Anything Goes: July 4th Weekend, 2009 Edition.

I have been diverting most of my attention away from writing anything for the past 2 days and consequently missed a lot of things in news. There are a few posting stuck in Draft mode which I should have changed the status to Published.

Here we go:

• Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to resign in surprise move (Reuters) | Certainly a lot of people are talking about Sarah Palin this week. Palin has definitely steer her political career towards the road of ruins. What was John McCain thinking when he chose her as running-mate in 2008 Presidential Election? More on Sarah Plain’s resignation: SFGate, Huffington Post, FOXNews, CNN and MSNBC.
• Michael Jackson Public Memorial Service (Staples Center) | I wonder how many LAPD Officers will be deployed to the Staples Center. More spending.
• Jammie Thomas will appeal, lawyer says (CNET) | A somewhat baffling case since the Judge ordered the retrial because he determined that he may have  made a mistake in instructing the jury. The first trial yielded a $222,000 victory for the RIAA and the second one yielded a $1.9 Million against Thomas.
• Snowfall on Mars? NASA’s Phoenix Lander recorded it (Ars Technica) | Water on Mars! This should be incorporated in the remake of Total Recall. Speaking of which, you can buy Total Recall DVD and Blu-ray on Amazon.
• Metallica: Rock Werchter Streaming Live (Metallica.com) | Maybe Lars Ulrich would actually practice to nail the drum part for the live broadcast/webcast.