Not a lot of releases today, a deluxe version of U2’s magnum opus Achtung Baby and a new EP from The Decemberists.

I’m really enjoying this new track from Field Music on Stereogum.

Their back catalog is worth a listen if you haven’t heard them before.

Field Music – I Keep Thinking About a New Thing

I keep a running list of my favorite tracks from the year. In December I’ll cull that down into 20 tracks to come up with my definitive top tracks, but for now, it’s at 85. Listen on Spotify.

 Jack Hunter breaks down this oft-repeated mantra.

A Pew poll reveals that 1 of 3 veterans of our post-9/11 military actions agree that Iraq and Afghanistan were a waste.

"I Like Ron Paul Except on Foreign Policy" – by Jack Hunter

For the first few days I had my iPhone 4S, I noticed the persistent Location Services icon in my toolbar. If you’re seeing that, something is draining your battery. Here’s some tips on some items to turn off to get around a bug that may be eating your battery life:

iDownload Blog: This Tip Could Cure Your iPhone 4S Battery

One of the factors that limits the amount of times I blog these days is the amount of time it takes me to write a regular entry. Our headmaster at school can write a 12 page blog entry in his sleep, but it takes me a bit longer.

I always wanted a way to quick-share the things I find interesting in my Google Reader feeds. For a long time, I used their share feature where you can share with other Google Reader users. Only about 2 people are actually using that feature, it would seem. I have included that stuff here on my blog at the bottom of the home page as well, but with the news that major changes are coming to Google Reader, which will do away with shared items in favor of Google+, with increases the number of people actually using that feature from 2 to 3—nearly no one is using Google+ as far as I can tell—it’s time for a new strategy.

So expect to see more short-style links here about politics, technology, and what-not.

I hope Herman Cain enjoys his 15 minutes. It’s an interesting game being played where there’s a front-runner of the week who rises, and then gets shot down.

My wife forwarded me an email about Cain that she had received, with a bunch of facts about him. I responded right back with some of my own: