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Article Archive - 16 February to 20 February
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<font face="verdana,arial,helvetica"><font size="-1"><b>17 February, 12.02am est</b> </font></font>
<blockquote><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica"><font size="-1"> <b><font color="#990000">BeOS' Nerdkill Saves Lives, Study Shows</font></b> <br> <a href="http://www.be.com/beware/Games/Nerdkill.html">Nerdkill</a>,
a violence simulation application (VSA) for the BeOS saves lives and
generally improves the standard of living for its players, a study to
be published in next month's New England Journal of Medicine claims. </font></font><p><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica"><font size="-1">
"Unlike other VSAs where a player comes away with feelings of violence
undampened or indeed heightened, Nerdkill offers such a realistic and
satisfying experience that its players report a serene sense of calm
after just ten minutes of play," Dr. Ira Ridky explained. </font></font></p><p><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica"><font size="-1">
"I've never actually shot anyone in real life, but, sure I've wanted
to. Who hasn't?" asks Ohio postal worker Carl Davis. "But I kept myself
pretty under control, sticking to dropping fragile packages, bending
photos and kicking the occasional dog. But since we've adopted the
Nerdkill program, even that has stopped, and I haven't felt like
shooting anyone, even my supervisor." </font></font></p><p><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica"><font size="-1">
Davis is part of a clinical trial in which postal workers in the town
of Canton, Ohio are required to play Nerdkill for at least ten minutes
everyday. </font></font></p><p><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica"><font size="-1">
"By substituting simulated violence - not only shooting but
electrocution and other forms of destruction - for actual violence, we
have reduced customer complaint and supervisor fatality by 68%," Ridky
reported. </font></font></p><p><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica"><font size="-1">
An earlier attempt at the trial, where several Windows-based machines
were setup with Quake failed when three technicians were killed after
frustrated postal workers tried for hours to create a working boot
disk. </font></font></p><p><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica"><font size="-1">
Dr. Ridky plans to expand the trials to other stressfull occupations,
including air traffic controllers, heart surgeons and Microsoft tech
support personnel. </font></font></p><p><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica"><font size="-1">
"I have never been less fearful of my daily mail delivery," a Canton
resident stated, "it's good to see my tax dollars at work." </font></font></p></blockquote>
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