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Posted: Aug 27th 2009 3:45PM mikeisgo said

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Hmm something feels odd about this too me. I guess free wifi at a library is "supposed" to be for studying but we all know people use it for far more, so its kind of silly they kick somebody out who just wants to play some halo. I'd imagine if they guy is being loud that would make a difference.

In the end.. he should be smarter by setting up shop on a park bench across the street whilst building himself a directed wifi antenna to just connect to the wifi from the outside......
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Posted: Aug 27th 2009 3:47PM StormEagle said

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You know that's what anyone within the signals radius is doing anyway...Just leeching off the library's connection.
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Posted: Aug 27th 2009 3:48PM Dragod said

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I read another post of this story yesterday... Apparently, he was talking to hist teammates, too.. I'd imagine that's what got him kicked out. If he had been quiet, and had set up in a far away corner, I don't think anyone would have minded.
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Posted: Aug 27th 2009 3:50PM Dragod said

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He proceeded to play Quake/Halo/Call of Duty...some nerd fighter game while yelling out instructions to his "teammates".


>>while yelling out instructions to his "teammates".

See? If he hadn't been yelling, I'm sure it would have been fine.
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Posted: Sep 18th 2009 7:59AM (Unverified) said

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gfdfg
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Posted: Aug 27th 2009 3:58PM ChomskyKnows said

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so THAT'S the dude that glitched on me!
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Posted: Aug 27th 2009 4:06PM Brian Griffin said

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Let's be real. The dude deserved to be kicked out--or at least told to disconnect the system. No need to get "up in arms" by a doofus who sets up an xbox (with a headset) in a library. LOL.
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Posted: Aug 27th 2009 4:10PM (Unverified) said

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I'd rather it be him than a horde of 8 year old teabaggers.
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Posted: Aug 27th 2009 4:09PM oldmancrosby said

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Yeah I'm sure he could have gotten away with it, tucked away in a corner or some thing, like dragod said.
But goodness, can people be pricks. You're actually gonna start talking to your teammates about some BS game, when other people are studying, surfing, LEARNING. Sorry, I love people, but have no patience for people like this. What a D bag.
What a production too, to bring all that stuff with you, and to even hide the controller under a newspaper, for a couple minutes of playing a video game. All for such a monotonous game too!!!! Lame. Just keep it at home, fork out some cash for your own internet.

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Posted: Aug 27th 2009 4:16PM whylekat said

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Hahahahahaha they should've leached from starbucks!
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Posted: Aug 27th 2009 5:04PM Magic Whiskey said

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I can't say I agree with what this guy was doing. At least he wasn't browsing pr0n or something.

I have to think the bandwidth suffered for the other patrons while he was on..
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Posted: Aug 27th 2009 6:07PM (Unverified) said

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Are you kidding? Major public and university libraries these almost always have incredible network bandwidth - I've tested the wireless network on my campus and public libraries and have gotten speeds 10-20 times what my at-home high-speed can perform at, and I have a pretty decent 10Mbps connection. So if I can play XBL at home and my girlfriend doesn't notice any slowdown on our internet, you bet this one guy could play Halo and not effect other user's latency. Maybe if he was also downloading a crapload of torrents. Not that I think it is a great idea to bring your xbox to the library, unless they're hosting a tournament. Haha maybe he just got the date wrong?
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Posted: Aug 27th 2009 7:30PM (Unverified) said

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Down here in Colorado our Librarys have "Teen Zones" with 6 Dell XPS's, a 360, Wii, PS3, Projector, and tons of big screen TV's.
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Posted: Aug 27th 2009 11:16PM Emblazin said

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Up there they don't.
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Posted: Aug 27th 2009 8:15PM (Unverified) said

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Why did he have an external hard drive?
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Posted: Aug 29th 2009 12:23PM VictorInvictus said

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I would guess it had music on it.
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Posted: Aug 27th 2009 11:08PM Roto13 said

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Last time I was at the library, I saw a dude looking at camwhore pics on facebook. But at least that guy was being quiet.
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Posted: Aug 27th 2009 11:24PM (Unverified) said

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Well yeah, other wise he wouldn't have done that.
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Posted: Aug 28th 2009 4:48PM mrln said

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I used to play Halo off a flash drive at my library, but a headset is kinda overkill (actually, bringing the Xbox, hard drive, and the big monitor ANYWHERE is overkill). You need to be sneakier than that!
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