I was annoyed at my phone this morning when the alarm didn't go off. This annoyance grew when I realized that the phone was refusing to power up, and is now a brick. There is no identifiable reason for this as it has not suffered any problems, trauma, or a recent OS upgrade, so this is apparently just one of those random things. This is an iPhone (I've already taken abuse for this, so lay off), and for some reason I ended up with third-party insurance, rather than AppleCare, so now I have to worry that getting it fixed or replaced will be a hassle. Fingers crossed that this won't be more of a headache than necessary.

Alarmed Links:	Thanks Ant and Acleacius.
Play:	Mega Man X. Down Is Up. The Green Kingdom.
Stories:	Punishments handed down to Tom Brady, New England Patriots for Deflategate. Fox Cancels 'American Idol.'
Science:	Institute for Pale Blue Dots Renamed to Honor Carl Sagan, Will Search for Alien Life. More Consensus on Coffee’s Benefits Than You Might Think. Thanks j.c.f. The World's Most Dangerous Driving Simulator.
Images:	Security light went off at 1 am. This little guys found my dog's ball. Thanks reddit.
Media:	Watching Soccer Stars Play in Bird's Eye View Goggles Will Make Your Day. "Burritozilla" killed in under 2 Minutes.