Martine Pagé

And since I’m on the topic of dating AND the military today, here’s some reading for you:

Pride and honor. Limited visits. Long-distance love letters. Even if you never imagined yourself with a military man, now you know that making this kind of relationship work can be complicated – but it can also be romantic.
From Dating a military man

And there’s also:

Writing letters to soldiers. Knitting socks by hand. Volunteering with the USO. American women have a long history of showing support for our military troops, and now 21st century women are looking for new ways to help .
From Military Men and the Women Who Love Them

Make cds, not war, or how to dodge the draft while having fun in the process

John Carter, a Texas Republican congressman, claims that jailing college students who download copyrighted music would help stop piracy. (via Wired News)

« If you were to prosecute someone and give them three years, I think this would act as a deterrent. A felony conviction is a terrible thing to have on your record. Among other things, a person would not be able to become an officer in the U.S. military if convicted of a felony. »

Yep, that last point should convince kids to stop sharing music files over the net, right?

Comme un poisson sans bicyclette?

Male. Obsessed with computers. Lacking a girlfriend. Aged 14 to 34. Capable of sowing chaos worldwide.
That is the profile of the average computer-virus writer, an anti-virus expert said on Tuesday.
They have a chronic lack of girlfriends, are usually socially inadequate and are drawn compulsively to write self-replicating codes. It’s a form of digital graffiti to them.

A chronic lack of girlfriends?

From Reuters.co.uk (linked via Good Morning Silicon Valley)