Google has taken steps to address the privacy concerns over their Latitude service, and most people seem to be satisfied.  One thing I’m slightly surprised about is that no one seems to be particularly suspicious of what their statement
Google stores only the most recent automatic update or location selection you manually entered on our servers.
does [...]

The TSA confiscated a clown’s makeup kit, despite that it did not contain liquids or gels, and had less than 3 oz. of greasepaint. It’s good to know that they are doing their best to eliminate the horrible threat that clowns pose to aviation. [h/t BoingBoing]

That’s what President Bush said about his veto of the appropriations bill. He’s wrong, though. The failure has already occurred, and deploying more troops to Iraq will only cause more American casualties, and probably more Iraqi casualties as well.
Support our troops! Bring them home!

In Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967), Justice Douglas gives a concurring opinion in which he expresses serious concern over warrantless wiretaps:
While I join the opinion of the Court, I feel compelled to reply to the separate concurring opinion of my Brother WHITE, which I view as a wholly unwarranted green light [...]