Harry Haydon of The Sun:
Star Wars fan Chris Jarvis, 31, was told he would have to leave if he did not take it down.
Chris is a member of the International Church of Jediism – based on the sci-fi films – whose doctrine states that followers should be allowed to wear hoods.
But when he protested, security [...]

NPR:
Democrats assert that the Senate bill would fundamentally transform the health care system in the country, beginning with restrictions on private insurance companies. Obama told NPR that “a patient’s bill of rights on steroids” lies inside the Senate bill.
Various provisions would prevent insurers from dropping ill patients and denying coverage to those with pre-existing conditions. [...]

CNN:

Unlike his predecessors, Obama was selected not for substantive accomplishments, but for his “vision” and inspiring “hope” at the beginning of his presidency.

I liek the guy and his policies; I just hope he lives up to this.

Apple recently published new information about the total environmental impact of their products — from manufacturing and usage to Apple’s own facilities:
And today’s 20-inch iMac uses 55 percent less material than its first-generation, 15-inch predecessor. That’s a material savings of 10,000 metric tons — the equivalent of 7200 Toyota Priuses — for every one million iMac [...]

CNET:
“AT&T has long supported the principle of an open Internet and has conducted its business accordingly,” Jim Cicconi, AT&T’s senior vice president of external and legislative affairs, said in a statement. “We were also early supporters of the FCC’s current four broadband principles and their case-by-case application to wired networks.”
But Cicconi went on to say [...]

In this video, he thanks the person who donated the liver he received, encouraged others to become organ donors and thanked Apple’s team for supporting him.

An awesome photoessay by Time Magazine.
The neat part is that the press had only about 30 seconds to shoot. After that, it was a private discussion.

My favorite part:
All of your iTunes… the complete works of Kenny G
Don’t worry baby… we can download that shit for free

This is from iLounge’s review of the new Shuffle:
There is, however, something that many users will care about: the new shuffle doesn’t fully work with any headphones except Apple’s. Because of what Apple has done here—something sneaky and arguably terrible for consumers, especially if it continues with other iPod and iPhone products in 2009—if you [...]

Ars Technica:
The mother of a kid living in Cincinnati, Ohio is suing Apple and 10 unnamed retail employees from the Apple Store in Kenwood over an iPod touch that allegedly exploded in the child’s pocket. According to the complaint filed yesterday in the Southern District of Ohio, the plaintiff had the “iTouch” (as the lawsuit [...]