Todd Simmons

OK, I think Kanye West if often annoying. But I really enjoyed his new, very NSFW, 35-minute art film / music video: http://bit.ly/axZuHY

Writing a paper about net neutrality today. On that note, check out this great interview w/ neutrality advocate Tim Wu: http://bit.ly/a4KIjf

New study shows that Tetris acts as a “cognitive vaccine”, helps reduce the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder: http://bit.ly/ajJqAH

Facebook’s rumored email service is coming on Monday: http://tcrn.ch/bqi2JV Hopefully this will improve their awful messaging interface.

Great interview with Douglas Rushkoff on NPR about his book “Program or Be Programmed”: http://bit.ly/c30540 Totally agree with his points.

NYTimes explores the legacy of Houston’s DJ Screw and his influence on current indie “witch house” bands like Salem: http://nyti.ms/cDoLZ0

Fascinating story behind LMNO, the ambitious (and cancelled) game project collaboration by EA and Stephen Spielberg: http://bit.ly/a3Q1UY

Indie game developers wonder why Microsoft’s latest Xbox360 update moved downloadable indie titles into an odd submenu: http://bit.ly/dlxqIH

The Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday on the constitutionality of a California law banning violent video games: http://nyti.ms/czvcXu

Facebook is using a special widget to encourage voting today: http://rww.to/cNT3NQ Wonder if it will have an impact on the election.