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Battlestar Galactica – Renewed!

I didn’t have much of a doubt that it would, but this is fantastic news non-the-less.

SCI FI Renews Battlestar Galactica – ComingSoon.net
SCI FI has renewed its Peabody-winning signature series “Battlestar Galactica.” The Channel will bring the critically-acclaimed series back for a minimum of 13 hours. Production will resume this summer with an eye toward a January 2008 premiere. The decision comes after the series’ successful move to Sunday nights.

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FOXNews.com – Gorbachev Pleads to Bill Gates for Piracy Leniency for Teacher – Technology News | News On Technology

I understand that there are laws, but something about this story just seems sad.

Without sounding insensitive…here is a good example of why Linux is perfect for education.

FOXNews.com – Gorbachev Pleads to Bill Gates for Piracy Leniency for Teacher – Technology News | News On Technology
The former leader of the Soviet empire is reaching out to computer czar Bill Gates, pleading with him to “show mercy” toward a poor school teacher accused of software piracy.

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Ask a Ninja Makes $300K plus backend points…

Kent Nichols and Douglas Sarine, the dynamic duo behind the web
’s most deadly source of advice, Ask a Ninja, have struck gold with a Federated Media payday2, which includes a $300,000 upfront payment along with 60 percent of ad revenue, according to our sources. This makes it more valuable as a business than RocketBoom.

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Best Blog Post Ever!

Here is a pic of the roof of a mall in downtown San Fransisco, courtesy of Kreg Steppe. Can you say “Eye of Jupiter?”

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Chimney Rock Sold




Chimney Rock

Originally uploaded by Kreg.

I had no idea until our vacation last year that Chimney Rock was not a state park, but privately owned! There was a lot of speculation when the family put it up for sale that there would be a development going up there. Looks like that won’t be happening.

Chimney Rock will be heart of new state park
CHIMNEY ROCK — The family that has owned it for a century agreed Monday to sell the 315-foot spire called Chimney Rock, soon to be the centerpiece of one of North Carolina’s most spectacular state parks.