All I know is this: If it is true that Jeff Gerstmann came to work and found out that morning that he was fired, this is scandalous in itself. Unless Mr. Gerstmann is guilty of unethical behavior, you cannot, you CANNOT treat your editorial director, who also was a major part in building this brand called GS, in this despicable way. If there were differences between the CNET management and Mr. Gerstmann, there are other ways to communicate with each other.

The lesson to be learned for the rest of the editorial staff and the guys/gals who work behind the cameras/desks at GS, is simple.

Ask yourself: "Do I want to work in a place like this, that fires people like Jeff in the way they did?"

If you don't - you quit.

Life can be that simple.

If you want to continue betraying yourself, pretending nothing 'bad' has happened, you are entitled to do so. It is YOU who has to look at yourself in the mirror every morning, before going to work at CNET.

Ah existence...for what is existence but the shadow of an impression of collapsed wave functions."- Henry Lee(?), Nature Vol 438/22 p 1194

yes, Iam drawing stuffand listen to either 80's rock-music or contemporary music -like John Adams, Ligeti, Rihm, or some Miles, Coltrane, Chet Baker, etc...

If you are patient and have some time: there-s an interesting Gamasutra Podcast with the MacArthur Foundation Panel, 'Do Videogames Help Kids Learn?' - The panelists include Sasha Barab of Indiana University, who demos his latest project, Quest Atlantis, which uses an immersive online world to teach environmental impact and science to junior high school students. Nichole Pinkard, Director of Technology at the University of Chicago also shares her experience creating an innovative digital media after school program for Chicago's Center for Urban School improvement. And David Williamson Shaffer, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of How Computer Games Help Children Learn, discusses his latest research on games and learning.

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