BBC NEWS | ‘My life as an online gamer’ — Gamers tell the BBC about their lives and their thoughts on the new Chinese government regs for gaming sessions. My thought? Sleep is for the weak.

China to restrict online gaming sessions of more than 3 hours — “Compulsory deployment of the new system is expected to begin for all massive multiplayer online role-playing games and casual games in China in late 2005 or early 2006.” No way in hell this will work, help or save people from themselves, but I give ’em credit for adding even more layers of bureaucracy.

bradley’s almanac » The Exciting Game of Career Girls — College? (eww) Drama School? Nursing School? Charm School? (wtf) Ballet School? Airline Training School? End of choices. There are no more choices, stop asking! You’d prefer divorced parent on welfare because your piece of shit ex won’t pay child support?