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If you're referring to weev, this is not an accurate description of his case.
What about the 19 yo arrested for accessing public URLs on a FOIA site in Nova Scotia? The case was dropped but he was still arrested. Happened earlier this year. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/police-drop-charg...
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I have heard some complaints about South Korea being a geritocracy - even by the standards of the US. I don't know the fine details but that sounds consistent with some of the other stuff like the porn ban. If they really are being run by a bunch of old men. I don't know nearly enough about the culture or context to know how true or widespread the perception is but it does sound consistent.
> South Korea being a geritocracy Isn't that the case of most countries, at least in the West? If you look at the median age of most public officials (ministers and all), they are usually more likely to be in their 50,60s and 70s in some cases.
Having not done much gaming in the last 5 years or so, and never having been particularly competitive, I'm wondering if someone might be able to give a description of what 'boosting' is, and how it benefits a player? My point of reference is something like having a friend grinding away on Starcraft for you until your profile achieves a certain status in the ladder. Ultimately wouldn't that all be for little if you th…
> I'm wondering if someone might be able to give a description of what 'boosting' is, and how it benefits a player? Bragging rights as far as I can tell. There are a few games where boosting helps (helped?) you gain higher tier items. In WoW TBC my team would sell spots on our teams. The buyer would stand around in a corner while my 2s/3s partner and I would play 2v3 win maybe 8-9 out of 10 games, and the buyer would…
example, recent highest difficulty full carries, where your character basically just dies at the start of each encounter so you don't screw up the mechanics, was going for more than ten million gold. With blizzard tokens returning about 110k/200k US/EU in gold that adds up unless the player has amassed that. There are end runs on the in game gold with very scripted in game conversations and money exchanged outside of game.
usually the reward is better gear but many do it for the achievements; these have become a cancer in my opinion in the gaming world; to special items like mounts and titles only obtainable to those who can do the content and do it in a timely manner.
when i was a kid, i thought the stuff about freedom in rhetoric about america was silly and nebulous, but as i get older it seems more true. don't get me wrong, i hate the surveillance panopticon, drug war, and permanent security state as much as anyone else, but at least the government doesn't put you in jail for cheating at video games.
I don't see where the "stuff about freedom" comes in here.
If it is a game that permits players playing as proxies, won't this just be outsourced to Cambodia with this law? These proxy players don't have to come into your house to do this, afterall.
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In SK your game account is usually tied to your national ID, no?
How dystopian. Why would anyone accept such a restriction?
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How dystopian. Why would anyone accept such a restriction?
Because there is real money at stake? Athletes in other sports compete under their real identity (and presumably have to prove it at some point in their career) after all.
when i was a kid, i thought the stuff about freedom in rhetoric about america was silly and nebulous, but as i get older it seems more true. don't get me wrong, i hate the surveillance panopticon, drug war, and permanent security state as much as anyone else, but at least the government doesn't put you in jail for cheating at video games.
Boosting in competitive online video games is like destroying public property for the personal gain. I don't see where the "stuff about freedom" comes in here.
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How dystopian. Why would anyone accept such a restriction?
Because there is real money at stake? Athletes in other sports compete under their real identity (and presumably have to prove it at some point in their career) after all.