Re:Please don't let gaming consume your life
by Buildstarted on Monday May 21, 2012 @06:35PM
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I always heard of people in other countries dying while playing video games. I never thought it would ever be someone in this country let alone someone I knew. It's one of the hardest things to hit me in my recent life...so sad...please take care of yourselves out there. Stay healthy.
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Re:Please don't let gaming consume your life
by Dylan16807 on Monday May 21, 2012 @07:01PM
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Do you actually think the game was related to his death? If enough people play video games an hour a week it's guaranteed that some of them will die while playing.
I understand that he was marathoning this game but that shouldn't cause a heart attack.
I think the subtext was that his sedentary lifestyle is what killed him.
Re:Please don't let gaming consume your life
by Dylan16807 on Monday May 21, 2012 @07:14PM
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But how much of that was actually tied to games? Maybe I'm being needlessly nitpicky but I didn't even notice the comment about lifestyle as I first read the article, tucked away near the end.
For a guy who took 3 days off work to play D3 and died at his computer? Probably a lot.
Re:Please don't let gaming consume your life
by jsprinkles on Monday May 21, 2012 @07:45PM
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That's the point. It's an unnecessary shot at gaming, which is why the fact that the person was unhealthy is near the end.
Agreed. Excessive video game playing over many years may have contributed towards decline in health and eventual heart attack, but not a 3-day sprint.
Who knows 3 days without sleep puts a huge strain on your body and your heart.
You may already be aware, but your site seems to be completely non-responsive at this point.
Re:Please don't let gaming consume your life
by diesel_travis on Monday May 21, 2012 @06:42PM
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Is there a mirror anywhere?
Re:Please don't let gaming consume your life
by Buildstarted on Monday May 21, 2012 @06:45PM
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Posted in full here.
Install this when it comes back to life: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/w3-total-cache/
WordPress (going by your URL structure) is bad at coping with traffic without help.
and by 'here' he means