Shark Blog had quite the time at a blog bash in San Francisco, some big name bloggers obviously had a grand time.
I wonder who the science fiction writer was?

BuzzMachine suggests that all mobloggers get together and do a day in the life of the world.

Putting on a caring pastors hat may have saved this minister some trouble.

Jordon Cooper has an amazing interview with futurist Dr. Patrick Dixon. He talks to the author of
Futurewise about the 2001 terrorist attack in the US, cloning, tribalism, millenialists and pre-millenialists in corporate culture, privacy, Iraq…. Excellent.

Shalom posts a moving letter from the Australian Herald about how Australian attitudes have changed as people deal with fear.

relapsed catholic is not at all happy with Jeffrey Overstreet’s review of Bowling for Columbine.

On-line safety
Many of us use Norton products, including their virus protection and firewalls.
Here is a peek inside Symantec.

On a recent Friday, the globe showed more than 16,000 attempted break-ins originating from the United States, which often ranks as the world’s top launching pad for computer hackers. Brazil ranked No. 4 with 722 attacks. South Korea, Japan, Germany and Taiwan also frequently appear on Symantec’s top 10 list for malicious computer activity.

On-line Confessions
The Vatican is warning Catholic bishops and priests not to ‘hear’ on line confessions.

It did not say if the warning had been prompted by an actual case of blackmail. No figures have been released for the number of confessions heard online. The Vatican has embraced the internet with enthusiasm, and since 1997 has had an efficient website powered by computers named after the archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael and run by nuns.