Today is the 27 year anniversary of the murder of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner. His murderer, Mumia Abu-Jamal, is still on death row in the most controversial murder trial in United States history. jmj

How is determining just how good a college quarterback may be in the pros like evaluating a teacher. Gladwell enlightens, in the way only Gladwell can. eab

Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 was released to the public Monday, but Mozilla is already targeting Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 for a February 2009 release. jmj

I've been enamored with the abilities of the touch pad on my new MacBook. The NY Times though breaks down the wonder that is our own touch pads if you will. eab

Just like everything else, the iPhone will soon be coming to Wal*Mart. jmj

Chuck Klosterman takes aim at the long delayed, greatly hyped, Chinese Democracy in the context needed for a proper review. eab

After 23 seasons with 355 victories and a record 18 Gold Gloves, pitcher Greg Maddux officially retired yesterday. jmj

I was particularly interested in the De La Hoya / Pacquiao fight this past weekend. Being a Pacquiao fan more so then a boxing fan I was hoping Pac Man would pull the upset. For those of you who don't know much about why this fight was a big deal check out the pre fight breakdown and take note of the weight and size disparity between the two fighters. And don't forget to check out the post fight recap to read about Pac Man's dominant performance. eab

Hilarious self defense video. (via cynical-c) eab