Quickies

Here's a second set of AlwaysOn pics.

I and my little BlogHer are making our way north this afternoon, see you there.

Looking for some good reading in the meantime? eWeek's got it: "Panel Talks Life, Post-Grokster."

Curious how many "horcruxes" have promulgated since Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hit the shelves? So was I: over 41,000 to date.

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Legislator

Wired News on today's senate hearing: "Anyone who thought the Supreme Court's Grokster decision would get Congress off the peer-to-peer industry's back might want to think again."

Grokster Hearing Tomorrow

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation will have a full committee hearing tomorrow (2:30 p.m. EDT; it will be webcast) on "Issues related to MGM v. Grokster," including "the appropriate balance between copyright protection and communications technology innovation."

Just More Caffeinated

BusinessWeek Online, Geekdom's New Clearinghouse: "ITC and its offshoots may just turn out to be the C-SPAN of the tech world."

The Unimagined

Don't be surprised when your first child puts you in all kinds of situations you never thought possible before he or she came along. Just two:

• It's not inconceivable that your toddler will have his or her very own hair care products. Or that, stranger still, you'll find yourself converting to them for efficiency's sake.


• It's not inconceivable that when your mother-in-law — who routinely asks such questions — inquires whether this (this being motherhood) makes you feel complete, without batting a dark-circled eyelash you'll respond it mostly makes you tired all the time.