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I was expecting this to be a teenie-bopper, MTV-style psuedo-drama.  "Oh no, Ashton Kutcher is in a wheelchair.  Isn't that sad?  Now Amy Smart will have sex with him."

Not exactly.

4.5 magnitude earthquake just hit near San Francisco.  I immediately went to the computer to see if info on it was online yet.  "Jordan, it won't be online yet," said Yelena and Sarah.  But, of course, it was.  Not only that, but I found a plugin for Google Earth that will show you all the earthquakes in the last week.  It pinpoints the location for you, and when you click on it it'll pop up with information, plus a link to the USGS website with even more information.  It gets even cooler: the USGS website has a "did you feel it?" page where it shows a ma

YouTube - LAND WALKER -Japanese Robot suit-

My birthday's coming up.  Hint hint.

Overall, Linux is a better OS than Windows.  I still stand by that.  But I'm not so sure it passes the "mother test"--would I install it on my mother's computer?  There are still some things that ought to be easy that aren't.  Things that Windows took care of years ago, but are still nearly impossible on Linux.  Such as automatic wireless reconnection.