Daily Links - 05/08/2004

• Earning big money as a translator in Japan
• New weapons freeze and microwave enemies
• Why one New York building may have been on an alleged al-qaeda hitlist
• A polling technique examined
• Word of the day: autodidact
• The SA blog world has been speaking about an al-qaeda threat to Gauteng. Check out the corner office for a roundup. Also check out Fodder.