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Space Invaders Returning to Arcades

Japanese game machine maker Taito said Friday that it plans to restart sales of "Space Invaders" in the United States, almost 25 years after the video game first appeared in arcades.

The classic arcade game centers on a fleet of invading aliens that are looking to take over the Earth, but they must first deal with a lone gunner--the player--who's holed up behind a fragile set of shields. It has been one of the most popular video games of all time since it was developed in 1978.

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Although the game itself will not change, inflation has taken its toll. One play will now cost 50 cents, compared with 25 cents a generation ago.

peek into my subconscious

( An excerpt of an email detailing a recent DXM experience )

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I wonder what the first question was.

How did the question come about?

When I think about language, I think of man uttering a sentence. Man makes a statement, so to speak.

But a statement is not a question. How did man learn to question? to phrase a question? to inflect a question?

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Tonight, I'm all about Demeter.

Ceres is distinguishable from Demeter, though they are often conflated.

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On Nightline right now: "A Good Death". They're discussing preparing for death. I'm tuning in.