Related Articles: Senior Moments
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Cyberscope
Deus Ex ($49.95; Eidos, 415-547-1200) offers a much more cerebral experience than most PC games. The setting is our own world in a dark near future. Torn apart by a global class struggle, the people of Earth are ravaged by a sinister disease that leaves little hope for survival. As a newly recruited agent of a special anti-terrorist team, you have to protect the efforts of the United Nations as it attempts to save a portion of the population from the spreading plague. But who gets saved? And who or what is behind the spread of this lethal disease? Following your own path through this tense thriller of a game, you must interact with dozens of characters in New York City, Hong Kong and many other real-world settings as you attempt to uncover the granddaddy of all conspiracy theories. The game allows you to deal with problems in any way you see fit--with force if necessary, but with brains and subtlety if possible. It's the thinking man's action game, and it's a welcome change of pace.
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The Fly In The Soup
The other night, our party was interrupted no fewer than four times during the meal by our waiter or his assistant asking us a variation of the question "Is everything all right?" The waiter, an otherwise normal-looking young man, appeared during each course (appetizer, salad, entree, dessert) eager to know how things were going, how we were doing, did we have everything we needed. That was in addition to his banter while he was serving those courses. Even the busboy inquired about the state of our satisfaction over coffee.
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Out Of College, Out Of Work
One of the things my classmates and I were not told at our college graduation four years ago was what papers we would need for a visit to the unemployment office. Luckily, however, in addition to being told that we were the future, etc., we were told to always be prepared. Thus, when I made my first visit a few months ago, all of my papers were in order. I had suspected that getting "processed" would be time consuming, and I was right. But that was OK; I wanted it that way. Like graduation ceremonies and funeral services, applying for unemployment insurance is one of those lengthy rituals whose duration almost seems designed to make one sit and think. It's a valuable time to take stock.
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