Saw this today, and knew there were some gamers here who might be interested (or already know about it).
Some guy has set up 11 computers to generate and control a squad of up to 36 characters in the online World of Warcraft game.
That's some serious time wastage and a lot of money spent on hardware that probably wouldn't see much other use outside of gaming.
Wouldn't be surprised if he had a mini-bar fridge and bed-pan/bottle for the hours/days he probably spends gaming.
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/12/on...imultaneously/
I'm not knocking someone having fun, but I think if you have that much time invested into something (hours spent gaming), you would want to have something to show for it that others can see. Otherwise, what has their life amounted to?