Tuesday, May 19, 2009

It's a new, over-wired world

The Onion News Network reports that police were able to figure out what caused a fire at a fictional crowded college party because there were 43,000 photos taken and twittered at the party. My wife points out that this is not just funny, it's a glimpse of the future:


Police Slog Through 40,000 Insipid Party Pics To Find Cause Of Dorm Fire

Update 5/20: The morning news featured the preliminary murder trial of Johannes Mehserle, in which the witnesses were called to testify about their camera and cell phone videos of the shooting. The gunshot could be heard on some of the video and the victim's relatives reportedly reacted each time the sound was played from another viewpoint.

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