"9-11 Survivor is a game mod based on the Unreal Game engine. It is a game project that examines the role of media in our culture, and the influence that continuous, hyper exposure has on our overall perception of the distinctions between reality and media mediation. This project raises questions regarding how and why popular media forms, such as games and movies, deal with tragedy, conflict and violence." (Thanks,

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Everyone has different numbers on the exact quantity of casualties. More at Google News, if you care to search.

People are dead. c.f. The Lessons of Lebanon, are these scary parallels or what?

Great. I just finished speaking with a friend of mine, and I'm now convinced that there's a good chance I'll die tonight. I live close to D.C., and Saddam's just fucked up enough that he might try to hit it with something big.

I'm curious to see how long this takes to propogate to levels where it will be fixed:

http://slashdot.org/~|<amikaze/. Befriend him, and check out your "friends" list. Odd!

Jouster

(Update 20030418: Most people have their friends show up on their "friends" list, not their "fans" list. At least in the short term, that is. Doh!)

It's always neat when Slashdot can fundamentally change your understanding of a concept. Case in point: Cawley's Law and its correlaries. I forwarded these links to my CS-prof boss... I'm curious what he'll have to say on the subject.

Jouster

First came CD-ROMs.

Next came DVD-ROMs.

The question begs asking--what's next?

Only a good, scientific answer will do. Here's mine.

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Start with CD-ROMs. "CD" and "DVD" seem very similar. What is the pattern?

CD
DVD