I’m fairly certain that Bush referred to Pittsburgh as “Knowledge Town” to replace the old moniker of “Steel Town”. The name’s a bit cheesy, but it does reflect the tech-oriented direction the city seems to be taking.

Wi-Fi in the Steel City
By Ben Charny

“A growing number of cities are setting up Wi-Fi access in public outdoor areas like parks for business districts. The latest is Pittsburgh, where an outdoor public Wi-Fi network was launched Monday. It is run by 3 Rivers Connect, a nonprofit whose major source of funding is the state of Pennsylvania. Private wireless company Grok Technology is managing the network. “

Uh-oh. It’s seems another standards war is brooding. This almost reminds me of the fight between Sun and Microsoft over Java.

Dispute exposes bitter power struggle behind Web logs
By Paul Festa

“As commercial interests have increasingly dominated the Internet, Web logs have come to represent a bastion of individual expression and pure democracy for millions of bloggers. “

Wow, this guy was so loaded he told the cops all about it. Nah, he’s not a menace on wheels. *rolls eyes* If he’s allowed to drive again, he might end up with a Darwin Award.

Drunk Admits Driving on ’20 Beers at Most’

“BERLIN (Reuters) – An inebriated German driver’s honesty cost him his license after he told police he had drunk ’20 beers at most,’ authorities said Monday.”

Don’t make fun of Big Brother – at least not in a redneck town.

Woman Banned for Criticizing Bush’s Legs

“FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – A Borders Books & Music store has banned a Baltimore singer-songwriter from performing there after she made an unflattering comment about President Bush’s physique during a concert at the store last week. “

My bet: This is a really bad idea.

Defense Dept. Program Taking Terror Bets
Program Models ‘Futures’ Markets

“WASHINGTON — A new Department of Defense program allows traders to bet on the likelihood of future terrorist attacks. The department’s ‘Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’ designed what it calls the “‘The Policy Analysis Market.'”