DMMissed: Ron Paul: A police state can�t happen here? The naysayers are wrong.

In 2002 I asked my House colleagues a rhetorical question with regard to the onslaught of government growth in the post-September 11th era: Is America becoming a police state?

DMMissed: Microsoft's Live Search Almost Certainly Coming To Facebook

"Today if I'm using Facebook and I want to conduct a search, I have to go off the site. The imperative to add Web search exists, irrespective of who the partner is. But since the partner is Microsoft, that search will undoubtedly be powered by Live Search." Here's his reasons why...

DMMissed: Dwarf galaxies need dark matter too

Stars in dwarf spheroidal galaxies behave in a way that suggests the galaxies are utterly dominated by dark matter.

Kottke: If anyone steals a base during the World Series, Taco...

If anyone steals a base during the World Series, Taco Bell is going to give everyone in the US a free taco. They did something similar last year and the terms and conditions of the offer were pretty amusing. (link)

DMMissed: Tennis on Top of the Burj Skyscraper [PICS]

The Burj is the worlds only 7 Star Hotel and features the worlds highest tennis court on its roof. These are incredible pictures of Andre Agassi and Roger Federer playing game on the roof of the Burj.

Kottke: For my future reference, How-to: Proper GMail IMAP for iPhone...

For my future reference, How-to: Proper GMail IMAP for iPhone and Apple Mail. (link)

Kottke: Jackson, Mississippi's Frank Melton is the worst mayor in America....

Jackson, Mississippi's Frank Melton is the worst mayor in America. He carries concealed weapons without authority or permit, shuts down businesses without cause or warrant, and, my favorite:

He once bulldozed an elderly woman's house, promising to build her a better one. He then forgot to build it.

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