Although I disapprove of regurgitation, I feel the Wired articles below need sharing. According to said publication the average news piece is ‘plagerised’ 4.4 times (pardon the irony).

Managing Your Digital Remains by Scott Brown – March issue – click here for full article

A fantastically wellwritten piece about companies established to execute your online will and testament. Like passing your lawyer a virtual envelope with all your usernames, passwords, love notes and ‘final words in an argument’ therein. In order to stop these companies performing online last wishes, notifying friends and distributing to designated beneficiaries access to monetary sites like Paypal, you have to continually prove your online existence.

What happens if you’re hospitalised or in the jungle without access to the web? Technical problems with your email? Forgetful? You could be electronically euphanised! Imagine the anguish if you visited this blog only to be told I’d passed on. There’d no doubt be a procession along Princes St (tramworks permitting) and a national day of mourning declared. I have to agree with the author’s opinion that a web legacy sounds like a much more attractive option.

The 10 weirdest questions asked during job interviews by Mico Tatalovic - May issue – click here for full article

Apart from the Goldman Sachs question, no idea. Figures. Any amusing answers on a postcard.

Werewolf by Margaret Robertson – March issue – click here for full article

Anybody fancy a werewolf party? Come on, all the cool kids are doing it. The article opens with a description of an epic werewolf battle between coroporate supergeeks from Google, Wikipedia etc. Interestingly the best player is the worst individual (the game ratifies lying to, distrusting and persecuting friends). Read on for the simplified rules and I look forward to my first invitation when werewolf finally transitions from tech circles.

After a career-ending basketball injury, Teenwolf grudgingly sold out to the man (Photo: Nick Meek)

Assemble a group of seven or more players, and choose a moderator. The moderator deals cards which designate each player as either a villager or a werewolf. Players do not reveal their cards until the game is over. For groups of seven up, you will need two werewolves; more than 12, three.

The game plays out over a period of “night” and “day” phases, controlled by the moderator. During the “night”, all players shut their eyes. The moderator calls on any werewolves present to open their eyes and, using gestures and hand signals, they silently nominate a victim. When “night” ends, all players open their eyes and the moderator announces who has died. This player leaves the game and must not make any further comments, and especially not reveal whether he was a villager or a werewolf.

During the “day”, which lasts around 15 minutes, there is nothing to distinguish werewolves from villagers, so players debate between themselves and agree on a person to lynch, in the hope of killing a werewolf. This player then leaves the game and must not make any further comments. The cycle is repeated until either all the werewolves are dead (a villager victory), or the werewolves are equal in number to the remaining villagers (a werewolf victory). The moderator announces the result, and players are then free to reveal their cards.