Wup pips? So how's aboot that Tabula Rasa, eh? Sucks to hear of a MMO going down the pooper like that. I suppose it's easier than going up the pooper though. Right... So how's aboot those birthdays, eh? Scarlett Johansson , Jamie Lee Curtis  and Rodney Dangerfield . Have a good weekend!

On this day in history...

• 1835 - Henry Burden patents Horseshoe manufacturing machine (NY).
  
• 1852 - Just past midnight, a sharp jolt causes Lake Merced to drop 30'.
  
• 1863 - Patent granted for a process of making color photographs.
  
• 1897 - Pencil sharpener patented by J. L. Love.
  
• 1899 - 1st jukebox (Palais Royal Hotel, SF).
  
• 1909 - Wright Brothers forms million dollar corp to manufacture airplanes.
  
• 1991 - A day before he dies, Freddie Mercury, 45, confirms he has AIDS.
  
• 1992 - 10,000,000 cellular telephone sold.
  
• 2002 - Asheron’s Call 2 released.