The office cubicle of tomorrow - Geekosystems
Even less space and privacy than there is now.
Sorel  Caribou snow boots - Sorel.com/
$110 + s/h. A  great value.
PA School Defends Web-Cam Spying As "Security Measure"- BoingBoing
Cameras were activated 40+ times.
Toyota brake safety hearings to be televised. - Detroit News
Grandstanding, excuse making and finger-pointing are sure to ensue. Toyota saved $100 million but the damage to their reputation for quality has been diminished by way more than than they "saved" by all the stonewalling.
Thefts of catalytic converters up as precious metal prices rise. - Michigan Daily
Some rude (but bitterly accurate) comments in reply to a NY Post editorial demanding NY State police be armed with military-grade weaponry. - New York Post
The Majesty of the Law - Megan McCardle @ The Atlantic
"Consider the way we have cracked down on pain medications, impeding the  effectiveness of pain control for people in chronic agony out of the  fear that somewhere, someone might be getting high.  Or the terrifying  authority we've handed the IRS, because if anyone gets away with  cheating on their taxes, the terrorists will have won, or something."
Pistol-whipping  followed by gun fire at Toledo, Ohio Chuck E. Cheese - Toledo On the Move
The US M-1 rifle in action -YouTube