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Federal judge busted for playing solitaire during trial
Playing Solitaire while reading Download Squad seems like an acceptable form of multitasking. As does playing Solitaire while, say, doing phone support. But playing Solitaire while presiding over the federal trial of John Gotti? That might be pushing it. But it's what Manhattan Federal Court Judge Shira Scheindlin has been accused of by radio host Curtis Silwa, who was nearly killed in a 1992 shooting that Gotti is accused of planning, and who noticed Judge Scheindlin's gaming habbits while on the witness stand. Silwa says he noticed the judge playing during the last two trials, but didn't speak up "until Scheindlin dumped cold water on the government's third try" to convict Gotti. Silwa wants Scheindlin to recuse herself from the case, but at this point it seems unlikely.[Via Joystiq]
With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
