Entries from June 2006

Monday, June 12th, 2006

Zarqawi’s DNA

As reported by the BBC, a new Al-Qaeda leader in Iraq has been named.
What’s really interesting is this tidbit:
Giving the first details of Zarqawi’s autopsy, US military doctor Steve Jones told reporters the cause of death was a blast injury to the lungs.
DNA analysis had confirmed the corpse was Zarqawi’s and it bore “no evidence [...]

Sunday, June 11th, 2006

The Role-Playing is Right in Front of You

Over on mmorpg.com, an editorial has been posted asking the question, "Where's the RPG in MMORPG?".
It's an interesting question to which I answer, in short: Well, the role-playing is right in front of you.
The traditional RPG has been a scripted story where players take on the role of a character or a group of [...]

Thursday, June 8th, 2006

Politics + Pride + Vengeance + Life of Woman & Child + $25M = Dead Zarqawi + More Terrorism to Follow

So, we did a good job getting the bad guy.
BBC News Reports:
Zarqawi died when US planes dropped two 500lb (230kg) bombs on a site near the city of Baquba. He was identified by fingerprints, tattoos and scars.
Zarqawi's dead, but there was reportedly some collateral damage as well:
Five other people were killed in the raid, including [...]