With Games of Havoc, Men Will Be Boys. The best-selling and most violent video game in America is Grand Theft Auto 3, in which players are rewarded for having sex with a prostitute, killing her and stealing her money. [New York Times: Technology] Interesting.  And I thought sneaking up on a thug and stabbing him in the back was realistic (Solider of Fortune).  I might have to rent this and see what all the fuss is about... [Justin Rudd's Radio Weblog]

I can't help but to compare such games to the virtual child p**rn issue (avoiding undersirable links from search engines). It seems that all the arguments, pro and con, could be applied equally in both cases.

Thomas A. Edison. "Hell, there are no rules here-- we're trying to accomplish something." [Quotes of the Day] A philosophy that many engineering companies should adhere to... [Justin Rudd's Radio Weblog]

Some engineering companies do, then have to conform to a concent decree for it. :-)

Via Haughey, a great quote from Pascal inventor Niklaus Wirth: "People seem to misinterpret complexity as sophistication." Tatoo that on your forehead, post-it on your monitor, send it to the editors of XML.Com, and to the leaders of the W3C.   [Scripting News]

A mantra for our time.