Craigslist: WTB online gaming research subjects — $100 for 2.5 hours of work in the Boston area. Hey, I know a college student in the Boston area who’s flunking out of school and might have been interested, but *sad face*, that would mean they’d have to log off World of Warcraft. I also know they were recently shopping for another guild. (emphasis on Another, away from me guild) Goodbye flunking college student! I’d say I would miss you but then I’d be lying.

Another example of anti-privacy anti-piracy tools crawling up a computer’s ass, this one courtesy of Vivendi’s F E A R and their associate, SecuRom. (Kodewulf.com) His next big problem: getting the retailer to refund his money on an opened game.