When the Pentagon announced this week that the U.S. military will allow women to fight on the front lines within a few years, I was taken aback – but not because I have any problem with the policy change.
Politics & Law
Obama Wants More Violent Video Game Studies, and That’s Okay
As defensive as I am about video games, and my right to enjoy them like any other form of speech, I draw the line at declaring we don’t need any more knowledge.
Google CEO Meets with Feds as U.S. Senator Blasts FTC over Antitrust Probe
With the clock ticking down until a crucial Federal Trade Commission vote over whether to sue Google for antitrust violations, the search giant’s CEO Larry Page met with federal officials in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
Quit Posting Facebook Copyright/Privacy Messages — It’s a Hoax
Have you seen the one where you’re supposed to post a legal notice to your Facebook profile to ensure the social networking titan can’t use anything you’ve written without your permission?
Should We Ban ‘Killer Robots’? Human Rights Group Thinks So
As if deploying drones — unmanned aerial vehicles — on the battlefield wasn’t controversial enough, here’s an even more disturbing question: Should we allow weapon-wielding robots that can “think” for themselves to attack people?
Medal of Honor Classified Consult Lands 7 Navy SEALs in Hot Water
It sounds like the perfect public relations ploy: “Buy this game! Top secret military info revealed! Most realistic first-person shooter ever!”
Inside the Secret World of the Data Crunchers Who Helped Obama Win
Data-driven decisionmaking played a huge role in creating a second term for the 44th President and will be one of the more closely studied elements of the 2012 cycle.
Obama Expected to Win Ohio, Say YouGov/Xbox Poll Respondents
According to the latest YouGov/Xbox poll, Ohio has slightly more Romney supporters than Obama supporters, but what happens when you ask people who they expect to win?
Swing Voters Choose Obama in Final Xbox LIVE Debate, but Was Poll Too Distracting?
The final debate has come and gone, and I spent it parked in front of my Xbox 360, tapping answers on my gamepad to poll questions that appeared onscreen at a rapid-fire rate roughly twice that of the second presidential showdown.
Who Won the Debate, Obama or Romney? Xbox LIVE Says…
Where did you catch the debate Tuesday night? Broadcast television? Cable news channel? Public broadcast system? Streaming online?
How about Xbox LIVE?
If you don’t have an Xbox 360 or didn’t watch the first debate …
U.S. Google Antitrust Probe Spurs Internet Regulation Debate
The Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust investigation into Google could have unintended consequences for U.S. innovation.
via U.S. Google Antitrust Probe Spurs Internet Regulation Debate | Business | TIME.com.
Maine Republican Party: Playing World of Warcraft Makes You Unfit for Office
In what seems a remarkably cynical, small-minded maneuver, the Republican Party in Maine has chosen to hang a popular video game around the Democratic candidate for Maine State Senate’s neck like an albatross, accusing her of …