Hey, Kottke’s back

After two months off taking care of his alleged “kid” I don’t know if he’s gonna be hip to all the new internet happenings. Does he even know what an LOLcat is?

Microsoft finally figures out that cool people hate Redmond

In a half-hearted attempt to keep people from jumping ship to Google, Microsoft is finally leasing space to move about 700 employees downtown. That’s out of 35,000 who work in Puget Sound. FAIL.

Rather brilliant gun control video

Lulu suing Hulu over trademark infringement

It’s like watching an airplane crash in to a train wreck. Go, Zucker, go!

September 11, 2007: Never forget.

Ben wins at teh internets

Silverlight goes 1.0, Linux support coming

I sat behind Miguel de Icaza at MIX this year, good to see he’s involved. Linux support is probably more philosophically important to Silverlight than anything.

After ditching Apple, NBC opts for flex pricing and more DRM with Amazon

Ars really nails the crux of the NBC/Amazon deal - basically, it boils down to much more restrictive DRM and the ability to bundle crappy content with the (increasingly rare) good stuff

ISO rejects Microsoft’s Open XML format

“Some critics of Microsoft blamed the company’s own aggressive lobbying for its defeat.” Or maybe the fact that Open XML sucks ass.

Etiquette Notes: The Proper Method for Ordering Burger King’s New “Trapped in the Closet”-Themed Sandwich, The “Chuck & Rufus”, as Demonstrated by Sylvester

I want to have Scott Simpson’s babies

Boy injured on escalator, parents blame Crocs

Not only are they ugly but they will KILL YOUR CHILDREN!!!