Thanks to Graham Norton and Carrie Fisher for inspiring me to find this page on Mormon Masturbation Prevention. One of the funniest things I’ve read in a while.

John A. Wheeler. “If you haven’t found something strange during the day, it hasn’t been much of a day.” [Quotes of the Day]

Alfred North Whitehead. “The deepest definition of youth is life as yet untouched by tragedy.” [Quotes of the Day]

Over in ScienceDaily Magazine they talk about a study showing that too many lungs are rejected for transplant. I hope to be able to read more about this in the future. I may actually ask about it when I go in for my regular appointment on Wednesday.

The NYTimes has an article on the rise of DVDs.

Revolt in the Den: DVD Sends the VCR Packing to the Attic. Digital videodiscs and their players, which five years ago were not much more than the toys of gadget-lust sufferers, have now taken full wing as a true pop-culture phenomenon. By Rick Lyman. [New York Times: Technology]

The final nail in the coffin of the VCR will be when DVD recorders come down to a reasonable price. We’ve already got the TiVo, but it still hasn’t gotten as much market penetration. And, if I want to archive something on the TiVo I still need my VCR. The question now is just how fast that will happen.

Adam writes about the Geek Squad. Maybe this could be my next job. I wonder if they have a Boston branch.

Darrin Weinberg. “It matters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.” [Quotes of the Day]

My parents moved to Hartford about 4 years ago. While the following article is accurate, it does leave out the parts of Hartford that are thriving (like around where my parents live):

Poverty in a Land of Plenty: Can Hartford Ever Recover?. Hartford’s descent reflects the conundrum of Connecticut, which has a split economy of affluent suburbs and floundering cities. By Paul Zielbauer. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

There’s been a number of posts to about Jaguar showing up. Here’s a few I found (with comments).

• Quote of the moment. Charles Miller:  “A sign that Apple is catching up with Microsoft÷there’s already a security patch for Jaguar.” [jenett.radio] My Comment. This isn’t really valid, since this is something that was also recently patched for 10.1.5 and the patches appeared after 10.2 went gold. Given that these are not code produced by Apple I don’t think it says that much.

• Spam Filter. Adam Curry:  “I’ve installed Jaguar on my iBook. Love the new features, especially the mail application. I’ve been reading about the spam filter and must admit I’m duly impressed!” [jenett.radio] Me too! Though I don’t get spam that much these days, so it is taking a little bit longer to train

• OS X Jaguar — Early Impressions [Dan Gillmor’s eJournal]

• Macnn.com has a list of some Apple software updates tied to 10.2.

• MacSlash has first reactions to Jaguar.

Woke up. It’s 63 out. A nice cool breeze coming in my apartment, the sun peeking out. I’m about to go grab a cup of coffee and a muffin and sit out on the doorstep with my laptop.