Trac has been nominated in the Linux User Awards for "Best Linux/OSS Developer Tool". Launchpad and Mono are the other nominations in this category, so we're among some pretty big competition. The Trac community has grown tremendously in the past year, so it's nice to see that it's so highly regarded.
Indiana University conducted a study of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" comparing the amount of actual content in their coverage of the 2004 elections in comparison to "real" news shows. Regular watchers of The Daily Show will not be surprised to find that there was no significant difference in the amount of political content offered by the humor show.
The Daily Show has quite often ridiculed the rediculous topics covered by "real" new programs such as those on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News. These shows are no less padded with "entertainment" than The Daily Show, though they lack the witty satire offered by Jon Stewart and his team of writers.
So, don't feel guilty about relying on The Daily Show to stay informed. You not only get a good source of news, but some good laughs as well.
Like many others in the tech community I've been getting into the Getting Things Done fad. Since I use the computer a lot I've been using some different computer-based systems for tracking my next actions. These are good, but they don't help when I'm out and forget things I should be shopping for, or have an idea that I need to record.
So, the other day at the book store I saw a shelf of Moleskine notebooks and picked up a pack of 3 small lined journals. I've divided one up with Post-it Durable Tabs into 6 contexts, clipped on a pen and I keep it in my pocket. The Post-it tabs are really nice. They should hold up to being stuffed in a pocket without getting bent and the adhesive will peel up without tearing the paper, so you can reposition them later if you need to resize the sections. A fine-point felt-tipped marker works best for labelling them; ball-point pen didn't show up very well.