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The Sims 2 and materialism

Posted by Simon Booth on February 15th, 2005

Tags:behaviour, games, the sims 2The Sims 2 really is quite a remarkable game for its ability to provide a convincing simulation of real modern life. So much so in fact that it recently gave me a little lesson about our attachment to material things.
So here was the situation: I had a nice little family going […]

Milk is Milk blog part of corporate campaign to undermine organic producers

Posted by Simon Booth on February 14th, 2005

Tags:astroturfing, blogs, disinformation, gm, organicA web campaign and blog part-funded by the biotech corporation Monsanto is seeking to undermine attempts by organic dairy producers to inform American consumers about Bovine Growth Hormone (BGH). BGH is a genetically engineered hormone designed to increase the amount of milk cows produce and is banned in most of the […]