The Leap Post
Today is Leap Day 2004, so I decided to do something unusual and send a B-List post on a Sunday. 1. Some Leap Day info and stories: < http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/LeapDay.html > < http://www.mystro.com/leap.htm > 2. Microsoft seems to have a Matrix-fixation lately: * "Microsoft considering update dubbed 'XP Reloaded'" < http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-5165966.html?tag=nefd_lede > * "Bill Gates in Matrix spoof" < http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_18-11-2003_pg9_11 > 3. February Postings Reprised [Bashing Bush #349] * "Bush unveils $2.4 trillion fiscal 2005 budget" < http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node= &contentId=A5130-2004Feb2 > Projected deficit: $521 billion (about A$677 billion) [Yes, but is it Art?] * "Controversial exhibition focuses on pain" < http://uk.news.yahoo.com/040212/325/elwgz.html > [Unusual Laws, Rules and Regulations] * "Italian town sets down pet-pampering laws" < http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1055547.htm > [Bizarre Eating Habits] * "Man swallowed 120 coins after drunken bet" < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_873283.html > * "Man eats own toes" < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_791522.html >