Woohoo! The feds are nearly done planting evidence in Iraq. The US chief weapons inspector today said that "the inspectors are making good progress, and expect to see some surprises in the next couple of weeks". If that's not a red flag admission of guilt I'm not sure what is.

In other news, Lucas is learning that a $50 game with a $13-per-month fee to play it is not a great business model. Starwars Galaxies - over 50,000 copies sold - Players online: 0

And most amusingly of all, http://donotcall.gov/ - the new national "do not call" signup website to get your name and number removed from telemarketing lists, is so over-subscribed today (launch day) that the site has crashes twice already. They peaked at 2.2million hits per second before the last crash. Get the message, you telemarketing bastards - nobody likes you, you don't sell anything worthwhile, nobody buys from you and you're the scum at the bottom of the u-bend in a sweaty 400-pound hamburger-eating guy's toilet. You are SCUM. GET A LIFE.
I hope they solve the access problems on the website though - I'm queuing to sign up! Just like the rest of America, apparently....

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