On occasion I've been able to share some stories of encounters with F.M., the dreaded F'ing Magic that so often seems to be the cause, or cure, of PC difficulties. Now I have come up with a new one that loony and I feel is a defining moment in FM history: At some point last night I was unable to get the site in a web-browser, and I assumed the server was down, even going so far as to request a reboot. When I spoke to loony, however, it became clear that the problem was on my end, because the site came up fine for him. After a bunch of experimentation, it turns out that I am only able to reach the site by using one of my ISP's ISDN lines in particular. If I use the number I've previously used, I am unable to reach Blue's News, but I can seemingly hit every other site on the Internet. The really odd part? None of this seems to be happening on loony's end, and we live scant blocks away from each other, and yup, use the same ISP. F.M., I tell you.

Link of the Day: MAMBO #5. Thanks MxM. A little bit of midi, in my life... C'mon, crank up the volume and whack out co-workers. you know you want to.
Image of the Day: Pyrite got a Quake III Arena symbol shaved in his head. Again, the report offers no insight into the hairdos impact upon dating prospects. Thanks Ryan.
Bonus Link: ZDNN 'Jesux' site called a hoax, following up on yesterday's Bonus Link: "The Jesux page author, who claims to be a Unix administrator, goes on to say that "Jesux was not intended as a slam on anybody." He adds that he is a Christian himself." Thanks Tim Kerby (first of many with this one).