Our cable was out most of the day yesterday, although we didn't notice until the evening. Couple repair trucks showed up around 11pm to fix the problem. Apparently they had been doing some upgrades that morning, but the City of Bellevue prevented them from working in our intersection without a cop present. Go figure.

Java 1.4.1 Beta was released today. I just installed it. So far, so good.

Interesting article on The Science of Superheroes from the BBC. Which reminded me of the Daredevil sneak peek I saw on Entertainment Tonight last nite… DD, Kingpin, Bullseye… Damn, Elektra is F.I.N.E.

On June 19, 1911 in Pennsylvania, the first motion-picture censorship board was established

On June 19, 1912 The U.S. government established the 8-hour workday.

On June 19, 1934 The U.S. Congress established the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

On June 19, 1951 U.S. President Harry S. Truman signed the Universal Military Training and Service Act, which extended Selective Service until July 1, 1955 and lowered the draft age to 18.

On June 19, 1961 The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a provision in Maryland's constitution that required state officeholders to profess a belief in God.

On June 19, 1964 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the U.S. Senate.

On June 19, 1981 "Superman II" set the all-time, one-day record for theater box-office receipts when it took in $5.5 million.

On June 19, 1987 The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Louisiana law that required that schools teach creationism.

On June 19, 1999 Stephen King was struck from behind by a mini-van while walking along a road in Maine.

It's one of the oldest jokes on the Internet, endlessly forwarded from e-mailbox to e-mailbox. A software mogul -- usually Bill Gates, but sometimes another -makes a speech. "If the automobile industry had developed like the software industry," the mogul proclaims, "we would all be driving $25 cars that get 1,000 miles to the gallon." To which an automobile executive retorts, "Yeah, and if cars were like software, they would crash twice a day for no reason, and when you called for service, they'd tell you to reinstall the engine."  [Technology Review]

We went to see The Bourne Identity last night with Vicki' sister.

No snail mail for us yesterday either. No junk mail, nothing, nadda.