Today in the news

When SpaceShipOne took the Ansari X Prize, I looked around for information on Peter Diamandis. Where did he get his money? Turns out, he didn't. He doesn't have a lot of money, as near as I can tell, but got inspired to create the X Prize and to raise the money. Alright.

I agree with Dave Barry on dumb names for sizes (it goes for fast food drinks and fries, too).

Speculation about a Google IM client. (And speaking of dumb names, does news.com.com work for you?