GameToo Much...... And Die!

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Posted by chrisd on Wednesday October 9, 2002 @01:08PM from the he-was-probably-britished dept.

A 24-year-old South Korean man died after playing computer games nonstop for 86 hours, police said yesterday. The jobless man, identified by police only by his last name Kim, was found dead at an Internet cafe in Kwangju, 260 kilometres southwest of Seoul, they said. Quoting witnesses, police detective Oh Myong-sik in Kwangju said the man had been virtually glued to the computer since late last Friday and had no decent sleep and meals. The man collapsed in front of the counter early yesterday but soon regained consciousness. He then went to the toilet where he later was found dead, the police officer said. Initial investigation ruled out the possibility of murder, police said. An autopsy was planned. Source Article can be found in The Sydney Morning Herald In related gaming news: sam_handelman writes "In an article on the front page of the online edition, (free reg required) the new york times takes a rather negative look at the rise of broadband gaming in South Korea. The author, Howard W French, is a Times staff writer, with a background in staggering human tragedy, which may help to explain why he thinks my hobby is an epidemic. There was a wired article about Korean broadband (summary: they have lots), which we already discussed."

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Re:Game? me too! me too! by diesel_jackass · 2002-10-09 13:27 · Score: 1, Offtopic

I know, its too bad my old car ran on gasoline.

'86 740 GLE

There was a diesel-engine version too :-/

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Re:Game? me too! me too! by diesel_jackass · 2002-10-09 15:13 · Score: 0, Offtopic

i'm flattered that you took the time to look at the car. know anyone who needs one? i have that info there because i'm so desperate to sell it. i'm just short on dough and i have to sell that car :-(

paypal is accepted in case you're interested ;-)

btw: how'd you like the super-secret bonus pic?

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Re:This is quite sad actually by V50 · 2002-10-09 16:09 · Score: 2, Offtopic

I'm a devout muslim, and I don't obsess about death. I just want to make the most of my life, and not waste it with alcohol, drugs, fornication, adultery, etc. And I do not fear death, as I know Allah is all-just.

I just get saddend when people show so little compassion. Many of the kids at my high school laugh when I tell them about the atrocites Israel is comitting against the Palestinians, or vice versa.
Re:In other news... by stephanruby · 2002-10-09 17:22 · Score: 0, Offtopic

As opposed to the conservatives who just want to lock you up for any mistake unless you're the governor's daughter?
You're assuming that she is getting special treatment. She is not. Do your homework next time.
Whooa by OneArmedMan · 2002-10-10 01:08 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Dude, you look a little paler than usual
Jeff?!? by Unknown+Poltroon · 2002-10-10 01:43 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Is that you?!? And i only did that a couple of times!!!

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Oh Christ, been moderating for around 85 hours! by Spiritwalker · 2002-10-10 01:58 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I'd better stop immediately!
Re:In other news... by egriebel · 2002-10-10 02:00 · Score: 0, Offtopic

How in the hell does a post like this get modded up to 5??? Geez, wish I saved some of my mod points!

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