I have been trying to decide how I wanted to proceed with a non-article link post. In the past I would put such entries in the Public Square forum, but since the redesign I have been toying with including them in the main content area, a la Jason Kottke and Tom Coates.

My first experiment with this came in the previous entry, "Super Bowl Sunday," wherein a linkage box followed the article. In that case a majority of the links were related to the article but a few were not. I may continue this practice or eventually just start posting "Linkage" articles that contain nothing else. I did decide I did not want to put them separately, say in a side window of their own a la Ernie Hsiung. Time will tell and ultimately my preference will simply win out after trial.

So, with that said...

Data Recovery From a Failed Hard Drive - Freezing Method
This one is for you, Mr. Hart.

Atom Smasher's Error Message Generator
An amusing diversion for Windows woes. [ via ] [ view mine ]

Alternate Lyrics for Alanis Morrisette's "Ironic"
Some better than others, but overall amusing.

NASA plans to bring down Hubble
"We have decided that the risks associated with the Hubble servicing at this time don't merit going forward."

Cuba's smoking ban takes effect
"The inspiration for the ban is said to have come from President Fidel Castro, who has given up smoking cigars."