I’m letting WarmingSigns.org expire. It was a noble idea: inspired by An Inconvenient Truth, I wanted to put together a site that would track climate data sources. But the fact is that I have a plate full of other projects that barely get attended to, and no particular expertise in climate change to share with the world. So, even though I feel some regret at doing so, I know it’s the right thing to do to let it go. If you’ve really got an itch for that kind of thing, check out one of the numerous blogs on the subject that have sprung up over the last year or so.

My Uncle Jay alerted me to an attempt by the food industry to change the FDA “standard of identity” for chocolate, allowing for the use of fat and milk substitutes instead of the real thing. If this alarms you as much as it does me, you can find out more at Don’tMessWithOurChocolate.com. The site will walk you through an easy 2-minute procedure for leaving a comment on the issue at the FDA’s website.

I have no doubt that the Blogger Code of Ethics being proposed by Tim O’Reilly is well-intentioned, but I think it would be pointless and possibly harmful if it were widely adopted. In short, I agree with this guy.

From the Internet Time Blog, we learn about ImageChef, which allows you to create personalized text over a variety of image templates. Great for dressing up a blog post.

Inspired by the resurrection of my brother’s iBook, I’ve put together this list of essential Mac software. This is the good stuff, the programs I keep coming back to time and again.

I’ll be at Gnomedex 6.0 with my buddies at the Seattle Podcasting Network. We’ll be hitting the convention center, mobile rigs in hand, talking to the most forward-thinking technologists in the world. Make sure to subscribe to the feed at SeattlePodcasting.net to catch all the action.

The best unconference in the Pacific Northwest continues in November.  Check the Seattle Mind Camp blog for dates and times.