Links for 14-06-2007
EVE Online goes democratic, Doctorow on DRM, UK’s first zero-emission home, the pro-gamer lifestyle, wet Mars back on yet again…
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1 – Eve Online – politics in MMOs
“…the company that makes Eve … says it will tackle the problem the way a democracy would. In what appears to be a first, the company plans to hold elections so that players can select members of an oversight committee.”
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2 – How Hollywood, Congress, And DRM Are Beating Up The American Economy
Doctorow on DRM &c.
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3 – The Lighthouse: UK’s First Zero Emission Home
“A striking two and a half-storey, two bedroom house, The Lighthouse loses 60% less heat than a regular home and is the first to attain level 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes.” Looks pretty funky, too.
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4 – Fatal1ty continues to build cyber-athlete profile
“Fatal1ty trains like an athlete at least eight hours a day, running and playing tennis and honing his reflexes, strategies and other requisite skills to ensure he remains the most visible and well remunerated cyber-athlete on the planet.”
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5 – Mystery Solved: Mars Had Large Oceans
“The once-flat shorelines were disfigured by a massive toppling over of the planet, scientists announced today. The warping of the Martian rock has hidden clear evidence of the oceans…” Oh, FFS.
