My favorite thing about the new version of Outlook (/me braces for a flood of alternative mailer recommendations) is (or I should say, was) how it refused, by default, to download images in mail messages from over the 'net without being asked to. This managed to save me countless pointless image downloads, and also helps protect privacy, since spammers use access logs to see who downloaded such images to tell whether their spam has reached an actual user so they can resell your address. The bummer is that after telling it to download the images in one single mail, this no longer works properly on other mails, even though it is still set to skip images unless told otherwise. Oh well, it was neat while it lasted...

Play Time:	Ant Arena. Thanks Ant.
Links of the Day:	StrongBad's Game Dreams. Thanks Ant and indiv. Play Time, LoD, and media all in one. How Can I Prevent Internet Electrocution?
Stories of the Day:	U.S. jet accidentally bombs Yorkshire. Man evicted after living on golf course for 40 years. Thanks Miguel Gonzalez. German Police Investigate Potato Computer Scam. Thanks Andrew Arace.
Science!:	Professor Experiments With Life As Cyborg. Pressure cooker-like machine proposed for mad cows. WHO: Human deaths may be linked to bird flu.
Images of the Day:	Abandoned Bicycles of New York.
Auctions of the Day:	Walk-on Role in new Samuel L. Jackson Movie. Thanks Jim Chaney. Imaginary Boyfriend. Thanks Eddie Mayas.
Follow-up:	Rules of Engagement. More on that helicopter video. Thanks Zarkark.
	Thanks Mike Martinez.