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Drew Barrymore is to wed the drummer of the band The Strokes, the third time the 27-year-old has tied the knot. [Adam Curry: Adam Curry’s Weblog]

Donald H. Rumsfeld. “If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.” [Motivational Quotes of the Day]

Halley: “It’s sexy and frothy.” [Scripting News]

Don’t underestimate the impact of this ruling – while it may still goto the Supreme Court – it allows the President to enforce different standards during times for war – it’s a good decision, in my humble opinion…

BREAKING NEWS — Fourth Circuit rejects appeal by alleged enemy combatant Yaser Esam Hamdi and orders dismissal of his habeas corpus petition. BREAKING NEWS — Fourth Circuit rejects appeal by alleged enemy combatant Yaser Esam Hamdi and orders dismissal of his habeas corpus petition: Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion, signed by all three judges on the panel, that begins:Yaser Esam Hamdi filed a petition under 28 U. [How Appealing]

Major drool factor here…

Macworld SF 2003. Apple CEO Steve Jobs delivered a keynote presentation Tuesday, introducing two new PowerBook G4s ÷ the worldâs first 17-inch notebook and a 12-inch model thatâs the smallest notebook Apple has ever made. Software demos and introductions included Final Cut Express, Safari, Keynote and the iLife digital lifestyle applications: iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie and iDVD. See photos from the keynote and the show. [Jan 7] [Apple Hot News]

I bought a mac for desktop stuff.  It rocks – you’ll love your too.

Now I want a mac laptop.  Hmm.

OK.  That’s it.  My next computer is going to be an Apple.  After 18 years on a PC, I am ready to call it quits.  Windows is waaaay too much of a hassle for me to maintain.  Now to decide between a honking desktop, an iMac, or a massive laptop.  This is going to be my last computer purchase for at least three years (as opposed to a yearly schedule), so I need to make it last (I really don’t care about portability).  Boy, I kinda feel like after buying an American SUV for the last half decade, I am ready to switch to a BMW X5 or Porsche Cayenne.  [John Robb’s Radio Weblog]

Robert J. Sawyer. “You can’t choose the ways in which you’ll be tested.” [Motivational Quotes of the Day]