter: A proposed solution to the separation of church & state issue
The solution I have in mind rests on the basic principle of protecting the liberty of conscience. So long as all citizens have the same right to speak and act free of coercion, no adult should feel threatened or excluded by the symbolic [...]

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I’ve temporarily disabled the random header image since I see this site is using a lot of CPU time. Since it executes some extra code for generating the image on each page load, I’ll see how much it reduces the CPU time.

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Yaye Digalma is now available in iTunes Music Store.

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I’ve just added a podcast to WorldBeatPlanet. Drupal already has all of the necessary features for podcasting - it automatically includes the first file attachment in the RSS feed.
To create a separate podcast section, I defined a new taxonomy that I could apply to stories as a tag, so to make an RSS feed [...]

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A nice plug for Absolute Software in Engadget (original article at http://gigaom.com/2005/06/27/lojack-for-your-laptop/)

Absolute Software licensed the name LoJack to make a LoJack-like system for your portable. The software installs a silent agent into the machine’s BIOS which sends a IP address or phone number upon Internet connection to help identify its physical location in case [...]

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Via Daily Kos:
Sen. Chuck Hagel, a Republican from Nebraska, speaking to veterans back home:

The Bush team sent in too few troops to fight the war leading to today’s chaos and rising deaths of Americans and Iraqis. Terrorists are “pouring in” to Iraq.
Basic living standards are worse than a year ago in Iraq. Civil war is [...]

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I’m using Drupal’s E-Commerce module to set up the store at WorldBeatPlanet. Rather than selling all of the items myself, I’m using my affiliate links with CD Baby and Amazon to offer products from their sites. When I work out the details with Jimi, I will also be selling CDs myself.
The E-commerce module normally handles [...]

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Absolute software was mentioned in Wall Street Journal. The article is about Data Delete, an add-on to Computrace. If a stolen computer contains sensitive data, the owner can call a hotline number to request that the data on the machine gets wiped the next time it calls in.
I just wrote the Mac version recently.

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Oliver Willis: 1380: The number of days that have passed since 3,000 Americans were killed by terrorists under George W. Bush’s watch, without Osama Bin Laden’s capture.
1,365: The number of days between the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the surrender of the Japanese to end World War II.

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Minipundit points out that today is the late Alan Turing’s birthday. Turing is considered the father of modern computer science and remains the greatest computer scientist even today. He even helped the Allies win World War II by cracking the Nazi’s Enigma code. He also happened to be gay and was tried and convicted for [...]

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I had 100 copies of Jimi’s CD made today from The DubHouse. They have a very nice self-service setup and it cost me $1.98 per CD. Unfortunately their MP3 uploader currently runs only under Windows, so I had to use a PC to upload the audio files. Their staff is very helpful and they’re very [...]

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Pentagon recruiters compile detailed files on all U.S. students older than 16
The Defense Department began working Wednesday with a private marketing firm to create a database of all U.S. college students, and high school students between 16 and 18 years old, to help the military identify potential recruits in a time of dwindling enlistment [...]

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Great response from Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid to Karl Rove’s attack:

“I am deeply disturbed and disappointed that the Bush White House would continue to use the national tragedy of September 11th to try and divide the country. The lesson our country learned on that terrible morning is that we are strongest when we unite [...]

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Via Planet Debian:
The details of a lawsuit mentioned by Steve earlier today are so remarkable, I cannot resist quoting some selected excerpts:

42. Much of the activities of Linux and OSS have served to create a funneling system allowing sensitive and advanced technology created by computer technology companies in the United States to be illegally exported [...]

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My current home improvement projects are finally finished, when I had the remaining tile put down today.
I started this series of projects in December, when I converted a spare bedroom to an office, with built-in cabinets & desks. Next, I had my patio enclosed. Finally I had the patio tiled & replaced the carpet [...]

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Via Minipundit: Carpetbagger is reporting that the U.S. House has passed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution banning the burning of the American flag. The margin more than satisfied to two-thirds requirement for such amendments.
Congress loves to spend time on meaningless “feel good” nonsense like this instead of issues that really matter to their constituents. [...]

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