Odds ‘n Sods:

US Government Admits It Has Seized Hundreds Of Domains Registered Outside The US

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Jonathan B. mentioned an article about the Raspberry Pi, a microcomputer with many potential applications.

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J. in Boston wrote to mention that another near X-Class solar flare is in progress. J. notes: “The current Solar activity is curious. 11429 has simplified significantly and I’d be surprised if in fact it turns out
that the source of the the flare at midday on Saturday. The only other current candidate for this would be the emerging 11420 (returning). If so then the actual flare (11420 is not quite visible yet) would be very large indeed. But Kevin over at SolarHam is attributing this as originating from 11429.

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Here is an interesting new gear review blog: Leipers Fork Firearms.