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I’ve never been a big fan of sports. In fact, I’ve always been confused and more than a bit irritated that sports scores are considered news. When I was on a command center watch floor, the three channels that were shown were CNN, CNN-Headline News and ESPN. Really.

Imagine my joy at seeing the new Fantasy Congress. It’s pretty much what you think it might be. Draft legislators into your team, earn points for their performance and compete against others. Just drafting my team was an education. Some high performers you might suspect, like Sen John Warner or Sen John McCain. What intrigued me was that a disproportionate number of the high earners were women. Hmmm. I’ll let you know how it goes.

The things people will do with Flickr. Here’s a game fastr, where you try to think like the rest of the crowd. Fascinating.