I found this on /. , and thought it too good to not share it:
http://www.pointlesswasteoftime.com/games/manifesto.html
AAAaaaRGH! How I hate wasted real estate on my screen. Microsoft Messenger prompted a needed update for security reasons. Thinking that would be a safe thing, I agreed to the update. No idea if this is any more secure, but it certainly got a whole new look. Not nicer. Bigger! More than half of the window is now wasted by
advertising
stupid buttons …
Happy Towel Day Folks !
I found this on a german newssite: „Bow Nigger“. Regardless of the validity of the content, it’s a gripping read, and captures a lot of emotions online players often experience.
While most realize that playing online games is just a recreational activity, that things are just a game, games can trigger powerful emotions too.
At one point, the author describes his stress of the …