Mark your calendar now: Talk Like A Pirate Day - September 19

How quaint! Telephone exchange names and everything! "Get Me PEnnsylvania 6-5000"

Sometimes you just don't know if it's true, or merely crap. But ... Bob Cringely is hoppin' mad about a study on the link between sentencing guidelines and deterrence. I have no idea if it's true, as I said, but it was interesting to read about.

Well, there goes an entire day down the tube.