Tim Dickinson does a reasonable job of summarizing the forces at work behind the "grassroots" campaigns against health insurance reform.

My buddy Mark provided me with a GoPro mini video recorder last year. I used it with mixed results. However, GoPro have revved their line with a widescreen HD model that looks much more impressive. On the other hand, VholdR is also offering an HD helmet cam that has a better form factor but apparently not as good audio filtering to deal with wind noise. It's great to see where this is going.

Although experience shows that these measurements are not necessarily accurate on a individual basis--things like orientation, human physical features, and radio network performance can have a big influence--it's interesting to see a complete list of handset models and corresponding radiation levels.

I'm surprised that the iPhone is only a mid-pack emitter. I expected it to be among the highest in terms of radiation. This makes me feel better, although it's probably only due to the fact that it drops 30% of calls on average in places like NYC.

Friends of mine know that I make no excuses for my hero worship of the late Carl Sagan. So I was excited to see that even he was not immune to the fad of Autotune mashups that have exploded onto the Internets: