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I'm babysitting Mitchieville while the Mayor goes and gets shitfaced with Fenris and Sargon, discussing the evil threat to Mitchieville that is Lothar Bisquick. I guess a girl has to keep up with her tasks, when she's Minister of the Arts... That being said, I'm double posting tonight, both here and in Mitchieville.

I done wrote this, and stuff.

From the Desk of Linds.

As the Minister of the Arts, I have to make a confession. Day in and day out, I'm mired in the glory that is the internet. That fabulous technological superhighway that is known as the world wide web. Now, aside from browsing for pornography, I also tend to find some really interesting articles on developing technology. Like this one here.

Now, far be it for me to criticize anyone's usage of technology, this is actually quite neat, being innovative and unique. As it says in the article, it could be used for standing in line and keeping amused while waiting at a theme park, or whatever. Screw actually conversing with the people you're around. Ignore them and watch cartoons on your hand instead. And then take pictures of the cartoons on your hand with your cell phone camera. That's the ticket.

Having said that it's neat, it seems to be a bit of a lark, and more than a little excessive.

The notion of being bombarded by advertisements simply by being curious, is a little noxious to my sensibilities. However, Japanese culture is literally 120 times more advertising oriented than North American culture. As a student taking advertising and design, I find this fascinating and horrid at the same time. There's such power over people via ads on the net, television, and print already; now it's a matter of branching out and using a simulation of nature to get people to have yet another sale broadcast to them. There are very few limitations on methods adverts, as well as the content used in them in Japan. This is a culture that refuses to allow showing sexual intercourse in porn, but allows the sale of used tampons in jars and previously-worn panties in vending machines in public.

I don't get it. A little jungle fever isn't going to hurt anyone, is it?

And if this doesn't spark some sort of thoughts in the heads of you loyal Mitchievillians, (Mitchieville-ites?) At least the Mayors search engine result visits are going to double. *smirks*

And yes, these will indeed be incorporated into the local strip malls in Mitchieville as soon as they are exported to North America.