Oh Crap. My Parents Joined Facebook.

Quoted: Moses, who was instrumental in shaping modern New York City, is depicted in Caro's Pulitzer Prize-winning book as a power-hungry bureaucrat who, while never elected, had more control over public works than most mayors and governors ...

Quoted: July is kitten season and come the 11th it will be physically impossible for you to leave your house without adopting a furry friend. You may come home from the grocery store to find a kitten or two snoozing in your reusable sack …

Quoted: This site is devoted to the number spiral, a type of graph that reveals the distribution of primes and other properties of integers.

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Quoted: Tennis, anyone? Well, if you want to watch the highly-anticipated Wimbledon semifinal between Andy Roddick and Andy Murray on the West Coast, you'll have to wait till after the match has been in progress (or has been over) for several hours.

No mention of the "Fourth of July in February" celebrations I remember from childhood. I think those were put on by the Embassy.

Quoted: Often the official event won't take place on the Fourth at all. The big ceremony will be that week, but the embassy will close on July 4 itself to allow for more casual gatherings, which generally involve less speech-making and more beer.

Quoted: Overseas parties are heavy on pomp and circumstance. Marine security guards present the colors, and someone sings "The Star-Spangled Banner." Embassies near military bases may enlist the services of military bands for even more elaborate performances. In some cities, the July Fourth party is the hot ticket of the summer, and invitees (including local leaders, journalists, and other ambassadors) turn out in elaborate religious regalia or full military dress.

Quoted: What’s wrong with this picture? It’s the final Friday of Wimbledon and I’m reduced to either watching a pirated feed from a place where the broadcasters value live sports or following the Andy Roddick-Andy Murray match vicariously through Twitters and live blogs.

If extraterrestrial aliens are monitoring our TV broadcasts this is what they are seeing now. Based upon their distance from Earth.

Quoted: You already know that if you want to lock down your Wi-Fi network, you should opt for WPA encryption because WEP is easy to crack. But did you know how easy? Take a look.