If you own a Zune (or an Xbox 360), a gentleman has released a tool called Encode360. It does all of the stuff you would expect a modern encoding tool to do, including watching a directory for files for transcoding.
In a subject near and dear to my heart, Drobo has released a $700 home storage robot. Kickass. As soon as these are shipping, I’ll buy a couple, stuff them with drives, and party on.
In an AP article titled Unprovoked Beatings of Homeless Soaring, it’s noted:
Twenty-six members of Congress have asked the Government Accountability Office to determine whether attacks on the homeless should be classified as hate crimes under federal law. In the meantime, homeless hate-crime bills are moving through the legislatures of six states: Maryland, California, Massachusetts, Nevada, Texas and Florida.
The article is a litany of stories of brutal assaults and murders of homeless people; many of the cases end in conviction for the acts. If prosecutors are able to put people in jail for these crimes, why do we need further legislation?
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