Recent anniversaries: It's been a bit over three years since disruptor was plucked from the community and hired to work at id Software (it surprised me it was that long ago... a couple more years and we'll have to stop thinking of him as the new guy). It also must be right around the 9th birthday for John Cash's oldest son, noteworthy for being able to beat older players at the age of six (we don't mention esses in connection with this anymore with hopes he will live it down). He's probably now a contender for one of these upcoming $100,000 tournaments.

The double-click opt-out link I posted here yesterday was incorrect for a while, it just lead to the static page claiming to confirm your action (thanks Teq). If you are looking to protect yourself from the marketing tracking thingie mentioned yesterday, this is the correct link to opt out. Want an even wilder story from the world of computer privacy and the Internet? Texas company accuses Yahoo of privacy violations is a CNET story reporting: "Yahoo has been accused by closely held Universal Image of violating Texas' anti-stalking law by allegedly tracking computer users' every movement on the Internet without their consent." Thanks Chris McCue. Stalking! If all this big brother stuff alarms you, Tony Fabris sends word of Window Washer, a cookie monster to eat all the cookies on your machine. It can also eliminate other insecure bits from your system. To finish the cookies discussion, here's a link to the Keebler Homepage and another to the Nabisco Homepage... I'm an Oreo man myself.

Link of the Day: The Punk Rock Dating Page! Fun nicknames and photos here. Thanks Bill MacEachern.
Story of the Day: Oregon company makes top bid for Microsoft check. Thanks Jeff Magill.
Bonus Story: Linus Sucks At Quake; Geeks Horrified on Be Dope. Thanks Will Pesky.
Bonus Story II: Robbery suspect writes stick up note on personal check. Thanks Grendel.