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Chinese Prisoners Forced to Play World of Warcraft
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3D Angel Eyes (Moderator)  Joined: Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:54 pm Posts: 196 
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"Apparently there's a new type of chain gang -- a virtual one. According to The Guardian, Chinese prisoners are forced to play hours upon hours of "World of Warcraft," farming virtual gold that the prison guards can then sell in the real world for nonvirtual cash."
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| Thu May 26, 2011 5:06 pm |
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Certif-Eyed!
Joined: Sat Sep 22, 2007 3:11 am Posts: 635 Location: Spain
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The craziest science fiction writer could not have come up with something like this ever. Things like this make me feel that life is a very long prank. Ok, I got it. Where is the hidden camera?
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| Fri May 27, 2011 1:33 am |
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Terrif-eying the Ladies!  Joined: Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:35 am Posts: 893 Location: As far from Hold Display guys as possible!!! ^2
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Bet you'll see slavery in Virtual Reality too! Especially in VR , mental slavery will be gross.
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| Fri May 27, 2011 1:51 am |
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3D Angel Eyes (Moderator)  Joined: Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:18 pm Posts: 10053
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tritosine2k wrote: Bet you'll see slavery in Virtual Reality too! Especially in VR , mental slavery will be gross. Its already happening. The Matrix is FOR REAL!!!!!!! _________________  |
| Fri May 27, 2011 10:42 pm |
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Terrif-eying the Ladies! Joined: Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:35 am Posts: 893 Location: As far from Hold Display guys as possible!!! ^2
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Quote: spent his days breaking rocks and digging trenches and his nights playing video games. that ain't no matrix man... Quote: You all looks the same to me How i abominate your milk drinking And your lack of ancestor worship And your failure to eat your lunch out of little boxes Uncerenemonionus rice pudding eater How i despise your lack of subtlety and your joied up writing You who have never committed ritual suicide in your life _________________ -Biased for 0 Gen HMD's to hell and back must be one hundred percent hell bent bias! |
| Sat May 28, 2011 3:29 am |
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Certif-Eyed!
Joined: Sat Sep 22, 2007 3:11 am Posts: 635 Location: Spain
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hehe, milk drinking. It's been only a few months ago that I learnt that milk drinking is the exception in the world, not the norm. I was completely unawared of that.
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| Sat May 28, 2011 3:03 pm |
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Petrif-Eyed  Joined: Sat Apr 07, 2007 4:34 pm Posts: 2708 Location: Sweden
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Harvesting gold for others has to be a pain. Now put the guards into the quest as well to make the world better.
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