The Linkage for May 4th
Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from April 8th to May 4th.
Happy Birthday, ILOVEYOU virus!
Hard to believe it’s been a decade since the ILOVEYOU virus taught us which of our friends, family members and business contacts were dumb enough to open e-mails with poorly written message lines.
Video: The best worst movie ever made
Forget special effects-laden 3-D summer blockbusters or stirring four-hour epics. A California businessman has created the greatest movie of all time in his spare bedroom.
Virginia is for lovers…prudish, first-base-only lovers
Virginia’s attorney general has finally ended the state’s (excuse me – commonwealth’s…they get real worked up about that) 234-year-long nightmare and covered up the scandalously exposed boob on the state’s seal. It was a decisive blow for unnecessary squeamishness about things no one cares about.
Small town weighs proposal to make voting mandatory
The residents of Ridgway are debating a movement to require citizens to vote in elections – and fine them if they don’t.
How LucasArts jumped the shark
In the 90s, LucasArts churned out incredible game after incredible game. Then, seemingly overnight, it turned into a clearinghouse for (often disappointing) Star Wars created by third-party vendors. What happened? Why did they dump the point-and-click adventure genre? How did they go from innovators to has-beens? Here’s a glimpse from a former insider.
C-note finally getting all blinged out
The $100 bill, last redesigned in 1996 and the favorite denomination of counterfeiters… er, drug lords and crime kingpins… er, “parties conducting overseas transactions” is getting all tricked out with color-shifting ink, another security thread, and 3D imagery. Yes, that’s right – 3D.
What gets you banned from Xbox Live until the year 9999?
A concerned parent has apparently taken to the official 360 forums, looking for an explanation as to why his son had been banned from Xbox Live until the year 9999. Microsoft was only too happy to oblige.
You can find my works at the Library of Congress
The U.S. Library of Congress announced via its official Twitter account that it will be acquiring the entire archive of Twitter messages back through March 2006. That means there will be some very, very, very stupid things stored for all eternity. Think twice before you tweet about your weekend exploits – some historian 500 years from now might stick it in book.
The Interwebz officially has too much time on its hands
Media transparency reached a new height — or maybe a low — on the streets of New York City with the food website Eater National posting pictures of a New York Times restaurant critic scribbling notes as he chowed down on a KFC meal.
Deputy suspended for Tasering students at career fair
I’ve got a career tip for this guy: when high school kids ask you to shock them with a stun gun, don’t.
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