The Story of Nadine: "This is an account of what happened after an Internet user accidentally gave a wrong email address when she visited a web page and signed up for a sweepstakes. It is a story about how Internet email lists can go horribly wrong."

Long-running Scandal in the Libertarian Party: "In the mid-90s, it was learned that employees of the national office of the Libertarian Party were working on the Harry Browne for President campaign. This would not have been a concern, but it happened before his official nomination by the party -- and resources of the national party were used in the effort. This gave Browne an unfair advantage and helped to ensure his nomination."

MechanicNet.com: "Empower yourself with information before seeking out repair or maintenance services." Evaluate your vehicle's symptoms. Tips and Tricks section includes information on accidents, engines, fluids,overheating, tires, and traction. The handy Safety section covers accident prevention, seat belt safety, technical service bulletins, and manufacturer recalls. Submit questions to Ask George, the site's in-house mechanic. Other useful reference resources include a glossary, an explanation of car systems, a guide to seeking automotive services, and consumer resources."

Late-Night Jokes Archive: Those of us unable to see the top late night shows can browse this site for the liner jokes from the popular hosts. Archived from November 5, 1998 to the present.

Discuss the Google Programming Contest here: google.public.programming-contest

First Annual Google Programming Contest: "Google is providing a selection of about 900,000 web pages in pre-parsed and raw format, together with a "ripper" program that provides a framework for processing the pre-parsed data. Your mission is to write a program (most likely by adding code to the ripper) that does something interesting with the data, in such a way that it would scale to a web-sized collection of documents. Part of your job is to convince us of why your program is interesting and why it will scale; other than that, you're free to implement whatever strikes your fancy."

Its unbelievable the amounts of money to be made in the public storage business.

Five killed in 40-car pileup in Fresno County fog: "Authorities now say five people are dead and dozens are injured after a huge pileup in dense fog on Highway 99 south of Fresno this morning. California Highway Patrol Officer Kirk Arnold says both directions of Highway 99 near Selma will likely be closed for most of the day. Arnold says the highway patrol was leading cars slowly through the fog when a car crossed from southbound to northbound 99 and crashed into some vehicles in the pack."

Airline Says In-Flight Toilet Ordeal Story False: "A spokeswoman for Scandinavian Airline System (SAS) said a report of a woman being stuck on an airplane toilet was false."

Michael Webb thinks that Dave Winer should ought to pitch a deal to equip every member of Congress with a copy of Radio8. "If they all weblogged, think of the possiblities... They could keep constituants informed of their daily efforts and frustrations, pass interesting proposals, articles and legislation around, developing a community that would show democracy in action. A person could keep score by seeing who is blogrolling whom, dip back in the archive to see how they are doing on their promises, give email feedback on current events and legislation, lobby openly, etc. The Congressperson would have a platform for pitching their pet causes, sending photos, audio, argue back and forth, sound off for the record, and rant. It would beat traditional media, and no one could complain about the price," he said.