biggest blunder @ work so far yet

well its been a relatively smooth day at work, no complains really. though there was this last call that i picked up, concerning upgrading of his cable tv(catv) analog set-top box(STB) to a digital(dtv) one coz he wanted to take up Animax. ok fine, anything goes. usually we can provision such things and schedule an appt for tech to come down to his place to install. but apparently he was talking to me so nicely that i didnt bother looking up if there was any existing contract for his catv. after he put down the phone THEN i realised. coz if there's a contract means i would have to liase with another dept to do the conversion from normal catv to digital one, as there's a contract and they would need to backdate it. coz if i anyhow cancel the existing contract, BAM, contract penalty kicks in. if i backdate it to the start of contract, yes possible. but if i were to reprovision it for the dtv one, then the monthly charges will revert back. not sure if any of u guys understand wat i'm trying to say but its ok if u dun. and now i cant even contact customer to tell him the appt cant be tmr. SIANZ

anyway changed the music. its long, so pls dun kill me. i hope to do something about my blog layout soon. thats if i remember how HTML works. sigh

MD's 1337 |-|4X0R5 101

lol, sorry, couldnt resist speaking in 1337 lingo. its when ppl use numbers to replace certain letters in the word, to make it look 'cool' and 'professional' like someone who noes how to use the computer very well. the 1337 language was derived from hackers/crackers. the diff between those 2 are, hackers hack into the game w/o the intent to cause damage, but rather they do because they can. crackers? well those are the malicious ones, intent on helping the piracy trade bloom by cracking games and programs, and prolly the ones creating viruses, worms and trojans. then gamers began to pick up the 1337 lang, so now its been kinda diluted. although today's post is not about the 1337 lang, i will post a few examples for those who have no idea wtf i am talking about

fuck = fux0r
what = woot
the = t3h
porn = pr0n
hacker = hax0r

i think u get my drift.
today's post, everyone, is about hackers and cheaters. not those that crack programs for piracy, but rather those that use use programs/hacks/etc to gain illegitimate, unscrupulous, unethical and unfair advantage in multiplayer games. i mean, if they wanna use those things, for SINGLE player games which doesnt affect anyone else, well by all means, GO AHEAD. but using hacks in multiplayer games which, directly or indirectly, affect others, is not onli selfish, but disruptive for the fun of playing it w/o hacks.

lets take into consideration the latest craze since gunbound, maple story. (http://www.mapleglobal.com)

i wont explain into detail wat kinda mmorpg game is it, u can click the link above and find out yourself.
anyway earlier in the game, there were like a LOT of hackers, which means they think they can lvl up fast and all that jazz. now after subsequent patches, hackers have been greatly reduced. i have to admit, the post was rather overdue now since the number of hackers have been reduced greatly. but i just felt i should take the time to at least voice out my self-righteous anger and preach about ethics and morality one last time(concerning this topic that is).

consider this paragraph taken from this website, http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20000724/pritchard_pfv.htm

"The sad truth is that the Internet is full of people that love to ruin the online experiences of others. They get off on it. A great many cheaters use hacks, trainers, bots, and whatnot in order to win games. But while some openly try to wreak havoc, many really want to dominate and crush opponents, trying to make other players think they are gods at the game -- not the cheaters they are. The only thing that seems to bother them is getting caught. Beyond that, no ethical dilemmas seem to concern them. The anonymity and artificiality of the Internet seems to encourage a moral vacuum where otherwise nice people often behave in the worst possible way. A big factor in this is a lack of consequences. If a player is caught, so what? Are they fined or punished? No. Are they rejected by the people they played against? Usually, but it's so easy to establish another identity and return to play that discovery and banishment are no barrier to those with ill intent."

u can click the link and take a peek. lol, i think if i had cheats/hacks, i think i can do about almost anything in such games, so i pretty much dun need to play it anymore coz i'll prolly own u all in the end. hah. fat hope. i'm gonna show all them hackers i'm gonna come out with a better character than theirs. at least half of my collegues at work play maple story, and a handful of them use hacks. since they're my frens, i really cant say much directly although i do voice out my displeasure. i do hope to best them at the game, coming out the better player, and all that jazz, doing the legit way. and secretly i hope their accounts get banned or something, haha. that should stop them from hacking ever again. hehe.

but thats just wishful thinking... all that matters now is that hackers are now reduced, and that i'm gonna own them all one day...


PS: sorry for the stale music, my fans. i've been too caught up with maplestory to the point where i dun post or update my music, lmao. have a nice piece for u all to listen to... hope to update it tonight at home...