"Interactive Fiction" - Keeping a Genre Alive

Do you remember the computer games that we used to play, before PC processors became capable of rendering high-graphics laden video games, and consoles became mainstream? All we had to go on (other than fantastic writing) was our imagination. Do you remember Adventure, Zork, The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (when was the last time "eat bufferin" was something that you did in a game)? The commercial viability of this "interactive fiction" may be gone, but the tradition continues.

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Map: Yushchenko vs. Yanukovych

This is a map of Yushchenko vs. Yanukovych, round 2.0. In the popular style of coloring candidates, it shows where each candidate's respective strengths are: generally, Yush in the west and Yanu in the east. (It's too small to see percentages; go to the above link for that.)

Our British election endorsement

Interesting - the Economist favors another Labour victory in the UK's general election.

“Didn’t bring a book? We’ve got you covered.”

The airline announcement then goes on to tout the portable video player they have for rent. It plays TV shows and movies. Hmm? Why not a little book collection for borrowing? Could even be a special “airplane” size for portability. Also known as a paperback.

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