Don't get me wrong: the new Macbook Pros look pretty sweet. Yglesias bought one after his Powerbook got pinched, and it's a beautiful machine. But most of the new features don't thrill me. Matt reports that the integrated iSight is tough to aim. And Apple has long ago spent all their credibility when it comes to the relative merits of different processor architectures.

No, the one feature that really got me excited was the new magnetic power connector. And now Gizmodo has a report of one of them catching on fire. Sigh. Here's hoping this is just a weird aberration.

Unlike more diplomatic people, I'm not afraid to say it: I don't really like St. Patrick's Day.

Maybe it's inherited. My Anglo roots go back to England, not the Emerald Isle. St. Patrick's day just isn't in my blood. I'm genetically predisposed to spending March 17^th brewing a nice pot of darjeeling and discussing what new taxes to levy against the Papist Menace.

But there's another class of reasons why I don't really like the holiday. Reasons like the one I happened upon last weekend: