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The Israeli Army is destroying the homes of relatives of past suicide bombers in hopes that this will deter future suicide bombers. On the contrary, I believe this simply leaves some (justifiably) pissed-off and impoverished people with little else to lose but their lives.

Lightning storm killed the modem this weekend. What a pain. This cheapo ActionTec 56k modem seems to be doing the trick, but it is also a good example of getting what you paid for ($7 after mail-in rebate from Circuit City… YOW!). The instructions are vague, and the driver installation is certainly not “easy Plug-N-Play” by any means…

On a lighter note, watching the penguins at the Central Park Zoo was very soothing, especially after wallowing around in the oppressive heat this afternoon. Wahoo!