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Hong Kong Politician Bejeweled, Unrepentant
Thanks to GamersWithJobs for its story revealing the Hong Kong Education Secretary was recently caught playing a puzzle game on his PDA during a 'lengthy legislative meeting.' According to the original story in the Straits Times, he was spotted playing games by "student representatives, who were seated one row behind the education chief." In addition, GamersWithJobs is delighted to note: "Being the gamer that he is, [Professor Li] even refused to apologize for playing Bejeweled on his PDA, as 'no constructive opinions' were voiced in the debate."
The wife and I were hooked on this game for a while, having to 'fight' for pc time to play. There is not too much thinking involved as the puzzle would show you which pieces to click if you wait long enough...
That's awesome. I wish more politicians would just say "you know, I did it, I meant to do it, and whatcha gonna do about it?" when this sort of thing happens. Professor Li didn't get elected saint, after all. When you can't deny it, and you can't really defend it, just say "screw it."
It's kind of like Clinton's whole "I didn't inhale" fiasco. If he'd just said, "It was the 60's, lots of stuff was going on, I tried it a couple times and didn't like it, and I don't think anybody else should do it either," it would have all blown over, and nobody would have cared. Gore admitted to smoking pot. I think several of the leading candidates for the Democratic nomination for 2k4 have (Dean I know admitted it) and nobody cares. Instead, Clinton told such a ridiculously obvious lie, and became a laughing stock. Live & learn.
We don't have a state-run media we have a media-run state.
They didn't buy it then, and I don't think they shoud buy it now.
Slashdot: Where people pretend to be twice as smart as they really are by behaving like children.
Just cuz I don't own a PDA doesn't mean I'm interested!
Needle Nardle Noo
Is this behaviour acceptable from politicians? On the one hand, they are elected by you to sit through these boring meetings and figure out what's best for the nation and its people. On the other hand, it is probably often quite boring, and would be sometimes unnecessary to pay attention. When I go to a uni math course, sometimes I pay attention, sometimes now; it just depends on if the class is important or not (review of an easy test, versus new material). So he's probably fine.
It's going to be pretty hard to rationalize punishing Hong Kong students for playing games in class after this revelation...
But I'm sure rampant hypocrisy will continue to reign supreme, as is the status quo in the world.
- colin
...the students told on him. Personally, I've been through enough painfully boring lessons that I would never turn someone in for skipping the FUD.
For the love of God, please learn to spell "ridiculous"!!!
While the rest of the world thought all politicans are elected by one-person-one-vote basis like the rest of the democratic system, he's not elected. He's been appointed by governer, or Chief Executive Officer Mr. Tung Chee Wah.
Therefore, he can always find his "What can you do to me? BLOW ME!" attitude.
You probably don't know him much. Here is a list of good deeds he's doing:
1) He's planning to merge a major university into Chinese Unversity of whom he was appointed to be the president. Though he declines to give favour to Chinese University in the merge, but his intention is so clear. Say, he proposed to sell the properties of victim university to support the cost of merging.
2) He withdraw all his promises made during a meeting with student representatives of all students unions. Promises include not cutting budget of all sub-degree programs, which he advocated in the first place.
3) He refused to talk to students on the issues of huge budget cut on education for the coming years, until recently, thanks to the political climate changed after 5mil+ people hit the street on 1/7/2003
He's not elected, and he's not accountable.
In elementary or high school, maybe. But in college, as long as you don't interrupt the teacher or do anything to keep others from hearing, the teachers don't give a fuck about what you do during class.
Give me a break, I'm trapped in two feet of snow here. I also just wanted to use bejewel in a sentence.
Its not my fault they have nothing intelligent or interesting to say!
Manipulate the moderator system! Mod someone as "overrated" today.
I'd vote for a guy that loves video games as much as I do! At leat he gets technology!!