:: NEWS COCKTAIL aka BlahBlahBlog ::
"Everything is being compressed into tiny tablets. You take a little pill of news every day - 23 minutes - and that's supposed to be enough." -Walter Cronkite, RE TV news. The Web has changed that for many, however, and here is an extra dose for your daily news cocktail. This prescription tends to include surveillance and now war-related links, along with the occasional pop culture junk and whatever else seizes my attention as I scan online news sites.:: 1.11.2005 ::
:: "Surreal Ordeal" ::
Real World Doesn't Use a Joystick
From Wired News
As video games get more and more involved, people are finding it difficult to switch their brains back to reality. By Daniel Terdiman.
ALSO
from Wired News
Feelings, Wo, Wo, Wo, 'Filn'
If you're feeling verklempt, don't explode. That's one of the lessons of Farklempt, a new tech-art piece that explores group dynamics in the context of a video game. Rachel Metz reports from New York.
Astronomers Spot Colossal Stars
Scientists use advanced computer modeling to discover three supergiant stars that dwarf the sun. All three are more than 1,500 times the sun's diameter.
We're Creative Commonists, Bill
When Bill Gates calls those in favor of copyright reform communists, the Microsoft chief's comments provoke a tongue-in-cheek embrace of the insult and some awesome logos for a growing movement. By Katie Dean.
Will We Ever Learn?
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