Planescape will be in the stores late next week.

In related news, here are a couple of interviews with the folks working on Baldur's Gate II and Neverwinter Nights.

Read the adventures of Too Much Coffee Man.

The government is asking the judge to throw the book at Microsoft. Here's the complete filing, for those of you who are legally inclined. MS will be replying to this filing in mid-January, so don't expect a resolution any time soon.

Slashdot thread on how the Australian government is set to become the world's largest hacker. It's basically giving its own spooks the right to break into any private computer system.

Worried about your privacy online? Local darlings Zero Knowledge finally released its Freedom software which is supposed to guarantee you your anonymity online. 50$ USD/year.

If you're writing for the web, be sure to check out Kairos.

Ship of Fools is dubbed "The Magazine of Christian Unrest." At a glance, it looks interesting. The latest Rant (yes, they call it a Rant) is someone "[calling] for an end to the dumbing down of worship which keeps people trapped in spiritual infancy."

The Vatican is wrapping up its 20-year upgrade to the Sistine Chapel. I wonder if they've decorated it yet with any of those snazzy icicle lights?