Of course, there were some inexplicably silly bits too

THE BATTLE FOR PARADISE: Saw Star Trek: Insurrection last night and thoroughly enjoyed the ride. There was a little something for everyone: humor, romance, irreverence and some dig-it space battle scenes. Of course, there were some inexplicably silly bits too (who knew the Enterprise could be steered with a joystick? what was Worf doing there in the first place?) See it...and then start speculating about Star Trek X.

I know, I know: I promised an update yesterday and it wasn't here. I've let you down, faithful readers—both of you—and I feel just awful about it. Really, I do. What can I do to make it up to you?

OK, let's get down to business...as usual, clearing the cache. First, some highlights from other logs:

Jesse Garrett points out a nifty NASA site that tracks our aspirations toward FTL travel in a language even a layman can more or less follow. It's called "Warp Drive When?" [via JJG]

Here's a comprehensive archive of links to bizarre and interesting news stories, The Flummery Digest. [heads up from Camworld]

Jorn has been linking a lot of first chapters online lately, and more and more have been appearing. It's one of the best uses of the Internet to develop interest in a product. Check out The Science of the X-Files. [tip o' the hat to Robot Wisdom]

Finally, Dan Lyke creates the most compelling reason to have CSPAN since Brian Lamb thoughtfully gave us BookTV. It's The Political Hearings Drinking Game!!! [via Flutterby]

Holiday Shopping: It may be a bit late for Christmas delivery without a hefty shipping charge, but there's lots of fun schtuff to be had from Archie McPhee and Edmund Scientific.

Weblog Watch: Steve Bogart is still taking a well-deserved hiatus from updating his News, Pointers & Commentary, but he's already at work on his new webhome, NowThis.

As the year winds down, the voting is on for Cool Site of the Year. In the personal category, it's worth noting that while I'm not nominated, Jamie Zawinski is. And we should all vote for him.

Gentle reader....do you know the do's and don'ts of good e-mail etiquette? [New York Times]

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