I know several parents who swear that video games are bad news and they won’t let their kids play them. The absurdity of this argument is off the scale for a couple reasons that I won’t go into here. But BoingBoing recently posted a critique of Candy Land that changes the line of argument I [...]
Also tagged parenting, Tech, video gamesYes, we’re in a recession. And it’s going to get a whole lot worse.
But the main reason I post is to send readers through the Internets to a Grace Undressed-a well-written and in-depth blog by a stripper, which I came across probably via BoingBoing-post on how strippers are massively crunched in the current economic situation. [...]
I have not made the time to write up a post on this, so here is just a quick bit. The linked-to article is about how the RIAA’s contractor for delivering royalties to artists is not doing their job. The company claims they can not “find” the artists, which include Public Enemy.
It probably is not [...]
If you have not heard about One Red Paperclip, you should read the site. A guy in Canada starts with one red paperclip and trades it for different things with the aim of eventually trading up to a house. I just learned of this through Boing Boing.
Also tagged Internet, ONe Red Paperclip