Aha! My problem with Trackback pinging solved: Movable Type releases version 2.51. This is primarily a bug fix release. See the changelog if you have been experiencing a problem with 2.5 and to determine if it was fixed in 2.51. Ben Trott tells me my problem with using a passphrase to ping a blog was due to a... (Weblog Concepts)

Adding to my 'to review' list: I got my copy of We Blog from Amazon today, and I received Jesse James Garrett's The Elements of User Experience, a beautifully designed explication of his seminal model of the same name. For reviewing purposes, though, I'm afraid these go behind my reviews in progress (The Weblog Handbook, We've Got... (Book News)

Run DMC deejay Jam Master Jay shot dead at 37: sad news: Jam Master Jay, R.I.P.. Jam Master Jay, né Jason Mizell, was shot by two gunmen at a NY recording studio, cops say. He was 37.... (Miscellany)

Radio Free Blogistan is...: via X-POLLEN: I noticed Dave Winer posting about Googlism today and I've seen the reference riding up the meme charts but only... (Note, using Googlism yields a popup ad.) Here's what Google thinks RFB is: radio free blogistan is the second result radio free blogistan is not listed at dmoz radio... (Memes)

before...: big ol' pumpkin from the yuppie grocery up the hill...... (Miscellany)

Don't blame me: I voted: Don't blame me: I voted for Sheen. Martin Sheen just called and left an answering machine message urging me to support prop 52, a voting reform proposition...... (Miscellany)