WOW. GenCon files for Chapter 11!

The biggest game convention in the US in trouble? Not good. Hopefully they can reorg and be solvent again.

http://archive.gamespy.com/comics/dorktower/archive.asp?nextform=viewrambling&id=532

West Virginia Assessor sues to keep maps from going online

Here's someone who plainly doesn't understand internet economics.

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080207-w-virginia-assessor-fights-effort-to-put-tax-maps-online.html

Troops fight 10' tall marijuana plants in Afghanistan

Seriously. This has nothing to do with the "War on Drugs", it's actually a problem while fighting the Taliban.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15239501/

I love the last paragraph in the story!

Don't try this at home, kids! Melting a beer bottle in your microwave!

Some day I want a shop just to do stuff like this.

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/02/video-micowave.html