Joseph Bernstein

Barack Obama, as we know, is not a fan of the Xbox 360. And yet! If you have Xbox Live, you can watch tonight’s debate, streaming, for free.

I propose internet rule #4563: whenever a new technology is introduced to the open internet, it will be used to recreate the Battle of Hoth.

Rachel Garber at the Atlantic helps us remember the 30th anniversary of commerically-available audio CD players. Yes, it has been three decades since the invention of the technology that brought us years of joy, spinning inside Playstations and Dreamcasts and, lest we forget, Sega-CDs.

A state-run Chinese television network (with the unbearably ironic name CCTV) broadcast a special called “War of Internet Addiction” which depicts a World of Warcraft player who quits his job and goes bankrupt after he discovers the game. Chinese gamers have characterized the segment, which is below