the big news

Not to be picky or anything, but

"...Rumsfeld said the United States would abide by the Geneva Conventions in its treatment of him."

... except that bit about televising him undergoing a medical inspection while in captivity, which some commentators had no hesitation in describing as showing him in a humiliating light. But, shrug. Well done, guys, you got your man.

sue, sue, sue

Miramax send a C&D in order to force someone to remove links to a site which used sell some film they own the rights to. As explained by a spokesthing for Miramax:

"By removing these links, he's making it more difficult for people to purchase these films, thereby allowing us to protect our interest in these properties."

Er. Ok. And here was I thinking that the point was to make it easier for people to purchase these films.

torrent

/var/spool/mqueue (1432 requests)

And they're all for me. It's down from somewhere on the far side of 2000 requests when the box clawed its way back on-line.

wtf?

From Amazon.com:

Price "Too Low to Display" Explained

The "too low to display" message indicates an additional discount is in effect, and this discount is calculated in the Shopping Cart. You can see this price by clicking the product name and then selecting the Add to Cart button on the product information page. Please be assured that simply adding an item to your cart does not obligate you to buy it--you can always delete the item from your cart if you decide not to purchase it.

I'm still no clearer on why they don't actually display the price, particularly since the "too low to display" figure is $629.87.

some days, I'm just needlessly snide

"This sparks a momentous moment in the Middle East, where justice will be served and hopes that human rights will be kept across the region. This holiday season will be more joyous for all!"

Indeed, Nick from New York, I think the Iraqis and others in the Middle East will be celebrating Christmas much more joyously as a result of this "momentous moment".