Well we finally accomplished the long-running project of acquiring a new air conditioner for my office in the rather hot attic penthouse of the BlueTower. I say acquired, because installing it is a different matter altogether. We were so excited to find an appropriate unit we failed to notice its oddball plug... this is a 240V device. We decided to view this as an opportunity, rather than a problem, since the load of computer equipment up here has always had a tendency to overwhelm the available power... a couple of UPSs are in place to prevent disasters, but I'm good for several tripped circuits a year. So we had the electricians back here today to run a 240V line, as well as a new dedicated 120V line for all the computers. This all seems pretty elaborate, but the electrical work is only going to cost us about as much as the AC unit itself did, and being able to isolate the computers and the AC from each other and the rest of the house offers a priceless degree of reassurance that things are finally wired up as they should be.

Cool Links!	Thanks Mike Martinez, Ant, and EvilToast.
Play Time:	Punk-O-Matic. Neil Hodgson's SuperJump. Thanks Sharon.
Link of the Day:	Dog thong.
Stories of the Day:	Air Force finds 'no evidence' of lost nuke. Food firm in a stew over Gandhi curry. I remember grandpa's smile: he never paid for it.
Science!	New model 'permits time travel'. A Shaky Situation With Dangerous Potential. It's Getting Cheaper to Tap the Sun (registration required).
Image of the Day:	DOOM Movie Shot.
Media of the Day:	Best of Jimmy Kimmel's Unnecessary Censorship. Super Cardsharp. Thanks ASLayerAODsk. Land of the Dead Exclusive Hardcore Trailer. Thanks ASLayerAODsk.
Follow-ups:	Desertification, dust are global threats - report. In Halls of Albany, a Decidedly Unsqueaky Pair of Wheels Get the Grease (registration required).