Hurricanes trade Ladd for Ruutu

The Carolina Hurricanes have traded their 2004 1st round pick (4th overall) for the Chicago Blackhawks 2001 1st round pick (9th overall).

Andrew Ladd was traded for Tuomo Ruutu directly before the NHL trade deadline expired.

Jim Rutherford offered a few comments about his thoughts behind the trade.

More info from the Hurricanes website.

Pot vs Alcohol

See here for an interesting side by side comparison of the dangers of alcohol vs marijuana. The results might surprise you, considering the relative legality and enforcement of the two substances. (And yes, the source is biased, but the data is real)

HD-DVD officially abandoned

If you want an HD-DVD player on the cheap, now is the time.

Toshiba has indicated that they will no longer produce HD-DVD players and recorders.

This is a follow-up from our previous speculation that HD-DVD was dead.

Top 5 YouTube videos: February 2008

retro theme... you can't erase it... even after 15 years:

#5: I'm a cat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDIkpY6QsQU
#4: Bacon! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvxgM3lr-mg
#3: We're clay! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7G3-7tzqiA
#2: Superhero: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGACNG7-zsI
#1: Trio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_s5-R_JE4c