General

Bull.  Three strikes law to get review. Answer could settle whether states violate Constitution’s ban on cruel, unusual punishment. [USA Today : Front Page]

Fooled me.  I forgot what today was.  Linus Retiring from Kernel Dev [Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters]

From Doc:

Independence, 6 years later 

John Perry Barlow wrote A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace in Davos, Switzerland on February 8, 1996. The precipitating hostility at that time was the late Communications Decency Act. The threats this time around are far worse, since the Net’s new opponent is the entertainment industry and its powerful lobbies, not a few congresspeople worried about porn.

Worth reading again. As a statement of principles, it’s pretty hard to beat.

I just want toilet paper that doesn’t scratch up my ass.  Best High-Tech Toilet? [Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters]

How I spent my morning.  A 5:15am phone call, a two hour drive, lots of crisis management, and a two hour drive home.  Easter rocks. 

I have always loved this quote.  Helen Keller. “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.” [Motivational Quotes of the Day]

I watch JAG every Tuesday.  So should you.  TV Drama, Pentagon-Style: A Fictional Terror Tribunal. A television drama is a striking demonstration of how the Pentagon’s image builders take Hollywood just as seriously as they take the news media. By Katharine Q. Seelye. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]