Uh, oh. I just learned that SimCity 4, the latest installment of the insanely-popular SimCity computer game series, will be available in stores in November (I can feel what's left of my free time draining away already!). Which is good news for everyone but the Greeks, since apparently they've recently banned all computer games in an attempt to squelch online gambling. This seems a little extreme to me, even though I know full well from personal experience that the Greeks are gambling fiends. But we all know where the road paved by good intentions leads...

I wonder what Thukydides would have made of this one?