Draft Arianna for guv

Here's an excerpt from an email I just sent to MoveOn.org:

I would like to request that the leadership of MoveOn poll its members who live in California to vote on whether to urge Arianna Huffington to enter the race in the recall election for California governor.

Such a poll would be straightforward:

Regardless of whether you favor or oppose the recall of California Gov. Gray Davis, voters on Oct. 7 will be asked to vote on a slate of replacement candidates. Would you favor voting for:

- No replacement candidate, banking on Gov. Davis' victory in the recall.

- Arianna Huffington to run on a progressive platform.

- Green Party candidate Peter Camejo.

- Another candidate. (Who?)

It's a longshot, but if Arianna enters the race and no big-name Democrats do, California could wind up with a better governor.

Later: Just read a story that informs us that Bay Area activists have formed a group called Runariannarun.com.

Lance nearing tour win

After today, it looks as though Lance Armstrong will win the Tour de France.

Meanwhile, the Times looks at the Wired Tour de France.

Open Source Gets Down To Business

Technology Review: Open Source Gets Down To Business. Robert Lefkowitz has an MIT degree in engineering and a track record as a Wall Street IT director. Now he's trying to push open source software from the dominion of alpha geeks into the corporate mainstream.

How to Tell if the RIAA Wants You

I interviewed Fred von Lohmann again last night at the Illegal Art event at Oakland's Black Box, and he mentioned the new database-driven site created by the Electronic Freedom Foundation to help file traders find out whether they've been issued a subpoena from the Recording Industry Association of America. Wired News has the story.