Word: virtualization
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...warriors once stationed in our respective bumper cars. No one else in the venue, save a lone 12-year-old, showed much interest in rebounding off walls and wildly zipping around in figure-eights. The action centered around the massive video arcade that was abuzz with clicking triggers and virtual race car engines. Joanna and I decided to put our slalom talents to the test as we hopped on two pairs of stationary skis. She ruthlessly tore up the alpine slopes while I tumbled down a good third of the mountain, breaking every last phalange in my virtual body...
...After a few more rounds of video games, I grew emotionally exhausted from dying so many violent and gory deaths--the virtual deaths packed enough punch for any masochistic desires. I met my demise through both tragic Wave Runner accidents and ballistic missile attacks; death by laser tag, although tempting, was not added to my impressive virtual death certificate. I was in need of some karaoke to soothe my soul and release the diva within...
...warriors once stationed in our respective bumper cars. No one else in the venue, save a lone 12-year-old, showed much interest in rebounding off walls and wildly zipping around in figure-eights. The action centered around the massive video arcade that was abuzz with clicking triggers and virtual race car engines. Joanna and I decided to put our slalom talents to the test as we hopped on two pairs of stationary skis. She ruthlessly tore up the alpine slopes while I tumbled down a good third of the mountain, breaking every last phalange in my virtual body...
After a few more rounds of video games, I grew emotionally exhausted from dying so many violent and gory deaths--the virtual deaths packed enough punch for any masochistic desires. I met my demise through both tragic Wave Runner accidents and ballistic missile attacks; death by laser tag, although tempting, was not added to my impressive virtual death certificate. I was in need of some karaoke to soothe my soul and release the diva within...
This yen for privacy has prompted a band of start-ups to open an alternative apothecary in cyberspace. Last week Drugstore.com led by former Microsoft executive Peter Neupert, launched its virtual pharmacy and a selection of 15,000 health and beauty products to a rousing chorus of approval. A crush of visitors overwhelmed the site. Another admirer is online bookseller Amazon.com which said it had acquired 40% of the fledgling company. For Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the investment made sense. He has been on the prowl for other retail businesses that fit Amazon's amazing model, and the health...