So, let's see what's happening...

BBC: Beloved Queen Mother Dies. "The former Dutch queen, Juliana, has died at the age of 94 after a prolonged period of illness."  A woman who, while Queen during days when The Netherlands was truly a Monarchy, always retained the common touch.  [ via Adam Curry ]

Dave Winer thinks we need a Reality mode for TV interviews.  Sounds good, but who's reality?  Dave's is clearly not mine; "Example. Cheney didn't say things are better in Iraq, only that Hussein is gone and his death squads are too.  The void they've created is (remember we're in Reality Mode) certainly as bad as he was, probably much worse."  Worse?  [ Later: Adam Curry has a different reality from Dave, too ]

Check out daily dose of imagery.  Some amazingly beautiful photographs.  I like this one a lot.  [ via Tom Coates ]

Blogging.la now has 21 bloggers, and lots more activity.  If you're interested I built an aggregated RSS feed using rollup.org.  Feel free to use it!

Citizen Smash reports on My Interview with Rebecca.  Amazing.

Neilsen Hayden: On the Getting of Agents.  If I were still writing a book, this would be very relevant.  Oh, wait, I am!

Mark Cuban has a blog!  The ex-founder of broadcast.com and current owner of the Dallas Mavericks is known for pulling no punches, especially with NBA referees.  Check out this post, for example.  "This is posted for your enjoyment only and is not to be used for gambling, April Fool’s gags, or coming to conclusions."  Yeah, right.

Here we have - Cat Attack.  Click on the pic at right to watch the movie.  I don't know about your cat(s), but mine would play with this until they drop.

Mark Andressen:Why Open Source Will Boom - in 103 Words:

1. The Internet is powered by open source.
2. The Internet is the carrier for open source.
3. The Internet is also the platform through which open source is developed.
4. It's simply going to be more secure than proprietary software.
5. Open source benefits from anti-American sentiments.
6. Incentives around open source include the respect of one's peers.
7. Open source means standing on the shoulders of giants.
8. Servers have always been expensive and proprietary, but Linux runs on Intel.
9. Embedded devices are making greater use of open source.
10. There are an increasing number of companies developing software that aren't software companies.
11. Companies are increasingly supporting Linux.
12. It's free.

Interesting review of Debugging (the book).  The Nine Indispensable Rules:

1. Understand the system.
2. Make it fail.
3. Quit thinking and look.
4. Divide and conquer.
5. Change one thing at a time.
6. Keep an audit trail.
7. Check the plug.
8. Get a fresh view.
9. If you didn't fix it, it ain't fixed.

These all seem really "right", to me.  And I would especially point out #6, which is often neglected, and #9, which is invariably true, even when it appears not to be.

And finally we have: Biologist stopped at airport with severed seal's head in luggage.  I am not making this up.