- The government wants your bag of gold: The county has been pretty quiet on the code-bombing front lately -- would it be too much to say that going after murals of muffins, kid's pictures on a fence, bohemians playing the guitar in a coffee shop has finally reached the level of instiutional embarassement? (Probably not.) At any rate, The Atlantic has come out with an article by Conor Friedersdorf that says "Americans Should Be Able to Sell Stuff Without a Permit" that's worth your read.
- Clash of the Titans: Well, not really a clash, but Ellen Snortland, Altadena whirlwind and self-defense expert just back from Edinborough, tells us to look at a technique that you could call The Way of Paco.