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The minuscule risks we ignore

HOMO sapiens is a peculiar species, one that can get its knickers in a knot about the strangest things in the strangest ways. For instance, take genetically modified food ... or not.

Google StreetView Spies Burning Home, Does Nothing (Probably Microsoft Guy's House)

Google StreetView has been a peculiar bird since its inception earlier this century. It's been blamed for voyeurism, the trampling of privacy rights, and other infractions, but then again it's also been known to capture a few nose pickers or two—so it's a wash as far as I'm concerned. Today, we received word it has some hot new imagery on its hands, literally. As in, this burning house on Eagle Point Drive in sunny Sherwood, Arkansas. [Google StreetView via J-Walk Blog]

id CEO: PC makers quietly approve of piracy

A GamesIndustry.biz interview with id Software's Todd Hollenshead took an interesting turn yesterday. Amid talk of QuakeCon and Valve's Steam content delivery service, the id CEO shared peculiar views on the subject of PC game piracy. Hollenshead had this to say when asked how PC makers could stop copyright infringement:

Desperate times call for awesome video games

Know that economic crisis America is going through we discussed before? And remember how video games laugh in the face of it (sales are up 43 percent since 2007, by the way)? Laura Sydell provided her own take on this peculiar situation, paralleling it to the Great Depression, when Americans would flock to the theater in droves:

Foreign Artistes for Felabration

The annual festivity to entrench the memory of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, who passed on 11 years ago comes up this year between October 14 and 19. Much of the events will be held at the New Afrika Shrine. Yeni Kuti, spokesperson for the event told Glitz Adventure that proceedings will begin with Afrobeat bands Tuesday featuring Femi and Seun Kuti and other Afrobeat musicians. Wednesday is ladies night. The older musicians will take their turn on Thursday featuring the likes of King Sunny Ade, Victor Uwaifo, Fatai Rolling Dollar and Victor Olaiya. It is essentially a highlife affair-a genre of music that Fela started with before he evolved his peculiar brand known as Afrobeat. The night is tagged 'Classic Night'.

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