2. Interesting discussion of the ways in which people in Western countries are helping the Iranian protesters: "Twitter has become not only a tool for channeling population centric political power against a government, but perhaps even a tool for leveraging population centric military power." (The article focuses on orchestrating denial of service attacks, not making green Twitter profiles.)
It's tough being a girl. In the middle of trying to interview a hockey player, Lindsay Soto is apparently told she's showing way too much cleavage and spends the rest of the interview trying various techniques to cover up. Via.
And a few more links:
1. The fear was that allowing antiquities to be sold on eBay would encourage looters to redouble their efforts. But what actually happened was the looters decided it was far easier to sell fakes on eBay. Via.
2. Trish Van Pilsum, a reporter for a Fox affiliate in Minnesota, apparently planned on driving around a school trying to ask young children for directions to see how easy it was to kidnap them. I'm notclearwhether it happened, or she came to her senses before scaring kids for the sake of journalism. (One Halloween, a creepy van followed me and my friends around until we spotted a security patrol, who scared the guy off.)
3. I'm still on the fence as to whether I think this a sweet story:
Katie Kirkpatrick, 21, held off cancer to celebrate the happiest day of her life. Katie had chased away cancer once, only to have it return - to clog her lungs and grab hold of her heart. Breathing was difficult now, she had to use oxygen. The pain in her back was so intense it broke through the morphine that was supposed to act as a shield. Her organs were shutting down but it would not stop her from marrying Nick Godwin, 23, who was in love with Katie since 11th grade. Five days later, Katie died.
The first round of official Little Big Planet toys look just ok. No word on pricing yet. Via.
And a few more links:
1. Despoiler has information on twonew alternate reality games.
2. A cautionary tale of a seller who got tricked out of a $600 PS3 on eBay. Probably bad karma for scalping toys and bragging about it.
3. Are there really people out there willing to pay $1 for a Hallmark eCard, even if it is a marginally cute one about Ewoks?
4. This (supposedly non-sponsored) headline at a toy site made me laugh: "Hasbro’s Toy Fair Offerings Showcase Powerful Brands and Wide Array of Entertainment Options in Traditional Toys and Games and Beyond."
I'm selling a bunch of Pokemon cards. Why? Because my kids sneaked them into my shopping cart while at the grocery store and I ended up buying them because I didn't notice they were there until we got home. How could I have possibly not noticed they were in my cart, you ask? Let me explain.
You haven’t lived until you’ve gone grocery shopping with six kids in tow. I would rather swim, covered in bait, through the English Channel, be a contestant on Fear Factor when they’re having pig brains for lunch, or do fourth grade math than to take my six kids to the grocery store. Because I absolutely detest grocery shopping, I tend to put it off as long as possible. There comes a time, however, when you’re peering into your fridge and thinking, ‘Hmmm, what can I make with ketchup, Italian dressing, and half an onion,’ that you decide you cannot avoid going to the grocery store any longer. Before beginning this most treacherous mission, I gather all the kids together and give them “The Lecture“.
My friend and I encountered a house that had been abandoned for over a century. After venturing inside, we realized that the house was odd and considerably out of the ordinary. There seemed to be some strange presence which was especially strong in the den area of the house. We noticed a chest in the corner of this room; seeking explanation of the eccentricity of the atmosphere, we looked inside. There lied a jar that had been filled with the spirit of the man that lived there. Arnold McCaffery. His wife, Dolores, supposedly placed his spirit to rest into this very jar.
