Links for 2005-10-26

Posted October 26, 2005 1:17 AM.

• 'Mr. England' bemuses Alabama locals "British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw joined Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for a weekend tour of her home state to promote understanding of the Anglo-American alliance, but Alabamans struggled to name him."
• Google's stock soars higher "Google Inc.'s market value briefly surpassed $100-billion (U.S.) for the first time Friday, its stock scaling new heights after an earnings and revenue spike that astonished investors."
• "Got a Mac? Want Front Row? You’re In Luck!" I'm really interested that Apple decided to use software to get people to buy a new iMac rather that putting the software on every computer that could run it. Although clearly, people are excited enough to want it on all their computers...
• Oh this is too sweet - a replacement lanyard for your iPod Shuffle that makes it look like a big crucifix For all your eighties Madonna-inspired retro-fashionistas and people who like to make clever statements with their clothes
• "Lie Girls" - dirty girls who will tell you anything you want to hear It sounds porny, but actually it's much much worse than that - it's political!