Odds ‘n Sods:

Detroit Police Department Shooting Video Released. Note that the perp dives head first over the counter to get an advantageous shooting angle. Watching that, something tells me that he might have been high on cocaine or some other illicit drug.

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Reader Larry L. mentioned Sail Mail.  Cruisers all over the world send and receive e-mail wirelessly by using a Pactor modem on their SSB ham radios.  It is slow does not allow graphics, but it works!

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R.M. let us know that there is an iPhone app that will let you receive rapid notification of major solar events.

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Please pray for peace, safety, and a good government for the people of Egypt. The news reports look troubling, like this one: Egyptians stock up on food, water as protests rage, and this one: Egypt Rapidly Running Out of Food.