The government trying to protect their citizens from themselves again: New Yorkers who blithely cross the street listening to an iPod or talking on a cell phone could soon face a $100 fine. New York State Sen. Carl Kruger says three pedestrians in his Brooklyn district have been killed since September upon stepping into traffic…

Here’s a list of things to do when you lose your Internet connection. It’s a list of computer maintenance items that you should do every once in awhile. I would add backup your computer to the list because that is something I forget to do and have regretted it. (via) Tags: computer

Yesterday it was the Senate, today the House: Defense Secretary Robert Gates will be back before Congress today, this time before the House Armed Services Committee. Yesterday, Gates told the Senate Armed Services Committee that U.S. forces might be able to start leaving Iraq before the end of the year, if daunting conditions including subdued…

One of the guys videotaped the cops removing the device and didn’t tell them that it wasn’t a bomb. Nice: One of the men criminally charged after placing blinking cartoon advertisements around the city and causing a terrorism scare videotaped a police bomb squad removing one of the devices, but did not tell the officers…

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