Little Linux Box Bits...

Molly Tournquist mollytournquist-ifvz4xmYPRU at public.gmane.org
Fri Feb 1 03:26:03 UTC 2013


Whoa, that's getting inappropriate, it's not like it ties in with the whole gaming topic, is it even a common type of naiveness that naggs for reactions? Maybe it's influenced by target audience issues as well as the time it's from?

On the other hand, the addictiveness issue actually would, in theory, apply backwards with the LAN party situation, whatwith potentially encouraging people who don't get out much or who intentionally avoid exposing such a habit to interact with others in meatspace.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lennart Sorensen
> Sent: 01/31/13 10:51 AM
> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 07:19:43PM -0500, Molly Tournquist wrote:
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Colin McGregor
> > > Sent: 01/26/13 04:04 PM
> > > 
> > > My take on "Quake III" the game "Open Arena" is based on can be seen
> > > here : ftp://ftp.linuxjournal.com/pub/tux/tux017.pdf .
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > >...way of coping with stress
> > There's a worrying bias, shoving under the rug that potential for spinning escapism by writing it off as a neat, cut and dry pressure valve. Escapism as one negative side among many potential big contexts, gaming has become a humongous thing.
> > 
> > Sorry about however you were pushed into weaving in that slant.
> 
> I think the sudo advice is just insane. Add all user to sudo with
> permission to do everything? Why would someone recommend such a thing?
> Terrible advice.
> -- 
> Len Sorensen
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