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Sep 17, 2007, 02:28 PM // 14:28
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Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Jul 2005
Profession: R/N
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Another One Bites the Dust
from: http://www.breitbart.com/print.php?i...show_article=1
China web-user dies after three-day online binge Sep 17 12:06 AM US/Eastern A man in southern China collapsed and died after a three-day marathon online session at a cybercafe, state media reported on Monday. The web-user, estimated to be 30 years old, suddenly collapsed in front of his computer terminal in Guangdong province, and emergency personnel were unable to revive him, the Beijing News reported. "According to preliminary findings, the length of time this man spent online might have triggered heart problems," the paper quoted a local hospital emergency medic in the city of Zhongshan as saying. The paper did not provide the man's name or the online activities he was engaged in. Worried about growing Internet addiction, China's government has taken steps to combat the problem, including forcing online gaming sites to dock the points of gamers who stay online too long. Copyright AFP 2007, AFP stories and photos shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium |
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Sep 17, 2007, 02:42 PM // 14:42
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God of Spammers
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: in the middle of a burning cornfield...
Guild: Scars Meadows [SMS] (Officer)
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Gee maybe it was from lack of sleep? Hmmmm... Let's see no sleep for 3 days, probably means that he was drinking alot of coffee to stay awake... I think that I am going to have to say lack of proper nutrient and lack of sleep killed him, not gaming.
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Sep 17, 2007, 02:43 PM // 14:43
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Hong Kong, all the way in Asia :O
Guild: Officer of United Jedi [UJ]
Profession: E/
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Rest....
In..... Peace...... |
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Sep 17, 2007, 07:55 PM // 19:55
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Dec 2005
Guild: Galactic President Superstar Mc [awsm]
Profession: E/
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What is it, that drives him into sitting there for 3 days? I'd be terribly bored really :/
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Sep 17, 2007, 11:14 PM // 23:14
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Somewhere between the Real World and Tyria ;P
Guild: The Gothic Embrace [Goth]
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Poor guy
But he probably had some problems already. |
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Sep 17, 2007, 11:45 PM // 23:45
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Kamaspama
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Nunya Bizness
Guild: pupu / SLAP
Profession: W/
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The article does not even claim it was "gaming". It says he was online for 3 days straight...... and there could be a lot more to it, like stress, depression, or any number of things. Either way, it is sad that someone would sit at a computer for any number of days.
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