It’s time for the fair, and with it, we’re finally getting some of the humidity I normally associate with August in Minnesota. Haven’t had the heat, which is fine by me, but it’s been plenty humid. But along with that humidity comes the start of my seasonal allergies which will be with me until the first killing frost of the fall. If you find I’m extra-grumpy or don’t want to do stuff, that’s part of the reason why.
On the One of these days I gotta get myself organizized
front, I spent yesterday knocking off a ton of the little distractions that have been nagging at me and then moved about eight different to-do lists into Life Balance. I don’t know if I’m really any more organized or not yet, but it feels nice having made an effort. A bit of real work got done too, which is an added bonus.
- The Minnesota State Fair tradition thrives, as the fair begins today. Other states have had trouble with attendance at their fairs in the past, but this year seems to be a good year, and Minnesota has never had trouble drawing people to the fair. I’m not sure whether I’m going to go or not this year. It’s the kind of thing that’s a lot more fun when you’ve got someone to go with, and I don’t. [strib]
- Wired has an interview with Mr. Craigslist, Master of the Nerdiverse, Craig Newmark. Google says
Don’t be evil.
Craig saysGive people a break.
[boing boing] - In This Song Belongs to You and Me, the EFF publicizes the fact that
This Land is Your Land
is in the public domain. They never would have done the digging if the copyright holders hadn’t tried to shut down the JibJab parody by turning loose the laywers, but as it turns out, they get nothing. The song has been in the public domain since 1973, and Ludlow’s attempted renewal of the copyright was 11 years late in 1984. [boing boing] - Recently there have been Dozens Charged in Push Against Spam and Scams, and there’s some hope it’ll slow down the spam for a short while, but more likely it’ll just drive more spam overseas, to places like Russia. [slashdot]
- Back in May, someone suggested that we have Wear Red For Freedom Fridays, where you would wear red if you
oppose what our government is doing to individual rights
. Then last week, I got an email telling me to wear red on Fridays if I wanted toshow that I’m part of the silent majority who supports our troops
. It’s possible to do both I guess, but I sure wish people would get their color-codes straight.