There really is a large difference between Speed and medicinal amphetamines. I myself take dextroamphetamine for treatment of both adult ADD and mild narcolepsy. It's amazingly helpful, but I haven't seen the least evidence of it being addictive. After using it for six months almost constantly, I stopped taking it entirely over the summer without any negative effects (well, aside from the return of the symptoms that I was treating with it, of course).
Up until about last October, I had successfully avoided being dragged into any MMORPGS. Unfortunately, being a die-hard Final Fantasy fan, FFXI just couldn't be passed up. Now I know that this was probably just a joke, but if it was real, it might be enough to drag me into picking up a SECOND online rpg. Maybe if enough people express interest in the joke race, it might become more than a joke?
UbiSoft has thus far developed a number of high-quality and innovative games, bringing them quickly to the forefront of the game industry.
Granted, I haven't been a true Myst fan so my view might be a bit skewed, but I think the series has been spiraling downward. Here's hoping that UbiSoft will be able to breathe new life into the series.
You think 'asking to reform' will do actually amount to anything, since it would mean they practically vanish from the scene? Me thinks not. I think the chance of that happening is as big as it was if the serfs would have 'asked' the aristocracy if they would please give up their powerbase.
So continuing your example, we should revolt? Just how do you suggest we do this? Downloading music off of P2P networks doesn't forward that cause any, it just ticks off the labels.
What needs to happen is for someone to take real action. Not online, but in the business world. Right now, musicians have no real choice but to sign record-label contracts. Someone needs to give the record-labels some competition. It's not possible to "cut out the middleman" and buy directly from the artists because the artists have no interest in (or ability to) distribute their own music. What we need is a better middleman.
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There really is a large difference between Speed and medicinal amphetamines. I myself take dextroamphetamine for treatment of both adult ADD and mild narcolepsy. It's amazingly helpful, but I haven't seen the least evidence of it being addictive. After using it for six months almost constantly, I stopped taking it entirely over the summer without any negative effects (well, aside from the return of the symptoms that I was treating with it, of course).
They still make those?
Up until about last October, I had successfully avoided being dragged into any MMORPGS. Unfortunately, being a die-hard Final Fantasy fan, FFXI just couldn't be passed up. Now I know that this was probably just a joke, but if it was real, it might be enough to drag me into picking up a SECOND online rpg. Maybe if enough people express interest in the joke race, it might become more than a joke?
UbiSoft has thus far developed a number of high-quality and innovative games, bringing them quickly to the forefront of the game industry. Granted, I haven't been a true Myst fan so my view might be a bit skewed, but I think the series has been spiraling downward. Here's hoping that UbiSoft will be able to breathe new life into the series.
You think 'asking to reform' will do actually amount to anything, since it would mean they practically vanish from the scene? Me thinks not. I think the chance of that happening is as big as it was if the serfs would have 'asked' the aristocracy if they would please give up their powerbase. So continuing your example, we should revolt? Just how do you suggest we do this? Downloading music off of P2P networks doesn't forward that cause any, it just ticks off the labels. What needs to happen is for someone to take real action. Not online, but in the business world. Right now, musicians have no real choice but to sign record-label contracts. Someone needs to give the record-labels some competition. It's not possible to "cut out the middleman" and buy directly from the artists because the artists have no interest in (or ability to) distribute their own music. What we need is a better middleman.