f13.net

f13.net General Forums => Serious Business => Topic started by: Ironwood on June 08, 2005, 07:13:14 AM



Title: Online Games Ruin Your Life
Post by: Ironwood on June 08, 2005, 07:13:14 AM
Follow up from the Beeb

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4072704.stm


Title: Re: Online Games Ruin Your Life
Post by: Nevermore on June 08, 2005, 07:29:04 AM
Finally registered after literally years of lurking just to post this link, and in the time it took to register it's posted.  I find that very amusing for some reason.

Quote
While China has no laws to deal with the theft of virtual property, South Korea has a section of its police force that investigates in-game crime.

I'm looking forward to CSI:WoW.


Title: Re: Online Games Ruin Your Life
Post by: Paelos on June 08, 2005, 07:46:39 AM
Finally registered after literally years of lurking just to post this link, and in the time it took to register it's posted.  I find that very amusing for some reason.

Quote
While China has no laws to deal with the theft of virtual property, South Korea has a section of its police force that investigates in-game crime.

I'm looking forward to CSI:WoW.

That'll learn ya, huh?


Title: Re: Online Games Ruin Your Life
Post by: Polysorbate80 on June 08, 2005, 08:00:49 AM
Quote
He was barely able to put his pants on before Qiu stabbed him

Nice sense of priorities, there...


Title: Re: Online Games Ruin Your Life
Post by: Stephen Zepp on June 08, 2005, 08:05:33 AM
Finally registered after literally years of lurking just to post this link, and in the time it took to register it's posted.  I find that very amusing for some reason.

Quote
While China has no laws to deal with the theft of virtual property, South Korea has a section of its police force that investigates in-game crime.

I'm looking forward to CSI:WoW.

Now THAT made me literally laugh out loud.


Title: Re: Online Games Ruin Your Life
Post by: ClydeJr on June 08, 2005, 08:43:27 AM
Quote
He was barely able to put his pants on before Qiu stabbed him

Nice sense of priorities, there...

Must be the Chinese version of "Put some clean underwear on! What if you're in an accident and the doctors see you're wearing dirty underwear?"


Title: Re: Online Games Ruin Your Life
Post by: HaemishM on June 08, 2005, 12:12:57 PM
Quote
While China has no laws to deal with the theft of virtual property, South Korea has a section of its police force that investigates in-game crime.

Korea has a whole department in the police force to investigate catass criminals?

Yeah, tell me again how Koreans are not batshit insane.