Short Sharp Science reports, in case you missed it in the blogroll, that President-elect Obama has named a wigwam-dwelling shaman to lead a team in charge of overhauling Internet regulation.
Oh, and he's a minotaur, too.
The man known as Kevin Werbach in the real world is also known in World of Warcraft as Supernovan Jenkins, a 70th-level Taurean Shaman. Werbach is obviously a gamer, a participant in virtual worlds. I prefer Second Life myself, as does Werbach's co-team lead Susan Crawford; they're both also proponents of net neutrality. I take this as a very good sign.
I just wonder how they feel about online poker.
'I’ll Wear It as a Badge of Honor,' Says MP Sultana After Israel Bars Entry
to 11 UK Lawmakers
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Zarah Sultana, a member of the UK Parliament, said she won't stop speaking
about the rights of Palestinians after Israel banned her from entering the
cou...
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