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Councilman Booted For His Farmville Obsession

Posted by samzenpus on from the think-of-the-crops dept.

Bulgarian Dimitar Kerin won't have to decide if he should tend his crops or pay attention to Plovdiv City Council business anymore. The committee voted him off 20-19, saying that he obviously "needs more time for his virtual farm." From the article: "Kerin was not alone in his obsession among council members. Council chairman Ilko Iliev had previously warned several of them that the new wireless network and laptops provided to all 51 council members were not to be used for playing games on social media sites during budget meetings. Kerin was singled out for continuing to manage his farm and milk his cows despite Iliev's warnings. "

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  1. two news in one. by andrea.sartori · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The real news here is, they voted him out 20-19. What were they thinking? I mean, the other 19.

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    Mostly harmless.
  2. I Want Him For My Councilman by Petersko · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I've considered throwing a brick through the front glass on city hall to indicate how I feel about my local government's obscene spending policies. Time spent playing online games is time during which they aren't spending ridiculous amounts of money on stupid, wasteful things.

    I want them to do at least 80% less than they do, so if they waste a bunch of time on online games, that's okay with me.

  3. Re:Too nerdy. by wjousts · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I found this piece rather informative:

    5 creepy ways video games are trying to get you addicted