It's busy, but not that busy here - so far 5730 government delegates are registered at the main summit, along with 4335 representatives from the major groups (basically NGOs), and 2560 media... via Burningbird

Today is Women's Equality Day. BlogSister Tish Parmeley points out:

In the U.S. it was a seventy-two year struggle from a tea party to the ratification of the right to vote. There are other pages about this on the web but I liked this one because of the songs.

Tim Barmann: Wowing my wife with a wireless network. My newsroom colleague Tim, who used to write the Providence Journal's CyberTalk column, published his tale of installing Wi-Fi Saturday.

I set up a mixed wireless and wire-based network that links four computers. Two computers -- a laptop and a desktop PC -- are connected wirelessly, and two others are connected through wires. The printer is plugged in as well, so any of the computers can use it. Total cost: about $235.

Substance rocks: Veteran rock critic Wayne Robins reviews Sleater-Kinney:

It's not enough for Sleater-Kinney to rag and rage: That's where they leave the conformity and limitations of punk and rock behind. They strive to educate, illuminate, and entertain, the way all good art should.

A parody we could never have foreseen: From American Pie to The Day that WorldCom Died (An Ode to MCI)

Now, do you believe in bought and sold,
Can audits save your corporate soul
And can I teach you how to count … real slow.

The mp3 is here; the lyrics are by Jeff Wadler, recorded live in Ocean Pines, Md. Performed by Fremela.

Altogether now,

Bye, bye, WorldCom / MCI.
My portfolio was heavy, when the stock was still high.
Now Wall Street boys got a poke in the eye,
Saying: This is what you get when you buy.
This is what you get when you buy.

Yet another parody: Whitehouse.org rivals The Onion. via Ye Olde Phart

Sean Lennon interviews Brian Wilson: At brianwilson.com, a 48-minute interview, with tunes:

Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four via MetaFilter

Eric B. Hanson, blogging at Tyro, responds to Shelley Powers' reservations about supporting web-friendly candidates regardless of their positions on other issues:

Copyright is probably my top issue because it will affect all 270+ millions of Americans in their every day lives, and people may not even be aware of it. In a pluralistic system, issues such as this get tackled when a big enough group organizes and convinces people to vote a certain way. Everyone has to pick their battles, but to me copyright/intellectual property is the most important because I believe the control being sought now ultimately will result in control that tramples our first amendment and other rights. People ought to worry about their freedom most of all.

Endangered VCRs: Dan Gillmor of the San Jose Mercury News writes,

You still have time to tell the Federal Communications Commission what you think about the infamous "broadcast flag" Hollywood wants to put on all digital TV receivers. This flag would, at the content owner's whim, prohibit you from making any further use of the material -- including time-shifting your favorite shows.

Here is the FCC announcement (PDF file) with information on how you can comment. The deadline for comments is Oct. 30.