Freedom to Farm (or not): These homes in El Campo, Tex., stand on land once used to grow rice. Because of that, their back yards qualify for direct payments under federal agricultural programs as long as the owner does not develop the acreage. (By James M. Thresher — The Washington Post). ——– the land of […]

Chinese, English speakers vary at math: But native English speakers also showed activity in a language processing area of the brain, while native Chinese speakers used a brain region involved in the processing of visual information, according to the report in Tuesday’s issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ——– this lends something […]

Nashuatelegraph.com: Man charged after videotaping police : NASHUA – A city man is charged with violating state wiretap laws by recording a detective on his home security camera, while the detective was investigating the man’s sons.Michael Gannon, 49, of 26 Morgan St., was arrested Tuesday night, after he brought a video to the police station […]

Know your rights when you’ve been pulled over: The Flex Your Rights Foundation has posted a 45-minute video on Google designed to help you understand your rights next time a cop pulls you over. We’ve touched on the issue of how to handle police car searches once or twice before, but this video, apart from […]

The Blogging Exam: “…..now that we have podcasting and blogging anyone can do it. You don’t need to be some rich person in New York, you can produce from your own home. It has also changed how we can learn in today’s society.” Amen. Amen. ——— actually no… it hasn’t changed the way we learn… […]

You Are a Chow Puppy Don’t fence me in! You’re an independent spirit that won’t be tied down. What Breed of Puppy Are You?

Applications/iStache: iStache is, well, an application to draw mustaches on photos. Bloody brilliant when coupled with Photo Booth… ——————- omg! this is all we need. automating defacement is the ultimate coin.

Microsoft embraces pain: User-centered design is all about empathizing with your users. When your software causes frustration and pain, it is important that this is fed back to the design team in order to create a virtuous cycle. —– alex posted a video that is somewhat humorous…. and probably true to the extent in at […]

again taken with mobile phone the rest of my phone pictures

shot with my razr.