Authors’ Guild claims copyright on a computer reading a book out loud through text-to-speech: “They don’t have the right to read a book out loud,” said Paul Aiken, executive director of the Authors Guild. “That’s an audio right, which is derivative under copyright law.” What the fug? I hope the cognitive dissonance in this guy’s head didn’t stop him from reading to his kids. If he has any.

Amazon releases the Kindle 2 - I have to say, this looks miles better than the previous model. Ars Technica & NY Times have more - now, when are they bringing this down under?

Octavia - a.k.a. Tavia, Tavvie, Tavs; she is 5'4", olive skinned, dark brunette mid-back-length hair with brown eyes. You wouldn’t call her a model or stand-out beauty, but she has a certain winning quality to her, and a smile that lights up her whole face. Generous and loyal to a fault, occasionally self-absorbed but always has an impeccable memory for friends & acquaintances and their situations. Talkative and decisive, quick to anger but also quick to forgive. Curious about the world, having travelled extensively with parents as a child. ...

This is why I love Calvin and Hobbes. There’s no other ostensibly kids comic in the world that could do something like that. Just gorgeous.