Gaming

Your Virtual Gold May Be Coming From A Chinese Labour Camp

The next time you buy some virtual gold for World of Warcraft, you may want to stop and think about how that gold is being produced. It may be coming from the blood, sweat and toil of a Chinese prisoner.


May 25, 2011
Geek Out

Aeroplanes Are Just Like Slave Ships, Says Some Kind Of Expert

Steven Heller is a celebrated expert. His area of expertise is graphic design. In other words, he sees order in patterns in ways that the layman cannot. For example, in a piece today for PrintMag.com entitled “A Curious Similarity”, he couldn’t help but notice the parallels between aeroplane seating arrangements and slave ships. Wait! Let him explain.


May 14, 2009
Gadgets

The Study Ball Enslaves Your Lazy Kids

Sometimes it takes a little tough love to get your kids going in the right direction. For some, it might even take medieval love. That’s where the Study Ball comes in.