Links both fresh and not so fresh:

BB: Stasi Smell Museum
"The thing about the Stasi is that they illustrate just how daffy any totalitarian authority structure necessarily becomes."

via Dethroner: Military shreds F-14s w/ giant robot arm.

The Dilbert Blog: My Best Story

As much as I wanted to fly to Florida in peace, I know a good story when I see one. And this guy was on the edge of a doozy. I couldn’t let it pass without violating some cosmic law of storytelling. I asked the man a question that puzzled him, “Would you mind giving your boss a note from me?”