Report: Blockbuster planning bankruptcy

News: Diaspora, open-source Facebook alt., release Sept. 15

News: MPEG LA announces permanent royalty moratorium for H264

Free content will be royalty-free forever. Paid content will still have royalties.

Court: GPS tracking w/o a warrant declared legal - 9th Circuit

As Slashdot says, Big Brother has arrived.

News: Highmore's Venture 1 of 2 in SD to get fed broadband money

Two SD companies get federal money for broadband infrastructure. One of them is based in Highmore, SD, just a hop, skip and a jump down the road from my hometown.

Study: Being generous almost as bad as being a mooch

....I....I...really don't.....know what to say.

Comic: Dilbert 8/23/10

Oh...funny Dilbert. How I missed you.

News: Tiger Woods, Elin Nordegren officially divorce

Sad

News: Firm that designed collapsed 35W bridge to pay $52.4M

Justice-ish.

News: Wyclef Jean's Haiti presidential bid over

Photo: Maho Beach, St. Maarten

Heh.

Study: Cornell Prof. proves that hot waitresses get better tips

Huh...who'da thunk it?

Well, Hooters, but anyone else?

Update: No criminal charges in school webcam spying case

Fine. I get it. No criminal intent means no crime. But they had BETTER get hammered by civil suits.

News: Solo dead, beat/victorious rebels in original "Jedi" ending

Comic: PHD 8/13/10

Exactly how I feel about math. Ugh.