I haven't been around here much, cleaning the cobwebs as I type. Life's taken hold as usual and things get busy, its how they are. Being Friday is a plus though and the only thing I have planned for this weekend is relaxing, working on the car and building a new media center PC. Might involve a little drinking as well. For now, enjoy the following links of things that caught my attention.

Again with the per-mile tax:
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-lahood-vehicle-mileage-tax,0,6754105,print.story

Fox news picks up on the robot rebellion:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,496309,00.html

Awesome cave house for sale:
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/02/20/cave-house-for-sale.html

Sorry Mario, the princess is in another castle:
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/02/16/power-on-self-test-s-11.html

Really, REALLY bad valentines prank:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0218091shamu1.html

Japan...:
http://www.evilmilk.com/pictures/Hmm_Japan.htm

AT&T won't let you cancel your dry loop DSL 'cause you don't have a landline:
http://consumerist.com/5155853/att-you-cant-cancel-your-dsl-because-you-dont-have-a-landline

LifeHacker workspace show and tell:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/lifehacker-workspace-showandtell/