Can anyone explain to me the new signs on the US Post Office boxes that state that due to heightened security restrictions, packages over 13 Oz cannot be sent from the mailbox, and must be shipped from a branch office. What is a 13 Oz limit going to do anyway …

s.sturgis - in a haze: Recorded live, this album of ambient, down-tempo (who actually uses this term?) music is quite good indeed. Definitely a treat when wearing headphones, and as an added bonus, the album is Creative Commons licensed. What's not to love? Highly recommended!

IRAF install instructions for Debian

And remember, IRAF is pronounced "PITA".

Happy Birthday Margaret! You share your birthday with: Don Bluth, Mel Torme, Fiona Apple, Don Was, Zak Starkey, Nell Carter, Peter Cetera, and Dave Mustaine. Yep, a lot of creative people out there have this birthday.

So, celebrate with some blancmange, and enjoy your birthday!

Gojira: From Mars to Sirius: When you pick up this album (notice I didn't say 'if'), go directly to track #6: "The Heaviest Matter of the Universe". If there is a more aptly named track in the history of metal, I'm not aware of it (unless Poison put out a …