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Bah, we routinely did this for our lan parties.
by quit 14y ago
Bah, we routinely did this for our lan parties.
- noonespecial 14y agoI'm guessing you didn't drive on dirt roads or carry all of the fuel for the trip with you in jugs, all while hoping you had enough bribe money for anyone who might turn up with a rusty AK-47 and a barricade to keep them from taking said computer from you along the way.
- meric 14y agoReading this article makes me think maybe Kenya isn't as backwards as I imagined.
- charleshaanel 14y agoWhat was the source of your prior beliefs about the country? It might proof enlightening to question those sources of information henceforth....
- rweba 14y agoNot sure if you are kidding but I am pretty sure Kenya wasn't THAT bad. It's actually a fairly stable country, even with the high level corruption scandals and occasional election violence.
- noonespecial 14y agoThis would likely have been around 10 years ago. Perhaps longer. Today's Kenya is less violent but according to the New York Times corruption index, its still one of the most corrupt nations on earth. The point is that throwing your Alien-Ware in the back of your Volvo to go to a lan party across town is a ridiculous (to the point of being non sequitur) comparison.
- msbarnett 14y agoIf anything the country was more peaceful ten years ago, not less.
- jergosh 14y agoIt has enjoyed relative political stability but it's not as safe as you think. My exes father lived there for many years. One night his compound was raided, his guard killed and he and his family were trapped in the house. In the morning the raiders left but he still shudders when he thinks about it.
- msbarnett 14y agoDude, not every country in Africa is Somalia. Kenya is a moderately wealthy and largely-stable country. Paved roads are common and gas stations are plentiful, for christ sakes.
- quit 14y agoAs a matter of fact, I did drive on dirt roads and many times after dictatorship enforced curfews. No jugs of gasoline or bribe money though. Anyway, the point I was making that carrying a CPU tower, mouse, keyboard and a monitor (no alienware or volvos, btw) is not such an effort by itself, as people did it just to play. The story is remarkable but for other reasons, like the ones you mention.