Looking

The Biloxi Sun-Herald is looking for its employees:
“If you work for The Sun Herald, please contact the paper to let us know where you are.”
After some difficulty, the paper has posted aerial photos of Biloxi. And then there’s this editorial, with that classic Southern outrage: “We are not calling on the nation and the state [...]

Audiobook Downloads from the Library

Now this is a great idea:
A new online service that lets borrowers download free digital audiobooks at home using their West Palm Beach Public Library cards is keeping librarians online, on the phone and on their toes.
From July 1, when the service became available to library users, until July 19, only 77 users took advantage [...]

Hello, Odeo

Got myself an Odeo invite this afternoon. Pretty slick setup, I have to say, even if I’m not overwhelmed by the quality and consistency of podcasts just yet. The interface is very nice and has an internal referential quality to it that I really like. Plus, it’s just plain cool to be the fifth Odeo [...]

Spamming Bastards

Misanthropyst shows why no email is safe:
I rarely got spam on an e-mail address that I generally protect from Internet exposure. I’ve had that address for five years. Several weeks ago my daughter e-mailed me links to two New York Times articles, using that address. Instead of manually cutting and pasting the URLs for the [...]

Odds and Ends

The digital camera works! Check out Mencken on the about page. And yes, that is his usual pose.

Interesting reading: Why China can’t invade Taiwan for 10 years, by Michael O’Hanlon.

The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL), Phoenix Suns (NBA) and Arizona Diamonbacks (MLB) all have contributed soft money to national political parties this year. All [...]