- The MN State Fair starts today. Minnesota State Fair memories last a lifetime presents a whole slew of fair-related links (along the right side) if you're interested. [strib]
- M. Giant over at Velcrometer (one of the Damn Hell Ass Kings) seems to have the same cold I do. Blegh. [some guy]
- Minnesota issues West Nile advisory, but I don't have the stiff neck, nausea or vomiting, so I've probably just got a cold.
- Vertical Litter You've seen the signs. They're at nearly every street corner these days, asking you to "Work at Home" for big money and known as street spam, bandit, snipe and vertical litter. Various groups are working to purge their environment of this unsightly signage which they say are an eyesore that dilutes legitimate advertisements. One wonders what they think of sectarian memorials to dead drunk drivers. In any case, I think that wheat-pasted Obey Giant posters should be exempt. [Reed]
- Denver Man Gets Check From Telemarketer. Score one for the good guys. [fark!]
- Earthlink Software To Block Pop-Up Ads. It's their first major software upgrade in three years. [fark!]
- The Anti-Spam Haiku sounds like a very clever idea. Possibly too clever.... In fact, Cory responds with Why haiku can't solve the spam problem. [cam and boing boing]