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Yahoo! has a nice story on the RIAA web site hacking earlier in the week. Quote:
“There’s a problem with our site that we’re fixing,” an RIAA spokesperson told NewsFactor. “It should be back up shortly.” The spokesperson would not comment on whether the association is a favorite target of hackers or is disliked by an array of Internet users.
Well, at least they know we hate ’em.

This is kinda disturbing.

Ok, I cooked fennel. I don’t like it. I might have done something wrong, but I doubt it. Pan fried salmon with parmesan baked fennel. Dessert: figs poached in wine and spices with ice cream. Yum!

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HEADLINE: RIAA website hax0r3d!1!!11! And they put the entire Linkin Park album up.
Mirror here or follow the banter on FARK here.

The Register chimes in with the most realistic Jaguar (MacOS 10.2) review I’ve read. Maybe next February I’ll be taking the plunge with another iBook? G4 800mhz with a 133mhz bus, 256MB RAM and 30GB HD running 10.2.2 for $1300? Well, I won’t if I can’t.

This is a cool web site that will sort bands by similarity. Just click the name and it’ll reload … mmmm, more MP3s to download!

If you’ve got an obsession with all things Japan, MYNIPPON is the place to go.

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Ok, vacation over.

I’m teaching myself to cook: one, two, three, and four. While learning something, it’s nice to talk to other people about the subject. And since I can’t afford the tens of thousands to go to a nice culinary school, the eGullet message board is a bit help. Go browse it, everyone loves food.

Spoiler, here is the sound of one hand clapping! As found on the Quirky Japan Homepage.

How to light a grill with liquid oxygen (scroll down a bit). Be ready to grill in 3 seconds and have an ultra clean surface!

It’s sad that a novelist who writes something critical of Islam has to worry about being assassinated for it. It’s similar to saying something bad about Apple.