Just read the coverage. If LEDs and batteries are the telltale signs of terrorism, I can only hope that nobody searches my house.

Still, I thought this was damned funny.

Addendum: Assistant Attorney General John Grossman is a total retard.

“It’s clear the intent was to get attention by causing fear and unrest that there was a bomb in that location,”

The men did not speak or enter their own pleas, but they appeared amused and smiled as the prosecutor talked about the device found at Sullivan Station underneath Interstate 93, looking like it had C-4 explosive.

“The appearance of this device and its location are crucial,” Grossman said. “This device looks like a bomb.”

Some in the gallery snickered.

Just how many improvised explosive devices have you seen that are covered in brightly lit leds? I mean really, does this scream “bomb” to you?

apparently Lycos’ motto is “never miss an opportunity to piss off your customers”.

Addendum: Lycos?  Are they still in business?

A bunch of different blogs are complaining about the fact that the important 9/11 Commission report is protected by DRM. If you try to copy any text from it, you get prompted with this:

Let’s be clear. This is a federal document, paid for by your tax dollars. As such, it is entirely and indisputably in the public domain. If, however, you try to circumvent the DRM that protects this document that we all own, you are guilty of circumventing a digital rights management system, which is a federal crime. What this means is that a technological measure has circumvented your rights. This isn’t just a case of fair use: you actually own this material (as we all do).

I had previously been annoyed by the idea that this copy of the Constitution was protected by DRM, and it doesn’t seem like it is getting any better.

[tags]Public Domain,9/11 Commission,DRM,Digital Rights Management[/tags]