An article on CNN.com describes a judge in Kentucky who is offering “alternative sentencing,” to repeat drug and alcohol offenders: church. Apparently “worship services” are a good substitute for addictive, mind-numbing substances.

Recently there was a bill in the Texas House that aimed to ban municipal wireless networks. It was a high-profile bill because it so clearly illustrated government bowing to the financial interests of large corporations. This weekend, that bill died. Good guys win.

This pill is a robot with a camera and six legs that can navigate your digestive tract. New art book coming soon to a coffeetable near you, A Day in the Life of a Drug Mule.

We’ve hit our first milestone of 100 posts today, and last week we exceeded 100 comments. Thanks to everyone who has contributed so far. Keep it up.

Hitachi has this great flash movie mimicking the style of Schoolhouse Rock shorts to promote their new perpendicular drive technology. May take a while to load, but it’s worth it.

A ringtone based on Axel F topped the British music charts this week. In other news, the seas have turned to blood.

Penny Arcade is one of the few online comic strips that I read regularly. They take a swing at Will Wright in this one. He’s the creator of all games Sim including the most recent one, Spore.

Wired has an article on roadcasting, an emerging technology that allows vehicles to stream MP3s to any similarly equipped vehicles within a 30 mile radius. It uses 802.11p technology, a Wi-Fi variant designed for vehicles. Seems a little gimmicky. However, one practical application would require a mic. Record your own audio message to broadcast to other cars around you. Some examples:

• “Going a steady 35 in the left lane ain’t gonna cut it, grandma. Move over.”
• “I’m soooooo druuunk.”
• “Roadhead alert.”