solitaire
Culture
Conn. Pol Caught Playing Video Game In Session
3:00AM Owen Good | A Connecticut Democrat apologised profusely to his district’s constituents after he was photographed playing computer solitaire inside stately Wayne Manor the statehouse (pictured) while the state House Republican leader addressed the chamber on the budget. More »
The Most Successful Video Game Of All Time?
7:20AM Leigh Alexander | According to a recent Slate piece, it’s… Solitaire? The article says that the various versions of Windows Solitaire are the most-used programs among Windows, and charts in particular the American workplace’s ongoing love affair with the time-waster. The article raises a number of interesting points — how the temptation of playing Solitaire at the workplace, for example, might have trained an older generation of computer-illiterates to use the mouse well, to minimise windows and swap between applications quickly (like you do when the boss is coming). More »
