My Sirius radio is on the fritz lately: Sometimes it works fine for lengthy stretches, but at other times, like today, it will repeatedly cut out with an "check Sirius tuner" message that indicates this is not an antenna issue. Switching my receiver off and on again sometimes fixes it, but today is one of those days it doesn't want to stay on for more than 10 seconds at a stretch. The thing is, I only have it to listen to Howard Stern, and with it sounding ever more likely that he's not going to be there after about a month from now, it's not worth getting another radio, as if I wanted to listen to over-compressed music I could just stream it over the internet.

R.I.P.: Penthouse founder Bob Guccione dies of cancer. Thanks nin.

Serious Links:	Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez and Acleacius.
Play:	In3structoTank. Thanks Daniel. Steak and Jake: Midnight March. Pumpkin Remover 2.
Links:	The 13 Best Geek Halloween Costumes. TV Shows That Need to Be Taken off the Air. 9 Top Ways We Waste Money 2010. Only "guilty" of #5.
Stories:	Sperm donors 'deserve greater recognition'. Togo's fake national soccer team. Thanks Neatorama. Lady Gaga Was in 'The Sopranos'. Thanks nin.
Science:	Astronomers spot most distant galaxy in space (so far!). Gene linked to depression 'fixed' in mice. 'Unsafe' drug found in herbal tea.
Images:	A Gallery of Marvel Superheroes Decked Out in Tron Gear. This is PAINTING!
Media:	Tim Burton's Haunting Short 'Vincent'. Chewie gets Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Funnies:	Dilbert. How to pet a kitty - The Oatmeal. A Delicate Ecosystem - Savage Chickens.
Follow-ups:	Six Months After BP Explosion- 11 Devastated Families. Efforts to Prosecute Blackwater Are Collapsing (registration required). US man guilty of urging attack on South Park writers. Tributes paid to Happy Days actor Tom Bosley.