educating eric

Tom 10 Mac Failures / Apple does cool things, but sometimes they're a bit too cool.

The New York Times > Technology > Circuits > On Maneuvers With the Army's Game Squad "Likewise, while the equipment and uniforms in the game are designed with maximum realism in mind, the same approach does not apply to other aspects of the military experience, like death and injury. In contrast to other popular computer games, in America's Army limbs are never blown off. Instead, wounds are marked by a puff of red smoke. Maimed foes never writhe or scream in agony." So, how do you make "war" into a "game"? Hmmm...

Yahoo! News - Caught a Virus? / Here's some outstanding computer maintenence advice that should be shouted from the rooftops.

Yahoo! News - Ruins Support Myth of Rome's Founding / My favorite quote from this story? The ultimate in hedging your bets: "That doesn't mean the story of Romulus and Remus necessarily happened that way..."

Yahoo! News - DNA Test Confirms Parents of 'Baby 81' : "Jenita Jeyarajah has said that as soon as she regains custody of her baby, she will fulfill vows to smash 100 coconuts at a temple of the elephant-headed Hindu god, Ganesh, offer sweet rice to the warrior god, Murugan, and kill a rooster for the goddess Kali."

President Bush's picture adorns fake $200 bill - Sep. 2, 2004 / I can't believe I missed this news last fall. Wow!

hack a day - www.hackaday.com / I have to admit, this looks really cool. Thanks, Chad! :)