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Best Man Rigs Newlyweds' Bed To Tweet During Sex 272

When an UK man was asked to be the best man at a friend's wedding he agreed that he would not pull any pranks before or during the ceremony. Now the groom wishes he had extended the agreement to after the blessed occasion as well. The best man snuck into the newlyweds' house while they were away on their honeymoon and placed a pressure-sensitive device under their mattress. The device now automatically tweets when the couple have sex. The updates include the length of activity and how vigorous the act was on a scale of 1-10.
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The Struggle For Private Game Servers 125

A story at the BBC takes a look at the use of private game servers for games that tend not to allow them. While most gamers are happy to let companies like Blizzard and NCSoft administer the servers that host their MMORPGs, others want different rules, a cheaper way to play, or the technical challenge of setting up their own. A South African player called Hendrick put up his own WoW server because the game "wasn't available in the country at the time." A 21-year-old Swede created a server called Epilogue, which "had strict codes of conduct and rules, as well as a high degree of customized content (such as new currency, methods of earning experience, the ability to construct buildings and hire non-player characters, plus 'permanent' player death) unavailable in the retail version of the game." The game companies make an effort to quash these servers when they can, though it's frequently more trouble that it's worth. An NCSoft representative referenced the "growing menace" of IP theft, and a Blizzard spokesperson said,"We also have a responsibility to our players to ensure the integrity and reliability of their World of Warcraft gaming experience and that responsibility compels us to protect our rights."

Comment Re:Scientific ignorance (Score 1) 475

Perhaps so, but do you even realize just how much FREE advertising this guy got. Now, all the healthnics will stop reading after they essentially see 'Farmer stands up to the Man" or "Organic... Farmer... Battles... Radiation" and buy more of his product. So, either he's really really stupid, or really really smart.

Comment nightmare! (Score 2, Funny) 1146

my god man.. have you seen how geeks can fight over big things, like linux distros, coding styles and typefaces? now crank that up to two peopel forced to cohabitate and then any little pedantic thing can be the source of legendary flame wars.

I mean, lets face it, we don't fight fair, now can you imagine getting your arm twisted by a literary geek "Admit Caslon Pro pwns Helvetica or no sex!"

yeah, that's the stuff of nightmares.

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