Mis­cel­la­neous links.

• Are you plagued by User Access Control prompts every time you run Notepad++ on Vista? See Notepad++ and the GUP for a fix.

• According to The Onion, Bill Clinton is running again.

  We saw him speak at a fundraiser for Jim McDermott a couple of years ago. It was impressive to see him stand up for an hour and riff on all manner of topics without notes. The current incumbent is truly a mental midget.

  Not that I especially enjoyed the Clinton years. I often felt left down.

• Larry Lessig is unhappy with the sleaze emanating from Hillary Clinton.

• Joel Spolsky’s article on the Five Whys showcases a useful technique to find the root cause of problems by it­er­a­tive­ly asking why. He also links to a great New Yorker piece on the efficacy of medical checklists.

• It looks like Harry Reid is trying to give immunity to the telecoms for illegally wire­tap­ping US citizens. Senators Dodd and Feingold are planning a filibuster. Glenn Greenwald has more.

  I contacted Obama and Clinton, telling them:

  Senator ___, you are still a sitting senator.

  I have been un­der­whelmed so far by your actions on TELECOMS IMMUNITY. I expect you to go back to Washington DC and filibuster any attempt to grant immunity to the telecoms for wire­tap­ping American citizens.

  Thank you.

  (Yes, I’ve gotten tired of asking nicely.)

  I also contacted Reid, Murray, and Cantwell.

  Some days I feel like a complete crank for caring about this stuff :(