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New Mac 'game' Plays Russian Roulette With Your Files

Looking for an ideal holiday gift for that brooding philosophy student in your life? Check out Lose/Lose. It's reminiscent of classic arcade games like Space Invaders, but with a sobering twist: Each time you destroy an alien, the game deletes a file from... ...full story at digg

from digg on Thu, Nov 05 2009

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