Friday, February 21, 2007

1. Democrats fight Iraq War
2. News about Wii sales
3. Vatican uses Linux
4. William Vollman publishes "Poor People"

1. Democrats draft anti Iraq2 Legislation
   Democrats are drafting legislation this week to get combat troops out of Iraq by March 31, 2008. March 31, 2008 was the date suggested by the Iraq Study Group, whose suggestions George Bush completely ignored.
2. • Merrill Lynch says that 30% of U.S. households will have a Wii by 2011 (link). The Wii has already sold 5 million units.
   • Here's a story about old people playing the Wii in a retirement home. (link)
3. Judith Zoebelein, editorial director of the Holy See and the woman who develops the Vatican's web site (the Vatican is where the Pope lives), says: We don't know what OS God uses, but we use Linux". (link)
4. William Vollmann, encyclopedic and usually fun-to-read author born in 1959, will be releasing a book called "Poor People" on Feb. 27.