There are plot elements that imply that Kingdom Hearts takes place in a parallel universe from the canon universes. The most obvious hints are the fact that characters from the same worlds are completely different ages, species, and art styles.
There are also implications that the story in it's entirety may not be real (the first line of KH1 was "I've been having these weird thoughts lately, like, is any of this for real, or not?") and there is a point later on in the game where a character seems to be making a 'digital copy' of the entire universe, even though this has little baring on the rest of the plot other than to alert you to the idea that he may have done it.
"I'm addicted to alcohol and smoking, but I can justify it. I'm pretty sure you could justify addiction to an MMO too."
If the person could only play the game in moderation, he would. Clearly he cannot, if he calls in sick for work just to go on a raid or whatever. Cold turkey is the only way he'll be able to stop playing as much.
If something is being done continuously that is harmful to every single other aspect of your life, and you can't stop, or don't want to stop, it's an addiction. It doesn't matter if he's doing it because he's chemically dependant or if he simply just wants to, if it acts like an addiction it is an addiction. Someone needs to step in before he loses his job and all his money and is finally so poor he doesn't have enough money to pay his electrical/internet/subscription bill and is forced to quit. It'd save him from the inevitable damage that this repeated action will eventually inflict on him.
But you (talking to the original poster now) can't force him to quit. Just go over and talk to him, make sure he's aware of what he's doing and how far it's gotten out of hand. An intervention is a good idea. Make sure he isn't justifying it like the above poster, saying "I'm just doing it because I enjoy doing it." Because if it gets to the point where it completely over takes his life, and supersedes all his other responsibilities, it's getting out of hand.
Explain to him that he can't just 'cut back' if he hasn't been able to cut back on his own. Talk to him about doing the aforementioned 'cleansing' procedure, where he gives all his stuff away and closes all his accounts. You'll probably want to introduce him to another slightly-less-addicted online game to fill the void where WoW once was and help him taper off.
Couldn't we just host all NWS pictures at a.xxx image host? "TinyPic.xxx"? It seems like it'd make filtering easier to just say "Don't load anything from a.xxx" domain rather than go through all kinds of complex protocol to determine if a site contains pornography. A lot of hosts have a problem with hosting porn anyway.
Here's the next million dollar idea: Give furries the ability to interject their 'fursona' (uhg) as the avatar for every popular video game series. It'd save them time while making LJ icons.
Wouldn't it make more sense to attach "gamer's rights" to a larger pre-existing civil rights lobby? Even though lots of people are gamers, I can't imagine any of them care passionately enough to even take notice of this or give it any political power.
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There are plot elements that imply that Kingdom Hearts takes place in a parallel universe from the canon universes. The most obvious hints are the fact that characters from the same worlds are completely different ages, species, and art styles. There are also implications that the story in it's entirety may not be real (the first line of KH1 was "I've been having these weird thoughts lately, like, is any of this for real, or not?") and there is a point later on in the game where a character seems to be making a 'digital copy' of the entire universe, even though this has little baring on the rest of the plot other than to alert you to the idea that he may have done it.
I believe the "Fan service" part was the completely irrelevant battle between Cloud and Sephiroth, and the insight into their connection.
"I'm addicted to alcohol and smoking, but I can justify it. I'm pretty sure you could justify addiction to an MMO too." If the person could only play the game in moderation, he would. Clearly he cannot, if he calls in sick for work just to go on a raid or whatever. Cold turkey is the only way he'll be able to stop playing as much. If something is being done continuously that is harmful to every single other aspect of your life, and you can't stop, or don't want to stop, it's an addiction. It doesn't matter if he's doing it because he's chemically dependant or if he simply just wants to, if it acts like an addiction it is an addiction. Someone needs to step in before he loses his job and all his money and is finally so poor he doesn't have enough money to pay his electrical/internet/subscription bill and is forced to quit. It'd save him from the inevitable damage that this repeated action will eventually inflict on him. But you (talking to the original poster now) can't force him to quit. Just go over and talk to him, make sure he's aware of what he's doing and how far it's gotten out of hand. An intervention is a good idea. Make sure he isn't justifying it like the above poster, saying "I'm just doing it because I enjoy doing it." Because if it gets to the point where it completely over takes his life, and supersedes all his other responsibilities, it's getting out of hand. Explain to him that he can't just 'cut back' if he hasn't been able to cut back on his own. Talk to him about doing the aforementioned 'cleansing' procedure, where he gives all his stuff away and closes all his accounts. You'll probably want to introduce him to another slightly-less-addicted online game to fill the void where WoW once was and help him taper off.
Couldn't we just host all NWS pictures at a .xxx image host? "TinyPic.xxx"? It seems like it'd make filtering easier to just say "Don't load anything from a .xxx" domain rather than go through all kinds of complex protocol to determine if a site contains pornography. A lot of hosts have a problem with hosting porn anyway.
Here's the next million dollar idea: Give furries the ability to interject their 'fursona' (uhg) as the avatar for every popular video game series. It'd save them time while making LJ icons.
Should be "many" not "any" ... Big difference.
Wouldn't it make more sense to attach "gamer's rights" to a larger pre-existing civil rights lobby? Even though lots of people are gamers, I can't imagine any of them care passionately enough to even take notice of this or give it any political power.
My friend Wu is an international student from Hong Kong, and he was able to talk to random international students from all over China just fine.