QotD

If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us.
- Hermann Hesse

Not sure who this Hesse guy is, but I've long believed that line.

Robot can sense damage, compensate.

I love reading about Robotics.

eTrailing

I find This Article a little odd, actually. It's about our 'digital trail,' most specifically in regards to how easy it is to find, and be found by, ex-lovers on the Internet.

That elicits a 'duh' from me, but then I use the internet so that I can be found, which experience has shown me puts me in the minority. And yeah, she makes a point about 'lingering' breakups and eStalking made easier because of the pervasiveness of the internet.

What struck me as... odd, though, was this paragraph:

One of my deepest-held beliefs about sex in the information age is that we all must develop a deeper respect for each other's privacy. An honor system, if you will, where we do not seek vengeance online, we do not succumb to the temptation of the midnight e-mail, and we do not post fierce comments in our exes' blogs when they start writing about their new lovers.

I think it can be best summed up by a single line my friend Kirt is fond of for Role-playing group dynamics, and one I think it's generally applicable as a life philosophy: don't be an asshole. is that really such shocking social advice?

Another game to add to my 'to-be-played' list.

I want to get Command & Conquer 3. For the PC, of course.