Tropical Storm Beryl has formed off of the Outer Banks

And the people of Cape Hatteras collectivley say: Awww, not this shit again.

Click here to see the 3 day warning & probability cone.

From the weather channel:

"We now have Tropical Storm Beryl centered about 180 miles southeast of the North Carolina Coast. A tropical storm watch remains in effect for the North Carolina coast between Currituck Beach Light and Cape Lookout. Beryl should slide toward the NNW or NW before eventually turning northeastward."

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Jon Stewart on Network Neutrality

Courtesty of Techdirt:

"Okay, this one is just a fun one that ties together nicely some of the topics we've been discussing lately. Jon Stewart, whose Daily Show just upset some folks in Congress for highlighting the absurdity of their views on video games, has decided to take on a couple of stories we've been focused on: network neutrality and online gambling. In fact, he specifically focuses on Ted Stevens' amusing explanation of how the internet works, and wondering why someone who clearly doesn't understand the internet gets to regulate it. He then explains why betting on horses and the lottery is okay, even though online gambling is not. The two are related, you see: the horses and the lottery are needed to keep those internet tubes clear (the explanation begins around minute four). It involves a nice diagram, courtesy of Ted Stevens' brain. Stewart, on the "delay" Stevens faced in the delivery of the "internet" his staff sent him: "Maybe it's because, you don't seem to know jack s*** about computers or the internet. But, hey, that's okay, you're just the guy in charge of regulating it."

All Your Snakes Are Belong To Us

http://www.allyoursnakesbelongtous.com/

sigh

In other news:

Net Neutrality

Robert Cringley's article from this past week is thought provoking....he suggests in other to ensure net neutrality that we privately fund and build the last mile ourselves on the local government level and then make the ISPs compete for our local 'market'. I do not do his idea justice so please read his article. Also, Slashdot's snip about it.

Ann Coulter Plagiarises

Ann Coulter is a plagiarisng bitch. Well we already knew about the bitch part didn't we? Evidence here.

NSA lied about call record recording

NSA was spying on call records BEFORE Sept. 11th, contrary to the administrations spin. Evidence here.