I think the Create an Account functionality is now, er, functioning. I've migrated over all the user accounts from the old site, so if you are one of these lucky few, log in and enjoy the very few privileges of membership!

I'm not sure when Blogdex launched their redesigned site, but I like the look — it's much easier on the eyes than before. However, I'm curious why there wasn't an attempt made to write better markup. The W3C validator hates the html (although I don't understand some of the problems the validator is having — the head looks fine, for example), and they're still using HTML 4.0 Transitional with deprecated tags like center. Still, they've made good use of CSS (even if the site is still laid out with tables), and progress is just that, so congrats on the new site.

It sounds like a good idea: raise $370 to buy Bush a Playstation2 with a couple of violent miltary-themed games (and an extra controller for Dick), and hope that the President gets it all out of his system in a virtual way instead of actually invading anybody. Yeah, it's a good idea, but I'm not holding my breath.

Nicholas Kristof: The Greatest Threat. That it is North Korea should come as no suprise, given the events of the last two weeks. And the possible scenarios that Kristof lays out are fairly frightening.

Paul Krugman: "In an age of fake populists, Paul Wellstone was the real thing. Now he's gone. Will others have the courage to carry on?"