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Gamer’s death at internet cafe goes unnoticed for nine hours
« on: February 07, 2012, 03:18:16 am »
It's easy to get absorbed in a game, but it's another thing entirely to be so absorbed that you don't notice the guy next to you has died.
Gamers in a Taipei internet café failed to notice the newly deceased for a staggering amount of time earlier this week. Officials estimate that 23-year-old gamer Chen Rong-yu had been dead up to nine hours before anyone realized it.

More:http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/gamer-death-goes-unnoticed-nine-hours-internet-cafe-184733181.html
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Re: Gamer’s death at internet cafe goes unnoticed for nine hours
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2012, 08:50:40 am »
Seriously, what... are you?

You've made some real posts and reacted to people, which would imply your human. And yet, at other times you exhibit dangerously similar to that of a spambot.

Skynet?
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Re: Gamer’s death at internet cafe goes unnoticed for nine hours
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2012, 08:52:04 am »
I think he means well, but just doesn't know better.

Dirk, I'd recommend not making a new thread for everything you want to post.  Try putting things like this in the off-topic topic, or videos like that valentines one in the Youtube Bonanza.  Not everything needs its own thread.
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Re: Gamer’s death at internet cafe goes unnoticed for nine hours
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2012, 09:50:36 am »
Quote from: Crazen on February 07, 2012, 08:50:40 am
Skynet?

My god, it's becoming seamless... am I... skynet?
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No, no, he did. In the everything else section, at least. Officially, this makes him king.

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Re: Gamer’s death at internet cafe goes unnoticed for nine hours
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2012, 11:26:41 am »
If this story interested you, you might be interested in reading up on other instances of this happening.

I wouldn't say it is common, but it does happen at least once or twice a year somewhere in Asia.
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Re: Gamer’s death at internet cafe goes unnoticed for nine hours
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2012, 01:35:37 pm »
Quote from: PatMan33 on February 07, 2012, 11:26:41 am
If this story interested you, you might be interested in reading up on other instances of this happening.

I wouldn't say it is common, but it does happen at least once or twice a year somewhere in Asia.
I'm interested and I'd like to know more.
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Re: Gamer’s death at internet cafe goes unnoticed for nine hours
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2012, 02:17:14 pm »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMTz9nIUkGc" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMTz9nIUkGc</a>

WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE?
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Re: Gamer’s death at internet cafe goes unnoticed for nine hours
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2012, 05:29:23 pm »
At least two other instances are linked right in the article, it seems.
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Re: Gamer’s death at internet cafe goes unnoticed for nine hours
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2012, 06:51:25 pm »
Obviously none of you mine in Eve Online. You could have been dead longer than that before anybody noticed.

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Re: Gamer’s death at internet cafe goes unnoticed for nine hours
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2012, 07:33:30 pm »
I would like to know more!  Unfortunately, my arm has been melted off in combat and I haven't gotten a metal replacement yet, so I'm having trouble operating a computer.
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Re: Gamer’s death at internet cafe goes unnoticed for nine hours
« Reply #10 on: February 07, 2012, 07:39:44 pm »
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Re: Gamer’s death at internet cafe goes unnoticed for nine hours
« Reply #11 on: February 07, 2012, 11:29:08 pm »
Quote from: martyk on February 07, 2012, 08:52:04 am
I think he means well, but just doesn't know better.

Dirk, I'd recommend not making a new thread for everything you want to post.  Try putting things like this in the off-topic topic, or videos like that valentines one in the Youtube Bonanza.  Not everything needs its own thread.
Well to tell the truth i really don't know any better and since i joined just recently. I just posted what i think can be informative. thank you for the lesson i'll try to remember my mistakes.
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Re: Gamer’s death at internet cafe goes unnoticed for nine hours
« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2012, 08:35:00 am »
I like your one-off topics.

Lots of opportunities for irreverence and fun! Keep doing what you do, Dirk. :D
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