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Month July 2005

New PostSecrets

This is my new favorite PostSecret postcard. Hundreds of them have been displayed on the site, but articles I’ve read says he has thousands stored in crates. When’s the book coming out already?

Holy Awesome: The Optimus Keyboard

The Optimus KeyboardKottke pointed to this awesome gadget today: The Optimus keyboard

Every key is a stand-alone display, meaning you can customize both the look and layout of the keyboard at whim.

The picures explain the concept better than I can here, so take a look. It’s not a real product yet, but it looks like they may be working on getting it to market.

Rove: Oh SNAP!

So it’s pretty much confirmed that Karl Rove was the one who leaked CIA agent Valerie Plame’s name to the press, and despite the White House’s frantic attempts at spin, CBS reminds us:

For two years, the White House has insisted that presidential adviser Karl Rove had nothing to do with the leak of a CIA officer’s identity. And President Bush said the leaker would be fired.

A million people just gave deep-throated schadenfreudal laughs, and they can’t wait to see how this shakes out — if there is any decency or honesty in the Bush administration, Rove must go.

» CBS News: White House Mum On Rove Leak

As in the past, emergency brings out strength.

From MSNBC:

“I was scared, but what can you do?” said Raj Varatharaj, 32, emerging from an Underground station. “This is the fastest way for me to get to work. You just have to carry on.”

Some were defiant. “My granddad called me last night and told me I had to go to work today,” said Sally Higson, 36. “He’s 89. He lived through the war and said it was important to carry on as normal.”

Volunteers helped the wounded from blast sites, commuters lent their phones so strangers could call home, and thousands faced long lines for homeward-bound buses or even longer walks without complaint.

“As Brits, we’ll carry on — it doesn’t scare us at all” said tour guide Michael Cahill, 37. “Look, loads of people are walking down the streets. It’s Great Britain — not called ‘Great’ for nothing.”

We Know How You Feel.

London,

Stay well, it will get better.

Love,

New York.