redcalcium@lemmy.institute to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoThe man who owes Nintendo $14m: Gary Bowser and gaming’s most infamous piracy casewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkThe man who owes Nintendo $14m: Gary Bowser and gaming’s most infamous piracy casewww.theguardian.comredcalcium@lemmy.institute to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square72fedilink
minus-squareInfynis@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months ago Bowser says the people he worked with weren’t very social and he helped testers" troubleshoot devices. "And suddenly I wake up and see three people surrounding my bed with rifles aimed at my head … Wow, that escalated quickly
minus-squareWorx@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoI was shocked too. You really think some nerd who updates websites needs a SWAT team to take him down?! American police are crazy
minus-squareEvilcoleslaw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoThose were police in the Dominican Republic. He’s a Canadian national but was living there.
minus-squareWorx@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-211 months agoYep, quite right! I got it mixed up with Puerto Rico in my head which is why I called them American
minus-squareKalothar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoI like you man, you’re a reasonable fella. I wish Lemmy had superficial awards like Good Samaritan or something.
minus-squareWorx@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoThanks! No need for awards, just saying nice things is always nice
Wow, that escalated quickly
I was shocked too. You really think some nerd who updates websites needs a SWAT team to take him down?! American police are crazy
Those were police in the Dominican Republic. He’s a Canadian national but was living there.
Yep, quite right! I got it mixed up with Puerto Rico in my head which is why I called them American
I like you man, you’re a reasonable fella. I wish Lemmy had superficial awards like Good Samaritan or something.
Thanks! No need for awards, just saying nice things is always nice