I need to make a trip to the Department of Motor Vehicles today, which I'm not looking forward to. Over time the DMV had shed its reputation for inefficiency and indifference, but over the past few years they seem to have returned to form, at least where we are. Hopefully the experience will only be slightly frustrating, rather than overwhelmingly so.

R.I.P.: Fred Cusick always a Bruin.

Department of Motor Links:	Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez.
Play:	Station 38. Thanks Jay is Games. Tortuga 3. Loaded Metal.
Links:	Atareality 5 -- Images inspired by video games.
Stories:	Johns Hopkins student kills intruder with samurai sword, police say. Thanks Ralph. Rare Coins - Family Treasure or Ill-Gotten Goods? Thanks Neutronbeam. Band's parody helps keep Auto-Tune alive.
Science:	Taking showers 'can make you ill'. Thanks Slashdot. And not can make others ill. Military robot 'hops' over walls. In One Study, a Heart Benefit for Chocolate (registration required).
Media:	Top 10 Movie-Based Games. Daft Punk - Tron Legacy Thème Extract. Thanks Kxmode. U.S. Condemned For Pre-Emptive Use Of Hillary Clinton Against Pakistan. Thanks brother19.