Sitting in the terminal at Charlotte waiting for my flight to Frankfurt (Germany, not FrankfOrt KY) and they’ve announced that the flight is oversold. They’re looking for 15 people to voluntarily drop. Only airlines could do business this way

FYI, I’m flying US DespAirways

Hopefully this isn’t an omen for the rest of the trip. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

• Sheriff’s deputies arrest ‘New Times’ owners
  Government going overboard with a newspaper in Phoenix.
  (tags: media privacy)
• HOWTO Find out why your flight is REALLY delayed – Boing Boing
  Use airlines’ package delivery websites to find out why flights are really delayed
  (tags: travel airline)

• in order to exist online we must write ourselves into being on Flickr – Photo Sharing!
  Found via Helene Blowers. Interesting snippets on Flickr.
  (tags: web2.0)

• Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  Alex’s new gig.
  (tags: association scip)
• American lawbreaking: The copyright problem. – By Tim Wu – Slate Magazine
  Laws that are routinely ignored by citizens and authorities alike.
  (tags: politics)
• James Hibberd – ‘Babylon Fields’—CBS’ Buried Zombie Necrophilia Pilot Unearthed – TVWeek – Blogs
  CBS almost aired a TV show featuring zombies who come back to their old homes and have, uh, relations with their spouses. It also would have been a crime drama. Wish it had made it.
  (tags: video)
• American lawbreaking: The copyright problem. – By Tim Wu – Slate Magazine
  Copyright laws being ignored.
  (tags: pol)
• History of Religion
  Unbelievable graphic display showing the history of religion and the spread of various religions.
  (tags: religion history)
• Maps of War – Maps
  Maps of War library.
  (tags: maps history)

• Competitive Intelligence, Online Research, Internet Training, CLE, SearchItRight, Global Information
  greensboro based market research and ci firm
  (tags: competitiveintelligence)
• Winston-Salem Journal | China Quandary: One mother’s decision to handle the manufacturing base sensibly
  Esbee’s column in the Winston-Salem Journal. She’s boycotting toys Made in China, not for political reasons but for the health and safety of her kids.
  (tags: winston-salem)
• Welcome to Uclue (Beta)
  (tags: research competitiveintelligence)
• Irish bureaucrats raided personal info database for blackmail, burglary, and curiosity – Boing Boing
  Privacy schmivacy. Who’s in your personal information?
  (tags: database government)
• Center for History and New Media
  My alma mater’s Center for History and New Media. If it had been in existence when I was there I might have had a different major.
  (tags: media history)
• [WorldCat.org] Search for books, music, videos, articles and more in libraries near you
  Library catalog includes over 10,000 libraries
  (tags: library research)
• Vatican publish Knights Templar documents – Boing Boing
  How to buy book for $8,377. Vatican’s book about the Knights Templar will set you back that amount.
  (tags: history religion)

• rexblog.com: Rex Hammock’s weblog » Blog Archive » Network Journalism Summit
  New media revenue. Shocker (not): selling ads to local companies works.
  (tags: advertising)
• A VC: Arrington Throws Down The Gauntlet And I Reply
  Fred Wilson explains DonorsChoose
  (tags: nonprofit)
• http://usv.jot.com/WikiHome/USV%20Wiki/Union%20Square%20Sessions/Hacking%20Philanthropy/USV%20Sessions%20III%20Transcript%20from%2010.5.07.txt
  Hacking philanthropy
  (tags: nonprofit)
• Kiva.org – Loans that change lives
  Microloans for developing world.
  (tags: nonprofit)

• ROTATOR PLUG – 2 PACK – Taylor Gifts
  Optimizes the space on your outlets. Very cool.
  (tags: coolstuff)

• How to Save Web Videos » The Bivings Report
  Tool that enables you to save online videos
  (tags: video web2.0)
• Micro Persuasion: Turn Gmail (or any E-mail Account) Into a Social Network Hub
  Steve Rubel’s tips for using Gmail to update Facebook etal
  (tags: web2.0 google)
• How to Change the World: Financial Models for Underachievers: Two Years of the Real Numbers of a Startup
  Guy Kawasaki has the financial models that online real estate market-upsetter Redfin used.
  (tags: entrepreneurship)
• DonorsChoose.org: Teachers Ask. You Choose. Students Learn.
  Matchmaking service between donors and school classes.
  (tags: nonprofit)
• It’s Not News, It’s FARK.com: How mass media tries to pass off crap as news (our new book)
  Head Farker’s book
  (tags: fark book)

• CIWorldWide – Competitive Intelligence
  France-based resource. CI events outside the US listed.
  (tags: competitiveintelligence)

• LUX.ET.UMBRA: PDFill PDF Tools
  DarkMoon points to a free PDF app
  (tags: pdf freeware)
• PDFill PDF Editor with FREE PDF Writer and FREE PDF Tools – www.PDFill.com
  The PDF tool that Darkmoon pointed to
  (tags: pdf freeware)
• Indexed: What Do Close Encounters of the Third Kind and a Border Fence Have in Common? – Freakonomics – Opinion – New York Times Blog
  Two index cards that “convey the intricacies of class warfare, housecleaning, immigration, a sci-fi classic, and the lottery in a couple of index cards.”
  (tags: economics humor)
• indexed
  Index card humor
  (tags: humor)
• card1060.JPG (image)
  95 theses. Martin Luther humor
  (tags: religion)
• bookofjoe: ‘He had stumbled upon a little-known trick that many online travel companies would rather keep quiet’
  Don’t reserve your rental car on the English language (.com or .net) version of the company’s site. It’ll cost you big money.
  (tags: travel)
• Cool Tool: Tips 23
  White vinegar vs. toilet bowl rings; rubberbanded pliers; diy moving with plastic stretch wrap
  (tags: lifehacks)
• Cool Tool: Mr. Bento Lunch Jar
  Think thermos for food.
  (tags: food tools)