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Court Enjoins Ban on Video Games - word.
Judge Brady compared video games to literature, noting that “[i]t is the interactive aspect of literature that makes it successful– ‘draw[ing] the reader into the story, mak[ing] him identify with the characters, invit[ing] him to judge them and quarrel with them, to experience their joys and sufferings as [...]

Spammers manipulate stock markets - the BBC answers my question from yesterday: “People can’t possibly buy into these, can they?”

We’ve already TOLD THE ALIENS we think PLUTO IS A PLANET

Social-networking sites pose ethical concerns for Journalists - This is a topic of particular interest to me: the difference between the perception of the public/private nature of online information, and the reality of the availability of that information.

Combating Terrorism Effectively
Last week’s foiling of a major terrorist plot and the subsequent airport security graphically illustrates the difference between effective security and security theater.
Also, Why you shouldn’t be scared.

Henry Rollins: A Love Letter To Ann Coulter - sound may be NSFW (it has bad words).

Please abandon PayPal… pretty please?

Quite Shockingly, the Guy Behind Girls Gone Wild Is An Ass - there’s some great (awful) stuff in here. Be sure to note the response from his lawyer with respect to an alleged rape. Super-classy.
Update: Jeffrey Rowland agrees.

Stylus Magazine’s Top 100 Music Videos of All Time - complete with YouTube links for each one. Hours of procrastination in one place!