Three points with absolutely nothing in common!

• I recently commented about a French DRM bill, well, Apple has lashed back calling the bill "state sponsored piracy". Isn't that privateering? Also, how can Apple call their DRM Fairplay and yet it can not be played on mp3 players other than ipods? If this bill passes, call the leg store because Apple will need a leg to stand on!

• New Yorkers had a few problems catching a coyote! Apparently, their tranqulizers had little or no effect. Why were they bothering with tranquilizers? It is not like coyotes are endangered (or even threatened). Ranchers in SD (and non ranchers for that matter) shoot coyotes almost as often as prairie dogs without any qualms. Btw, any west or east coast Americans that want a prairie dog, just go to SD and take as many as you can!

• When obtaining a traffic model file from the WSDOT FTP site, I happened upon an informative round-a-bout pdf. I decided I needed to return to the ftp site (it is public domain) on my personal pc and obtain a copy of it. I have a pair of screenshots from a couple of pages to share with you. First of all, the differences between a modern round-a-bout and a traffic circle: And, secondly, locations of existing and proposed round-a-bouts in the state of Washington: I know for a fact that more roundabouts are planned now than when this pdf was created (March 2005).