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Submission + - Ask Slashdot: Was Sandy good for New York and the people? 4

Submitted by maroberts on Wednesday October 31, 2012 @10:03AM

maroberts writes: Whilst sadly more than 40 people have died as a result of Storm Sandy, my colleagues and I are debating whether the storm is actually beneficial in terms of employment and mortality rate. For instance, we argue that deaths from murders and traffic incidents will be way down, as will injuries from the same.

Similarly all the renovation work will be a source of jobs for less skilled manual workers, and we will genuinely witness income flowing from rich to poor. Insurance companies will pay out, reducing their dividends.

So overall, should the US be wishing for more or less bad weather?

Submission + - Do you want to play a wee game? (bbc.co.uk)

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maroberts

on Monday November 28, 2011 @04:44PM

maroberts writes: "No, the spelling isn't a mistake; you can now play games when you're in the toilet/ john/ bathroom (delete as applicable). The only question is whether a large "joystick" or a small one makes a better game controller....."

Submission + - Violent Games reduce levels of Crime

Submitted by maroberts on Tuesday June 21, 2011 @06:36AM

maroberts writes: According to this paper produced from a collaboration between the University of Texas and the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), violent video games may induce aggressive behavior, but the incapacitation effect outweighs this and produces a genuine reduction in violent crime. This paper was referenced in aBBC news story giving reasons why the US crime rates are falling (at least outside the prisons!)

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