A couple of letters in recent editions of our wacky-as-ever Mail Bag made a minor point about the usability of this website. Historically to be able to scroll down the news page using your mouse wheel doohickey or arrow keys you would need bring the focus here by clicking somewhere on the page first. Paul "trauma" Ghilarducci sent along a simple solution for this minor "problem," a single line of the dreaded JavaScript that brings the focus to the news frame by default. It certainly seems to be a harmless bit of code that shouldn't cause problems in any browser (famous last words), and works in several versions of Netscape and Explorer, so hopefully most of you are covered.

Link of the Day: It's A Dysfunctional Life picture #512 (related to the Nori nasal cleaner). Thanks Schwab. It's an add your own caption dealie...my entry would be "Earl Grey's secret tea recipe."
Story of the Day: Salon Technology-You, too, can be a drug kingpin. Thanks ozh. And I quote: "...police officers in Perth, Australia, reportedly made a fortune selling virtual drugs before their superiors erased the program."
Bonus Story: Supersonic Aircraft Engine Planned describes an upcoming "new generation of supersonic aircraft capable of linking New York and Tokyo in just three hours." Thanks Jeff Magill.
Image of the Day: A custom cow spotted case on Chick's Hardware UK. The gateway folks will be so jealous.