Propagating Pith

Pregnancy and its results, regardless of the species, spawn (among other things) worthwhile observations.

From my dad, who has a possibly pregnant pet: "There's really something to be said for trying to crawl beneath an unwilling Yak-sized llama in an attempt to inspect her undercarriage."

From Heather Armstrong, whose "Boob" essay deserves a place in the Mammarary Hall of Fame: "Sometimes I look down when I'm feeding her and it looks like I have a hairy cantaloupe attached to my boob."

DeDRM

It's no Real surprise to learn that Real's DRM has been sidestepped, but this is the first time I've seen pointers to specific applications: Streambox Ripper and Wisecroft Ripper. Uh – UnReal?

Be Vewy, Vewy Quiet

Don't link now, but it looks as though some law firm partners and associates could be going at one another in public — though they might not realize it, and it might of course be a fully intentional and fictional piece of performance art. Kevin Heller, Jeremy Blachman, Evan Schaeffer, and Ernie Svenson have more. (Evan has definitively cleared Ernie of involvement: "[H]e would have insisted on a RSS feed.")

Metadata Monday

Joi Ito: "Wired News just ran an article by Xeni exposing a draft letter circulated by Bill Lockyer, California attorney general slamming P2P. The metadata on the Word document shows that it has been edited/reviewed by the Motion Picture Association of America."

Kevin Heller: "[A]pparently SCO had also planned on suing Bank of America which was discovered in the metadata of one the complaints."

Decadence

Pre-pregnancy: Beverly Hot Springs

Post-pregnancy: Crest Whitening Plus Scope

Any old time: the new blog, De Novo (more, more, more, and yet more)