Stranger than Fiction

From the BBC and Associated Press -- a brew for man's best friend.  I can't say that I'd be sampling it any time soon (beef extract isn't my flavor of choice along with malted barley, even if Guinness has been reputed to have some kind of animal component), but I certainly share the sentiments of its creator.

From Slashdot and The Register -- England Starts Fingerprinting Drinkers.  I can understand some forms of crowd control, but this seems a wee bit over the top.  Then again, England is reputed to be one of the hardest-drinking countries on the planet... there was a great BBC News article on the subject a few weeks back, but I can't seem to find it any more.