Tuesday, October 07, 2003

Watched a special on the Ovation network last night on the Roman Coliseum and the events that (probably, based on historic evidence of various kinds) took place there. Struck by the correlation with video games, which are so similar in gore and escalating violence, and so dissimilar in that nothing living or breathing actually dies. I have asked my gamer son many times why shooters are even considered entertainment - and no, I'm not one of the nuts who thinks exposure to fake violence causes people to be violent - but he can't articulate an answer. At least we've progressed to fake vs real in such matters. (Does that mean that reality TV shows are a step backward because real people get hurt?) 6:57:34 PM  comment []  Trackback []     There goes the neighborhood... Gentlemen, start your parodies.. Simon reports that Shrub has a blog. [More Like This WebLog] 6:51:31 PM  comment []  Trackback []     Hooray! Chandler Project Gets Big Foundation Grant. In an amazing coup for the Open Source Applications Foundation -- and potentially great news for its (we hope) pathbreaking... [Dan Gillmor's eJournal] 6:50:32 PM  comment []  Trackback []

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