as per one of the posts, tie it in with your Digital Camera and an OQO and you really have the start of a great Gargoyle system/PAN.

XCOR Aerospace announced Tuesday that it had acquired a number of intellectual property assets of... [spacetoday.net]

I hope I don't jinx them, but I think that XCOR is our best bet for cheap, reliable space access, as well as high speed personal planes.

"It is only the first step that is difficult." [Motivational Quotes of the Day]
James Thurber. "I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for five hours. I tried to find out what sort of allergy I had but finally came to the conclusion that it must be an allergy to consciousness."
Oscar Wilde. "Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative."

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The chief executive of video game maker Activision Inc. (ATVI.O) was surprised by two recent European price cuts for game consoles by Microsoft and Nintendo, but said on Tuesday that the moves could boost games sales. By Reuters. [New York Times: Technology]

I refuse to pay more than $200.00 USD for a game system.  The lower the point of entry for a asystem, the greater number of games I can and will buy when I initally get the system.

ebullient [Dictionary.com Word of the Day]

10. His foot had a heart attack

9. Kicked toaster out of frustration when it wasn't cooking his ham and cheese Hot Pocket quickly enough

8. Leg wrestling with Condoleezza Rice

7. Went for a goofy-foot 360 and ate it, dude

6. Stepped on a pretzel that had been coughed up by the president

5. Was stung by an Al Queda sleeper agent bee

4. Practicing pop-and-lock routine from 'N Sync video he bought from television

3. Robert Blake did it

2. Still kicking himself for taking the job

1. Strom Thurmond drove over it with his rascal scooter

[David Letterman]

[The Shifted Librarian]

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I imagine that a combination of some pretty smart programming along with some puppet building skills would make this work well. Tie it in with your PIM (as the author describes) and you can have a talking robot head to help you manage your time!

A long standing method for dealing with monopolistic, threatening, and racketeering businesses has been to ban certain companies from participating in vertical market integration. To combat the increasingly visible corruption and racketeering in the music industry, we should look to restructuring the industry similar to how the railroad industry was restructuring under FDR. I argue record companies should not own copyrights. [kuro5hin.org]

Interesting take on copyrights over on Kuro5hin. Not saying I agree, just that it spurs though on my part.

I'll have to start saving up my money now, but do I get a discount if I buy more than one? I know several people that would want one of these:

"Welcome to Keenmac

Home of Ireland's unique Garden Pubs. We are a family run business that has earned an enviable reputation for innovation and adaptability and we pride ourselves in constructing a very special product for some very special people.....

With the arrival of the Smok'n Salmon, Keenmac believe they have produced the ULTIMATE IN GARDEN LEISURE and an absolute LUXURIOUS GARDEN ACCESSORY.

We seek to spark the imagination and creativity of our customers by giving them the choice of naming their own SIGNAGE, LOGOS, WINDOW DISPLAYS, AND INTERIOR THEME and in doing so, turning your desires and visions into reality, by having your very own Pub, in your very own garden." [via Binary By Accident]

[The Shifted Librarian]

SOLD!