Jonathan C. Forster, a pretty regular contributor to this site, writes in to point out an article in the New York Times (free subscription required) called D.S.L. Service for Linking to Internet Is Problem Ridden which is basically a good-sized recap of my own DSL woes (a misnomer, since calling this situation my DSL woes implies I have DSL, which I don't). The article describes problems with finger-pointing between the multiple vendors often involved in providing service, and the severe woes of the many ISPs and DSL providers involved that are trademarks of the current state of affairs. It's quite a situation they describe, and I imagine it might almost seem comical... provided of course you already have your broadband Internet connection. It just makes me want to cry (*sniffle*).

Link of the Day: Hatchmusic.Com (The Music of Senator Orrin Hatch). Thanks Miguel. Any shot at a William Shatner collaboration here?
Story of the Day: Demand for U.S. Sperm (ABC). Thanks NightTrain. "A Uniquely American Export Is Becoming Popular Overseas."