The U.S. Government has become a disgusting, piggish, oppressive mess.
I didn't know anything about this, but along with Ed Gonzales' expression that the Geneva treaty is "quaint," apparently rendition is also a-okay! USA! USA!
Suit by Detainee on Transfer to Syria Finds Support in Jet's Log
You really should read this. If it doesn't piss you off, you probably refer to people from the Middle East as "sand monkeys."
One is cheap (free) and one is not. Both are from boingboing. Boy, it would sure be cool if someday I could find something cool like this on my own ... heh.
First up, we have a do-it-yourself iPod stand made from cardboard/paper/whatever. You can download the template, which is Creative Commons licensed. Badass, especially because who the heck really wants to spend $30 on the iPod dock?
lists and diagrams: DIY iPod stand
Second, we have something that is not cheap at all, but for people like me, extremely useful. It's some sort of uber Poison-Ivy/Oak medicine. I am personally very allergic to the stuff, able to somehow get a reaction to it sometimes without even touching it. Anything that fights the heinous nastiness that follows is good in my book.