Horrifying

Man carrying assault weapon attends Obama protest

PHOENIX – About a dozen people carrying guns, including one with a military-style rifle, milled among protesters outside the convention center where President Barack Obama was giving a speech Monday — the latest incident in which protesters have openly displayed firearms near the president.

Gun-rights advocates say they're exercising their constitutional right to bear arms and protest, while those who argue for more gun control say it could be a disaster waiting to happen.

Phoenix police said the gun-toters at Monday's event, including the man carrying an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle slung over his shoulder, didn't need permits. No crimes were committed, and no one was arrested.

I've got no words.

Technology Fail

Attacks on lone blogger reverberate across Web

That's the AP headline, and my reaction is threefold:

First, why is "Web" capitalized? Is it the proper name of a specific place, like Des Moines or Middle Earth?

Second... technology fail:

On Friday, the surge of traffic to Twitter was about as it was Thursday — as much as 20 percent above normal traffic levels. But Gomi said NTT was better able to filter out the fake traffic, which is why Twitter stayed online.

20%? Seriously?

Third... Shirtless Putin says "Down with Georgian bloggers!"