The Future of News…

“Getting the story out first” often means what you’re getting is improperly researched half-truths. Take the swine-flu for example: Every day the news stories I watched and read would contradict their own announcements the day before, the media built up its own hype until it got to the point that the only real news left [...]

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When internet dating goes so very wrong (and down-right scary)

Yesterday I happened upon a story on a local news site promoting a new book that warns people about meeting up with dates met online. Typical story, fine, you hear it all the time and we’re used to these warnings, it’s not really news. But today I found this: “Armed Police Raid Ends Internet Romance“. [...]

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Keeping up with Second Life news

Most Second Life residents don’t know what’s going on at Linden Labs – the changing personalities, policies and major decisions – and most simply don’t care either. They live their daily Second lives the same way most people live their real lives – equally ambivalent and uncaring about the politics that run their world, and [...]

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Spam doesn’t pay..?

Not that long ago I was complaining about unsolicited spam via Second Life residents… well it seemed very topical and apt that I just came across this story about people receiving a hefty fine for email spamming, under New Zealand law: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0812/S00291.htm .
What I’d like to know is how much they actually made from the [...]

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The News

I don’t watch the news much; the two main times I’d get a meaningful exposure to it would be 6pm when my son’s having his dinner (and I refuse to let him watch the news, especially these days) or having a bath, and 10:30pm when I’m often in bed or getting ready for bed. Tonight, [...]

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