] Players of Electronic Arts' enormously popular simulated
] life game are complaining that their artfully-crafted
] homes and mansions are beginning to resemble the Twilight
] Zone, thanks to an artifact of the game's design that
] causes hacks to spread like viruses from user to
] unwitting user.
]
]
] Entire neighborhoods of Sims are being mysteriously
] graced with eternal youth, while some characters are
] finding all their needs fulfilled by a single shot of
] magic espresso. Others no longer need to empty the toilet
] after potty training their toddler. Some Sims are being
] abducted by aliens when they glance through their
] telescope -- every time, instead of just occasionally,
] which is normal.