Right Here, Right Now 3.0

"And Google Earth, coming in the next few weeks, will let users zoom in on detailed satellite images of almost any place in the world and move around them. Co-founder Sergey Brin demonstrated how he could navigate through the Grand Canyon, almost like buzzing low in a helicopter.
'I've never been there,' Brin said. 'Now I don't have to go.'"

Boy oh boy, I bet that comment comes back to bite Google.

I've never been to the Grand Canyon and hope to stop by some day. Techno-geek that I am, I don't think a web page can do it justice.

17. iChat Fast Switch: "17. iChat Fast Switch
Do you have more than one iChat account--maybe .Mac and AIM? If so, you can use the handy iChat -> Switch To menu to swiftly log out of one account and into another."

The New Yorker review of the new Star Wars film is hilarious. He hates it. And he slams Yoda, whom I thought was universally loved.

The New Yorker: The Critics: The Current Cinema: "Also, while we'rere here, what's with the screwy syntax? Deepest mind in the galaxy, apparently, and you still express yourself like a day-tripper with a dog-eared phrase book. "I hope right you are." Break me a fucking give."

What's a Droid?.: "...And why does Artoo manifest new and wondrous powers throughout the prequel trilogy (he can fly!), when in Episode V, he can barely wrestle a candy bar out of Yoda's hands? Umm... you don't want to know the answers to those questions. This glossary is satisfying your curiosity. Move along."

A British anti-war critic who refused to get on the war bandwagon, and as a result was kicked out of the Labour party in England, is accused of profiting from the oil-for-food program for Iraq.

So, Mr. Galloway comes to Washington to clear his name, and by most accounts, does a credible job.

What's interesting about all this is that Galloway positions the food-for-oil inquiry as a smoke-screen to obscure all the misunderstandings mistakes lies that led to the war.

Google News Search
The most scathing summary is here.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 29 - Napoleon Dynamite, production : " WHEREAS, any members of the House of Representatives or the Senate of the Legislature of the State of Idaho who choose to vote 'Nay' on this concurrent resolution are 'FREAKIN' IDIOTS!' and run the risk of having the 'Worst Day of Their Lives!'"

"IBM is encouraging its employees to use Firefox, "
As a web developer I think this is a good thing. FireFox is way cool. IE sucks.

Wallace and Gromit come to the big screen.

Voinovich said today that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice assured him that Bolton would be firmly supervised in his new job. Voinovich wondered, "Why in the world would you want to send somebody up to the U.N. that has to be supervised?"

From Slate.

Steve moves to blogger. I'd like to point out that the name of this blog, Right Here, Right Now means the same thing as the name of Steve's blog. Specifically:

Today is absolutely today.
Today is not yesterday. Today is not tomorrow.

However, Steve quotes a zen master while I quote a pop song.