Links for 03-01-2008
New MMOs on the block; an end to space tourism in Russia; why Star Trek should stay dead …
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1 – ‘Conan,’ ‘Pirates,’ ‘Warhammer’: Three New MMOs Challenge ‘World of Warcraft’ in 2008
“These titles, more than any other game since World of Warcraft’s 2004 release, stand an excellent chance of dethroning Blizzard Entertainment’s mighty MMO as the king of an extremely lucrative market.” Sweet.
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2 – Russia sees end of road for space tourism
“Space tourists may have to seek alternative transport after 2009 due to a lack of room on the Russian capsule serving the International Space Station, Russia’s space agency chief said Thursday.” Bummer.
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3 – Flame Warriors
A taxonomy of forum and newsgroup trolls, flamers and other undesirables. Very very funny, and also shockingly accurate.
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4 – Six Reasons Why Star Trek Should Stay Dead
“Obsessive continuity and reveling in cheese: Rumor has it the new Trek movie will feature tribbbles and the Guardian of Forever, and god knows what other callbacks to ancient episodes.” Amen. Has been guff for years.
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5 – On the march with the Pauliacs
“As they line-up defiantly chanting for liberty at a row of closed shutters, it’s suddenly striking how young the Pauliacs all are. The average age is about 24. How so?” Weird goings-on in the US election campaigns.
