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There was a bit of a glitch in my web hosting this morning. Things are back to normal, though. Sorry for the delay!

So an unnamed member of an unnamed government contacted the Wikimedia Foundation recently, asking for staff guidance on setting up a wiki so that unnamed citizens of the unnamed jurisdiction could collaborate on new laws. Since the staff mainly handle the operational aspects of the various wikis, the question got passed off to the volunteers [...]

The divalicious Kristie passes along a great piece in the New Yorker offering a different contrast between Clinton and Obama: their concept of the office of President. The Political Scene: The Choice: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker

Via BoingBoing, here’s how I plan to encourage any children in my life to keep their rooms clean. Ska. Next up: find a way to encode other parental phrases like “wash behind your ears” in ska. (Current frontrunner for that particular phrase is the opening few bars of the Skatalites’ “Man in the Street”.)

OK, so yes, I am posting more on my ongoing dental saga. It’s a notable situation in my life at the moment, though, so tough cookies. Last night was the initial wave of treatment on #12. After a very bitter topical anesthetic and some injected lidocaine the dentist and his assistant got to work scouring [...]