Video Games Can Kill

from the seems-a-bit-convenient dept

Okay, I'm not sure I believe this one. It was, afterall, just a week and a half ago we posted some of the absolutely ridiculous quotes from some folks in Thailand about the "dangers of computers". So, it's a bit strange that so quickly after that silly report there's a report of a Thai man who was found dead in front of a computer after playing the video game Half Life all night and into the next day. Apparently, he had a stroke which they're blaming on the game. The article says people all over Thailand are being warned about the dangers of getting addicted to video games.
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  1. identicon
    Brian, 28 Aug 2001 @ 7:49am

    RE: Ridiculous quotes from some folks in Thailand

    'Post hoc' fallacies of logic are not limited to any particular culture.

    link to this | view in thread ]

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    The Captain, 28 Aug 2001 @ 9:48am

    Found dead of a stroke?

    That must have been one HELL of a GOOD game :)

    hehe.

    link to this | view in thread ]


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