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The Spam Wars take a new turn

By On 09/05/2007 ·

In a case of Hybris I’ve blogged earlier on my triumph over spam.

The latest from the (blog comment) trenches, however, is a new spammer weapon: Effort.

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Sign me up as untrustworthy

By On 04/05/2007 ·

Reportedly, the Danish RKI register for people who cannot pay their bills get a least one request a week from someone who wants to be added to their files (article in Danish).
The applicants do not trust their future selves to resist the temptation of a quick loan.
I find [...]

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Players’ Realm anthology launched

By On 05/04/2007 ·

Players’ Realm: Studies on the Culture of Videogames and Gaming which I’ve edited along with Patrick Williams has now been published. There’s info on the book’s own page and it is available at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and at other self-respecting book dealers.
I have a chapter in the book [...]

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Second Life, some thoughts

By On 01/03/2007 ·

Recently, I’ve been talking to a good number of journalists about Second Life.
I know about virtual worlds, but I always try to point out that I have no particular SL expertise. I haven’t spent enough time in that world to fully grasp its mechanics and particular features. Anyway, [...]

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Game positions offered

By On 09/02/2007 ·

The IT University (http://www.itu.dk/), home of the Center for Computer Games Research (http://game.itu.dk), is seeking applicants for two positions as Associate or Assistant Professor of game development.

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