Whither The Fool?

Microsoft outlines what’s coming in Windows Mobile 7, 8 by ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley — Microsoft isn’t offering up any dates or final product names, but it is breaking with Windows Mobile tradition and is talking about future features for Windows Mobile 6.1, 7 and 8.

Now, heres’ what I want to know: My AT&T/Cingular Samsung Blackjack has Windows Mobile 5.2 on it, which is quite awkward in many respects. But there appears to be NO WAY you can upgrade to a later version of Windows Mobile unless your wireless carrier AND the maker of your phone “allow” it.

So what good does it do to know about these newer versions when you can’t use them unless you upgrade your phone…

…Hey, wait just a gosh-darn minute!

Skeptical Scientists Urge World To ‘Have the Courage to Do Nothing’ At UN Conference

(N.B. I particularly like the graphic in the header at the top of this webpage of the Senate “Environment & Public Works” blog, showing kids - in helmets of course - cycling, skating, etc. Very heartwarming.

(It’s so nice to have a “cuddly Congress.”)

Baltimore firehouse “noose” was a hoax.

This guy has lots of company.