Is the Bush administration on the cusp of announcing a major new government space initiative? And will it be one that seeks to counter China's space ambitions with our own socialist plan, or one that does the American thing, and promotes free enterprise? Read the full story.

Otherwise healthy kids reported headaches after reading the 5th Harry Potter book, probably because they engaged in marathon reading sessions. The article tries to be light-hearted, but no doubt someone out there is shouting "See! See! It's the devil's work!" Me? I suggest the kids get better lighting, some more comfortable pillows, and settle in for a second pass. Read the full story.

Exploring Apple's cool new "Xcode" development suite. Read the full story.

Spammers are being forced to rapidly change tactics in response to increasingly vigilant software. Read the full story.

One writer's experience with installing Panther on an iBook goes horribly wrong (all the more so because the writer didn't back up the machine). Still, the effort was apparently worth it. Read the full story.

"There" -- a massively multiplayer online game of sorts -- seems to be the closest thing yet to Neal Stephenson's "Street" in Snow Crash. Read the full story.

CNN just realized the the blogsphere exists. Way to be on top of things guys. Read the full story.

Comparing and contrasting Apple and Microsoft's OS upgrade strategies. Read the full story.

Puppy Paws Rock: Now that Jordan's mobile, she loves crawling across the floor to our yellow Labrador, Madison, reaching out for one of her paws, and trying to pet it. Madison is less than thrilled with this, and promptly gets up and moves to another part of the room. Jordan, of course, follows, and the cycle repeats until Madison wises up and seeks higher ground.

The Baby's a Food Source: While we're talking dogs, there is one thing that Madison appreciates about Jordan: food. Ever since Jordan started eating solid foods, Mad Dog has made it a priority to be in the kitchen for feedings. As of yet all she gets is Jordan's bowl to lick when she's finished, but clearly she's hoping for more (and I'm sure she'll get it once Jordie's eating food that's more ... throwable).

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