Monday, August 22, 2016

My Strange Addiction: World Of Warcraft

My Toxic 'World Of Warcraft' Relationship
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ON THE SAME LEVEL
My Toxic 'World Of Warcraft' Relationship
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I was addicted. I was a champion online but in reality I had stopped showering, eating right, and was consumed by self-loathing. I played 13 hours every day without putting on pants. Before long I walked into a toxic in-game relationship that embodied my damaging addiction to the game.
A PALETTE SWAP WOULD BE BETTER
The Invisible Women Of Videogames
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The notion that women can move in ways that are unavailable to men is quite common, especially in videogames, in which they are often supplied as an alternate character to the muscular male hero.
IT'SA ME, HAMSTERIO
WATCH: A Hamster Dominating A Real-Life Version Of 'Mario'
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This video proves that literally everyone, no matter what species you are, is born with an innate knowledge of where the super mushroom is on level 1-1.
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The 'Different' Bank That's Actually Different
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Did you know the average Big Bank customer spends $194 a year in ATM fees? Aspiration reimburses ATM fees worldwide and lets you earn up to 100x more interest than typical checking accounts. You can even set your own account fee (even if it's zero) and they donate 10% of all revenue to charity. Yep, that's a bank we'd want to do business with.
THE COMPANIES YOU KEEP
FU-WHO?
The Rise And Fall Of America's One-Time Fastest-Growing Company
inc.com
Tablet maker Fuhu was No. 1 on the Inc. 500 two years in a row. Then it went bankrupt. Here's the exclusive inside story of what happened.
BLOOD GIANTS
How Global Corporations Convinced Indians To Use Sanitary Napkins
offprint.in
Despite it's current ubiquity, the 'sanitary napkin' was a product whose demand and need had to be created.
LOW-IMPACT SPORTS
HAVING RESERVATIONS
The Most Exclusive Restaurant In America
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Damon Baehrel's methods are a marvel, and his tables are all booked until 2025. Or are they?
BUT WAS VERY GOOD AT FAKING INJURIES
Soccer's Ultimate Con Man Was A Superstar Who Couldn't Play The Game
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How does an athlete without athletic prowess maintain a 20-year career?
VIDEO OF THE DAY
The World's Fastest Falafel Wrap Maker Doing What He Does Best
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Now go office warrior, clack your keys with the zeal of the world's fastest falafel wrap maker.