It is with great sadness that I report that, at least for the time being, loonyboi has accepted a part-time position on Shacknews. Make no mistake, this is fallout from all the bad Internet mojo that's been floating around for some time now, and while there have been some promising developments lately, loony found himself unable to continue to work on the promise of being paid for his work in the future, because, as you can imagine, even if you are willing to accept such promises yourself, it's difficult to get people like grocers and landlords to likewise accept them. This is not the final word on this subject, as the door will remain open should we be able to return enough deposit bottles to satisfy those grocers and landlords, but sadly, for the time being we must bid a fond fondue to the first Blue's News employee, and send him off into "the world" with our best wishes.

Link of the Day: Plumb Design Visual Thesaurus. Java required. Thanks Brendan Reville.
Bonus Link: Ja Da. Flash required. Thanks Jekub, nin, and Brian. Warning... contains chubby nude kangaroos.
Story of the Day: Insurance blowout threatens rabbit skinning titles (smh.com.au). Thanks again Brendan Reville. Quote: "I'm a little bit devastated because really it's not the sort of thing we make a lot of money from, the day is more about entertainment."
Weird Science: Artist Wants to Paint Moon, But Physics May Foil Plan (Space.Com). Thanks Mike Martinez.