I live in Colorado too. This is really scary. The Denver Post article online http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_9725077 is missing the side bar as printed:

"Suspicious Activity and Terrorism"
Federal authorities currently define suspicious activity as: "Observed behavior that may be indicative of intelligence-gathering or pre-operational planning related to terrorism, criminal, or other illicit intention." The authorities are considering a broadened defination: "Reported or observed activity and/or behavior that, based on an officer's training and experience, is believed to be indicative of criminal activity associated with terrorism."
Here are some examples of specific behaviors that terrorism liaison officers deployed in Colorado and a handful of other states are told to watch for and report.

Engages in suspected pre-operational surveillance (uses binoculars or cameras, takes measurements, draws diagrams, etc.)

Appears to engage in counter-surveillance efforts (doubles back, changes appearance, drives evasively, etc.)

Engages security personnel in questions focusing on sensitive subjects (security information, hours of operation, shift changes, what security cameras film, etc.)

Takes pictures or video footage (with no apparent aesthetic value, for example, camera angles, security equipment, security personnel, traffic lights, buildings entrances, etc.)

Draws diagrams or takes notes (building plans, location of security camera or security personnel, security shift changes, notes of weak security points, etc)

Abandons a vehicle (in a secured or restricted location, such as the front of a government building, airport, sports venue, etc.)

Makes or attempts to make suspicious purchases, such as large amounts of otherwise legal materials (for example, pool chemicals, fuel, fertilizer, potential explosive-device components, etc.)

Acquires or attempts to acquire uniforms without a legitimate cause (service personnel, government uniforms, etc.)

Acquires or attempts to acquire an official or official appearing vehicle without a legitimate cause (such as an emergency or government vehicle, etc.)

So according to this:
Bird watching is a suspicious activity.

Buying a UPS driver outfit for Halloween is a suspicious activity. "What can Brown do for you?" Get you arrested?

So taking photos of the new red light cameras here in Denver is a suspicious activity. (And who decides what is aesthetic value anyway?)

I'm afraid of my government and of the police now. I'm going to go lie down for a while now.

The products I've bought from Worldworks are pdf files not actual card stock. You have to print out the terrain on to your own card stock and assemble it yourself. But I print just what I need as many times as I need. If I loose or damage a piece, no problem, just reprint it.
I'm paying for the artwork, which is incredible, and their design work.

Farscape called. They want their shadow depository back. http://www.scifi.com/farscape/notes/depository.html

It's supposed to be
"bomb them *back* to the stone age"
NOT
"Bomb them *with* the stone, age" *sigh*

Hmm. My Nokia N800 needs a keyboard but for $150 I might as well just buy a N810...

Nokia's been behind on Bluetooth support. OS2008 just added mono headset support but no music headset support yet...

At least Nokia wants me to use Bluetooth...

@18: "It will be interesting to see what happens next. Especially as apparently the theme of this protest is cake. They'll be giving cake out to passers-by to celebrate L Rons birthday. They won't look that evil then."

the cake is a lie.

Yeah, sorry it had to be said.

Does the money take the place of the authority figure in the Milgram experiments? If you can question the subject all the way to 500 volts you win $50,000...

What's next? A reality show based on the Stanford prison experiment?

Toys-R-Us have put these toys on clearance. Going cheap if they can still be found.

I bought a Nokia N800 Internet Tablet and use it as an ebook reader. pdf's and pdb stuff isn't a problem. I get most of my stuff free off the web or through Baen's webscriptions site. The N800 runs Linux so DRM isn't a problem, or even available...

I'd love for the screen to be twice as big as it is but this is useful. Evince for pdf's and FBReader for everything else.

I actually think I read faster on this than I do on paper. Not bad for a dyslexic...

Ummm, shouldn't a NSFW Unicorn post require a goatse chaser?

I'm just asking.

I wonder if they'll pull a Google Video: Make all the previously sold video unplayable via DRM.

Does anyone know if iTunes video DRM can do it?

South Park: I wish they were more specific about the deal. Net or gross of the ad money? Still, the offer itself is a big change.

Hollywood accountancy is *really* sick. Go ask Joe Straczynski about how Babylon 5 has never been profitable...