Wired slams the new Matrix Online MMORP, saying that while the game is faithful to the look of the movies, its game play is boring and frustrating. Read the full story.

For the second time in less than a year, the Delaware River has flooded Easton, Pa. While my house is ok -- we live in College Hill, which overlooks the Delaware -- downtown isn't nearly so lucky.

Last fall, after Hurricane Ivan came through (check out photos of the 2004 flood), the river crested at 33.50 feet. This time around, without the benefit of a hurricane (but presumably a lot of melted snow from the Poconos) the river is supposed to crest at 35.60 feet, which is 15.5 feet above flood stage (according to this article in the Express-Times.)

Route 611 is under water. Larry Holmes Drive in downtown Easton is underwater. Plenty of businesses along that road are also partially submerged. And the free bridge? Well, as you can see in the photo accompanying this story, the water is slapping up against its sides. Hopefully it won't get hit by a house this time (as it did back in September).

Driving into work this morning, I was astounded to see the flooding was even worse than last time around. Yes, I knew from reading the news that it was going to be bad, but until you actually see it, well, words fail me (or more likely, I fail the words).

The destructive power of gel candles is heralded by a scare e-mail claiming these candles are capable of destroying toilets and burning down houses. The e-mail has some facts right; gel candles can flare up, causing fires, the glass containers holding gel candles have shattered and there have been several gel candle recalls. But none of the recalls say anything about these candles exploding.