Barack Obama and Joe Biden are laying it all out there with their new website, Change.gov, "the official website of the US Presidential transition." In addition to have biographies of the new White House power couple, the site contains some policy initiatives, including civil rights-oriented pledges. Here's what they say about hate crimes: "Obama and Biden will strengthen federal hate crimes legislation, expand hate crimes protection by passing the Matthew Shepard Act, and reinvigorate enforcement at the Department of Justice's Criminal Section."

ElectPalin.com redirects to BarackObama.com. [Jossip]

"A million text messages a day will be sent as part of a new scheme to encourage South Africans to be tested for HIV. Project Masiluleke has been described as the largest use of mobile phone technology for health promotion." [Pink News]

This scares us: "At the Institute of Food Research in Norwich, England, food expert Peter Wilde and colleagues are developing foods that slow down the digestive system, which then triggers a signal to the brain that suppresses appetite. 'That fools you into thinking you've eaten far too much when you really haven't,' said Wilde. From his studies on fat digestion, he said it should be possible to make foods, from bread to yogurts, that make it easier to diet." [AP]

"The Evil Dead meets West Side Story in this tale of rival Mac and PC gangs fighting — and dancing — to the death." [YouTube]

Some suggestions for gay iPhone applications. [Spangle]

Proposition 8 opposition gets all social networky and shit: "I DO is a unique outreach tool that gives voice to diverse Californians who believe in equality for all. Join this celebration of equality and help approach, influence and educate all Californians of the meaning and significance of Prop 8." [Love Honor Cherish]

"Doctors baffled by an unexplained rash on people's ears or cheeks should be on alert for a skin allergy caused by too much mobile phone use, the British Association of Dermatologists said on Thursday. Citing published studies, the group said a red or itchy rash, known as "mobile phone dermatitis," affects people who develop an allergic reaction to the nickel surface on mobile phones after spending long periods of time on the devices." [Yahoo!]

There's a new online social networking site for the gays. It's call Gays.com.

Living in the closet, dozens of Indian gays are turning to the internet to set up same-sex love - and marriage: "As many as 79 hopeful Gujaratis, including homosexuals and lesbians from across the country and abroad are soliciting their better half on a matrimonial website for same-sex marriages, a first-of-its-kind in the country." [TOI]

Prepare yourselves, circuit savvy homos, for we're just days away from the August 1 launch of new same-sex loving tech site, Gaygadget.com. Says the press release, "From the latest gadgets for your car and/or business to the most cutting edge
advancements for your mobile phone or home, gaygadget.com will be the first word on the best of the digital world and beyond with a gay point of view." We're not sure what that means, but we like it! [Reuters]

Facebook and other social networking sites make it easy, breezy to reconnect with old friends. What happens, however, when you accept an old flame, thus cementing your ties for virtual eternity? Is it rude to boot them after, in a moment of conviviality, accepting their technological friendship? Once the deed's done, can one turn back without looking petty? Or should one simply get over it and move on knowing that an ex will forever be a part of his or her online life?