Go Terk Yourself

From the GNU Coding Standards:

If you do support Windows, please do not abbreviate it as “win”. In hacker terminology, calling something a “win” is a form of praise. You're free to praise Microsoft Windows on your own if you want, but please don't do this in GNU packages. Instead of abbreviating “Windows” to “un” [sic], you can write it in full or abbreviate it to “woe” or “w”.

On another note, I need to stop suffixing all of my post titles with "Of The Day."

From the why-kids-need-to-understand-natural-selection department: Antibacterial Products May Do More Harm Than Good.

Unlike these traditional cleaners, antibacterial products leave surface residues, creating conditions that may foster the development of resistant bacteria, Levy notes. For example, after spraying and wiping an antibacterial cleaner over a kitchen counter, active chemicals linger behind and continue to kill bacteria, but not necessarily all of them.

When a bacterial population is placed under a stressor—such as an antibacterial chemical—a small subpopulation armed with special defense mechanisms can develop. These lineages survive and reproduce as their weaker relatives perish. "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" is the governing maxim here, as antibacterial chemicals select for bacteria that endure their presence.

Blatantly stolen from BoingBoing.

AI Cited for Unlicensed Practice of Law

Libby Found Guilty in CIA Leak Case

Swiss Accidentally Invade Liechtenstein

I've been telling a few people on a quasi regular basis about what I call the headline of the day. Reddit usually has at least one (sometimes more) awesome headline every day. Here's todays:

Meth-dealing principal was naked and watching gay porn when cops arrived to arrest him