Post by Hauskaz on Nov 15, 2007 19:53:48 GMT -5
www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/11/14/virtual-theft
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7094764.stm
What the hell is the point?
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7094764.stm
MORE EVIDENCE, WERE IT NEEDED, of the forthcoming apocalypse comes in the form of the arrest of a 17 year-old Dutch bloke for nicking imaginary furniture from someone else's imaginary room in social inadequate networking site Habbo Hotel.
The miscreant stands accused of stealing €4,000 worth of virtual furniture and five 15 year-olds are also assisting the real police with their inquiries after they were caught moving the stolen furniture into their own Habbo rooms.
The teens convinced other Habbo users to hand over their login details to gain access to the rooms where the furniture - bought with real money - almost existed, then virtually picked it up and pretended to move it to their own imaginary rooms.
Virtually six million losers in more than 30 countries play Habbo Hotel each month. Philosophers around the world are even now arguing over the existentialist implications of the heist.
The miscreant stands accused of stealing €4,000 worth of virtual furniture and five 15 year-olds are also assisting the real police with their inquiries after they were caught moving the stolen furniture into their own Habbo rooms.
The teens convinced other Habbo users to hand over their login details to gain access to the rooms where the furniture - bought with real money - almost existed, then virtually picked it up and pretended to move it to their own imaginary rooms.
Virtually six million losers in more than 30 countries play Habbo Hotel each month. Philosophers around the world are even now arguing over the existentialist implications of the heist.
What the hell is the point?
