Not sure how often I’ll do this, but will try fairly often. Postings like these will be a collection of links I’ve found interesting. May do one in the evening, or every few days, not sure how often. This will also be the last time I ever explain it.

Map showing mass animal deaths world wide. Interesting to me is the US, where a lost seem to fall east and west of the Appalachian mountains. http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=201817256339889828327.0004991bca25af104a22b&t=h&ll=64.320872,16.171875&spn=87.534022,210.585938&z=2&iwloc=0004991c2e41cf55affcb&source=embed

Booting ISO images with Grub 2. I actually did this a while ago, but the link is a nice refresher. Very useful for making a boot disk of various Linux flavors you like to use. Not tried the tools mentioned here, looks like they may have an easier way. http://michael-prokop.at/blog/2011/01/07/booting-iso-images-from-within-grub2/

Google 241543903 for heads in a freezer? Here’s the google images search - http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=241543903&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=997&bih=725

XKCD is always good for a laugh. Good Code - http://xkcd.com/844/

Consider going to a Macbook Pro, first time I’ll ever use OSX. @asenchi on Twitter pointed me at this - https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew

My first slashtag on Blekko - http://blekko.com/ws/+/jrussbowman/itsecurity+/date

Why I may not get a Macbook Pro, the HP DM1 which goes on sale Sunday? Hoping it can run Linux - http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/hp-pavilion-dm1.aspx?page=1#axzz1AMvVRvjr

* wonder if i can fix the wrapping of links with javascript on tumblr. Either that or I may just switch to bit.ly for all the links.