For a rather bizzare look at popular culture, take a gander at The Conversatron. You can submit a question and get the sage advice of the popular icons who are educating your kids on MTV as we speak.
And in other news: Mom, Dad, and Brian, hope you have fun in Japan.

Those of you who actually manage to keep up with Windows and IIS patches, you may want to offer your services to Microsoft. Looks like their Live Update site was hacked by a known bug with a patch available. The irony is almost too rich to swallow.

Is the cup half empty,
Or is the cup half full?