(((Man, this is priceless. The backlash has begun! Oh wait a sec -- steampunk is "back" by definition, so maybe this pained screed is better described as a "frontlash."))) (((Maybe Randy Nakamura would like "steampunk" better if it was called "Eamespunk" and involved making computers out of bent plywood.))) Link: Design Observer. "In its essence Steampunk seems suburban in its attitude: nostalgic f...

(((I think Gordon Brown's govt is getting a bad press on its hapless computer security, but this latest episode is downright pathetic.))) (((From SANS, and several dozen other sources who find themselves just kind of emptily staring at the train-wreck.))) --Gordon Brown Aide's BlackBerry Stolen on China Trip (July 20, 2008) An aide to UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown fell prey to a likely "honeytrap"...

http://dragandabic.com/ (((Better have a look while it's still up, New Age medical fans.))) Link: Dr. Dragan Dabic - Neuropsihijatar i Bioenergeticar - Neuropsychiatry, Alternative Medicine and Energy, Chinese Medicine, Medicinal Herbs and Macrobiotic Diet. Dr. Dragan "David" Dabic was born some 60 years ago in a small Serbian village of Kovaci, near Kraljevo. As a young boy he liked to explore nea...

(((Hey wow. Guess what emergent group of oil-rich states won the war with the Axis of Evil?))) (((I guess we should be glad they're not simply buying US Senators, though perhaps that's just a matter of time.))) Link: Chavez says Venezuela needs Russia for protection - International Herald Tribune. MOSCOW: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called on Tuesday for a strategic alliance with Russia to pro...

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/21/europe/france.php (((It must have been a slow week for the guy.))) Link: France to change Constitution - International Herald Tribune. PARIS: In a major political victory, President Nicolas Sarkozy narrowly won the backing of lawmakers Monday for a package of sweeping constitutional changes handing more power to Parliament. The 905 lawmakers of France's two h...