White House enemy No. 1: Rush Limbaugh | Reuters:

The goal is to convince Americans that the popularly known "Grand Old Party" of Abraham Lincoln is a shell of its former self and in the grip of its most narrow, right wing, in hopes of making independents and moderates think twice about switching allegiance.

The goal is to convince Americans the obvious? Abraham Lincoln's party is all but formally the Libertarian Party, no?

Somewhere in the deepest darkest corner of the gaming behemoth we call Sega is a team of game developers devoted to producing games specifically for my 12 year old daughter:

I'm not sure what motivates them, as she doesn't have fabulous wealth, but clearly every meeting in development they ask the question: "Would Iman like this?"

iPhone features everywhere in rivals' new phones | Reuters:

The phone industry is envious of Apple's AppStore, which lets iPhone users download thousands of small software programs to personalize the way they play games, listen to music or find directions.

The Danger Sidekick had this long before Apple thought of making a phone. Anyone know if any other platform had a on-board, all-download store for purchasing phone apps?

Microsoft SQL Server 2008, 2005, 2000 and 7.0 Builds:

This unofficial build chart lists all of the known KB articles, hotfixes and other builds of MS SQL Server 2008, 2005, 2000 and 7.0 that have been released.

MTV Multiplayer » 30 Minutes With The American Nintendo DS-i:

The Nintendo DSi will be released in the U.S. on April 5 for $169.99. The device had been out in Japan since the fall, but until four Nintendo reps visited me this month — carrying the DSi in a small metal briefcase – I had not seen the system in person.

And it looks sweet:

Carrot History - Origins and Development:

It is said (with no documentary evidence) that the cultivated and edible carrot dates back about 5,000 years ago when the purple root was found to be growing in the area now known as Afghanistan.

Akhlaq - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

Akhlaq (Arabic: أخلاق‎) is an Arabic term referring to the practice of virtue, morality and manners in Islamic theology and falsafah (philosophy). It is most commonly translated in English dictionaries as; disposition, nature, temper, ethics, morals or character (of a person).

Stardock Fences: organize your icons into floating areas on your desktop | freewaregenius.com:

Fences is a free windows enhancement that allows you to create folder-like, semitransparent groups that float on the desktop and allow you to organize your desktop icons within them. It also offers the option to hide all or some of your desktop icons by double clicking on an empty area.

By now, however, I'm not sure I need it as much, I've already taught myself to just deal with it...