Adam Kazwell is...somewhat concerned

Took me a while (and I'm not done yet)

But look to your right...no more long list of links...instead only one link to Del.icio.us.

More to come later, I hope.

The impact of videogames on society

The NY times writes about the impact videogames (and the people who play them) may have on the mindset of today's younger workforce.

Some quotes:

• Trial and error is almost always the best plan. (the best rewards come to those who take risks)
• It's all about the competition.
• Young people rule. (ie: f- authority)

Also, there's the issue of control. Why does lil' Billy choose to play videogames instead of play outside??

• "You are the star. Unlike, say, Little League, where most kids will never be the star."
• "You're the boss. The world is very responsive to you."
• "There's always an answer. You might be frustrated for a while, you might even never find it, but you know it's there."

Side note: these points mirror, almost exactly, the benefits of extreme sports.

So now imagine a generation of kids growing up with these awesome positive influences (take chances, be in control, screw authority) and what do you think will happen??   

more later, gotta run and catch kill bill vol 2 on the big screen (still playing in theaters in cairo!)

update on 4.12: there's a book on the impact of videogames on society called "Got Game" and it talks about "the resilience of gamers, because they have to fail literally thousands of times to succeed, so they know how to transcend failure."

How do you handle too much of a good thing

As with most media, there always seems to be too much of a good thing (not to mention even more bad things), but the question is...how do you react?

Assuming you can do three things: produce, acquire, consume - how do you balance the above options when the supply is limitless the cost to acquire is (virtually) free?

A good example for me was mp3's in college, and now there's been a similar pattern with reading blogs. Acquiring songs or links was/is free and to respond I normally went on an acquisition binge. Meaning that most of the time I couldn't consume all that I was acquiring and the thought of producing anything was almost an afterthought. So what do you think is the right proportion of P, A, and C?

Good thing I don't have a job

Cause otherwise I'd never have enough time to do this.

After using Flickr for a while, I've really gotten to like the concept of tags and multi-tag browsing...and for now I think Del.icio.us is the only web app that offers that service for links (there's also the added benefit of having an RSS feed).

For now I'm only about 5% done and at the rate I'm going, I won't have all the links added for a few weeks...meaning so far Del.icio.us has been Dis.gus.ting.

If I can still think after all this data entry I'd like to do some analysis on the links, such as: most popular links, most populated categories, definitions for each category, etc...wish me luck.

What's a theremin?

For no reason, here's a look into the Good Records semi-regular email...

My name is Rubberman and I want a theremin for Christmas...

I have had a headache all day.  CJ just suggested that I drink some water.  He thinks I hate water, but I don’t.  It’s a part of me...

In addition to these things I fall in love with are molecules...

Often many of them get together and create love. Love in turn creates friction. Friction builds mountains...

That would be sad, because it’s an important story…how the molecules kissed the atoms and love built a mountain.

I repeat I want a theremin for Christmas.

Pretty random, huh?

Watch out

I was never much of a coffee drinker before, but damn...gimme some caffine and a blank sheet of paper or two (and a pen) and watch out! Ideas aplenty lately...

Maybe it's due to my lack of reading (blogs, books, magazines, anything really). I've noticed a decided shift away from reading stories and instead trying to flesh out ideas.

Which is too bad, cause i've got lots of good stories to read (and lots of cheap bookstores nearby in kathmandu).

ps. Airframe isn't the best book to read as you're flying over the himalayas.