Boing Boing: New Line’s XXX web game demands your gov’t. ID
As pointed out, you can use G.W. Bush’s details. Or surely, you could use your parent’s ID details?
Most kids know these details of their parents, don’t they?
Friday, February 10th, 2006
Daily Archive
Fri 10th Feb 2006
New Line’s XXX web game furore
Posted in the evening, filed under Asides , Rants and Raves.
In the latest issue of The Monthly, Gideon Haigh explains how having access to so much information, and in particular access in the way Google presents it, is making us less smart.
There’s still lots to like about this magazine: it provides a new voice in Australian culture, having extended articles on interesting topics. I see it as similar in some ways to the Independent Weekly, a newspaper that’s new to Adelaide, but easier to handle in a couple of ways - firstly being a smaller format. It’s much easier to take with you, and therefore take your time reading it. The articles are a bit more national - although there are several international articles in the various editions I’ve read.
So, does Google make you dumber?
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One of the Podcasts I subscribe to is Quirks and Quarks, from CBC, the Canadian Public Broadcaster. The latest episode has the main story about exercise, and ‘busts some myths’ related to exercise.
There are a few different myths that are dealt with, but the one that affects me most is:
- Stretching before exercise doesn’t improve performance, or reduce injury; but actually impairs performance, and possibly increases the chance of injury.
That is not to say that warming up is a bad thing - some light exercise is actually beneficial, but stretching is not.
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Clean Up Australia Day was started years ago, it’s now expanded into Clean Up The World, or something similar. Apparently the first year was a huge success, and although the numbers of people involved now isn’t as high, it’s still pretty big.
I’ve never been involved: it’s always right around the time of my birthday, and whilst I support it, I’m a bit apathetic at times.
Anyway, the new Advertisement for it is on TV now, and it’s rather cool. It starts with a picture of Ayers Rock, sorry, Uluru, which when the light turns up is revealed to be a bag of garbage. Then, there is an image of the Olgas, which is really three cans of spray. Then we see the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which is a bicycle wheel and some other garbage. Finally we see the 12 Apostles, which are trash in the water.
The clip ends with the phrase “Don’t let rubbish become part of the scenery.”
I actually think it is an excellent Ad. It’s punchy, clever and hopefully will cause some support. Will I be involved. I doubt it. I’ve got a 30th birthday party to organise, after all.
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