Good news? Rational choice scholars search in vain for the solution to the free rider problem–have they finally found a cause universal enough to compel participation? “An anonymous reader writes to mention that Uwe Boll, the infamous German director behind such video game adaptations as House of the Dead, BloodRayne, Dungeon Siege and Postal, has recently admitted that he would retire from making movies if enough people want him to stop. When FearNet mentioned to Boll a petition online signed by 18,000 people requesting that he cease making films, Boll responded that ’18,000 is not enough to convince me.’ So how much would be enough? ‘One million,’ Boll said.’ (Via Slashdot.) ADMIN EDIT: here’s the link to the petition. SIGN IT (I’m #118115). Geez muke step yo game up … Read entire article »