Local online video game players in September 0154 300x168 TL5IMA20120203 dies after 23 hours straight playing League of Legends Excess is dangerous in any of all the practices that we undertake. Even in games . Chen Rong-yu, a young Chinese man aged 23, was killed during a marathon game “ League of Legends “, called “Fantasy World: League of Legends”. This online game for PC is very popular among fans of the genre called MOBA (for its acronym in English: Multiplayer Online Battle Arena ), and level of addiction is very large. Chen Rong-yu, in particular, played until the last breath of his life until a heart attack left him unable to do the last click and probably not finish the game.

Young, the Taipei City, arrived at the local video game on Tuesday afternoon and was playing 23 hours straight when he was found slumped over the keyboard and with his hand on the mouse. The local employees were alarmed when they saw him several hours in the same position, and tried desperarlo, thinking him asleep, but soon realized that the young man was not breathing and alerted police.

During the 23 hours in which Chen Rong-yu played League of Legends, just got up to go to the bathroom and did not eat or drink anything. It is quite common and this type of unfortunate events gamblers game . In July last year, another young man, Chris Staniforth, died in the UK by a blood clot occurred after a marathon day game similar to that which has claimed the lives of young Chinese.

Event This makes us wonder how far the technology can achieve evadamos us from reality and to discard our own world for a virtual. Play video games, but always without excess , and go take a pleasant stroll after several hours of entertainment electronics.

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Source: “The Mirror”

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In recent days announced evidence that debunks the myths of enmity between the architects of Microsoft and Apple, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. This is a letter from Bill Gates to Steve Jobs that his time was short and life . It commends Gates founder of Apple, offers words of encouragement and writes about Jobs’ children (who had known Bill Gates). After the death of Steve Jobs, his wife Laurene Bill Gates thanked for the gesture and told him that her husband had kept the letter next to his bed in the last hours. Before sending this letter, Bill Gates had spent several hours talking to Jobs in a long visit in which exchanged views on the future, other companies now emerging and their families.

The letter by Bill Gates, however, did not have a tone as friendly as many would suspect. These are some of the lines of the letter :

did not have to make peace. We were not at war. Both made great products, and competition was always a good thing. There was no [reason to ask] forgiveness.

Since 2007, the link between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs had softened enough following a meeting in a conference (D Conference). On that occasion had coincided by chance and took the opportunity to discuss common interests, leaving open the possibility for this last contact before death Jobs.

Via CNET News

The picture on the cover of the Apple website says it all. The icon of the Californian firm died minutes ago, at age 56 due to serious health problems that they had removed as CEO a few weeks ago. The corporation opened a page in tribute and the public can send condolences [...]