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This, in my mind, is why some of those real big "aid" deals, where some American builds a factory or something, don't usually work in my view. One,your barging into there culture, often insulting it, even if inadvertently, and creating something in a vacuum, with out thought to wether the cultural environment could take it. Remember when Opera opened up that school. I vehemently disagreed with her reasoning. I think she could have done better opening up at least a few thousand  well made primary tree schools, in the poorer parts of Africa, rather then this higher education facility, that relatively few could aspire to anyway.
On the other hand, a good example of helping within the local culture was the pot in pot fridge. all it was a big clay pot, a smaller clay pot,sand water and a damp cloth. didn't need any electricity,  and could be made with all local materials. But it kept food fresh much longer then otherwise possible.http://www.seed.slb.com/en/scictr/lab/pot_refrigerator/index.htm

This should make you laugh, I know it made me laugh so hard, I got told off by my landlord. Enjoy.

They say most prisoners recommit just to get back to the security of prison

I think its from the sound of music, with some 2d baby tossing.

DGMacphee: Didn't you used to have an eyepatch, or am I thinking of someone else who used to haunt these blue walls?

To me, music can make or break a game. Case in point, Pleurgburg. Imagine that game without music. That's what I had to do before I got my own set of speakers. And it was difficult keep playing. Yes music is outside the game, but if done right, it plays on your emotions, making you feels what the character feels. And if you feel empathy towards the character, then the whole experience feels more alive. Or at least that's how I felt. I think we had a virtual theatre type game in AGS, wasn't "warthogs" like that?. Personally I didn't like it. A character in a novel or other un-interactive media is as much a product of his environment as his own inner character. Besides, it makes plotting harder to understand. One of the great adventure game plot devices, is when you have visited, a character  many times, and then they turn up somewhere else. Of course a reasonable explanation is needed, but if done right, it adds tension.

For some reason, when ever I see those dinosaurs, I always picture them wearing rolerskates, and I have too look at the feet to remind myself they are not.

Nightfable, if you feel it is inappropriate for your game,  do you mind if I "steal back" my version? I will make my own body for him,  I am just really happy how he turned out.

True enough, but I don't like how certain things like drugs and casinos , the money mostly comes from addicts. Theoretically one can be addicted to anything. I don't say we should ban them, its just that more money should be spent to help those who DO have problems. Who do you know was put off from drinking too much, by the tiny little, "drink responsibly" blurb at the bottom of the screen? or the "Gamble responsibly" blurb on a lotto tickets? Are there councillors in casinos, roving the floor ,trying to help  addicts? Of course not, that would take away from revenue. That's what I hate about drugs, and casinos. Maybe you don't see it like that, and I can accept that, please accept my feelings as well. my father was a porn addict, and he would use it against my mother in exchange for intercourse. Its one of the reasons she left him. Addictions are terrible things, and for a democracy to exploit the weaknesses of its citizens for taxes, is wrong to me. Of course private business is private business, and in the end it amounts to the same thing. But this is more direct.

AGS to me is a tool, what you do with it is your own business. Ethicly I don't think you should make an unethical game, but its your game, your dream. IF your just trying to bug people, then ya, thats my limit. Wether you should be banned is at the discretion of the moderators.

But at least we can try to do something about the criminals. To BAse public works on blood money feels unethical to me. And casinos ARE blood money. Much of the money from gambling comes from problem gamblers, people willing to sacrifice jobs families and lives for their addiction. And these people have a more then twice the normal rate of suicide. To me, that is blood money, and we stain our hands for using it.

i agree, its better. I still don't like it. I think a better argument can be made for legalised prostitution if we take out the pimp factor. These woman (and men) need to be able to report the abuses inflicted on the by sick clients, as well as seek medical treatment without fear of censure. They also should be able to seek out police protection, just like any other citizen.

As a pragmatist on this issue, banning drugs (or weapons, immigration, alchohol, prostitution or any thing that people REALLY want) just makes criminals rich, since they become the only people who can supply them.

But should the govermint get rich on other peoples addictions. I also don't like govermant run casino's.

'm sorry, but what exactly are you implying with this? It sounds like you're saying "hard drugs, which are illegal everywhere but in the Netherlands". If that was what you're saying, then you need to realize that only marijuana and shrooms (for now) are legal here. The rest is just as illegal as they are everywhere else in the western world.

sorry, didn't know, my mistake. will edit post to comply with new info

For a long time I stuck to the C+C. was also, rather kowtowing to anybody, reading my first posts was very timid,(sometimes an inadvertent ass as well) I really started reading Gen-Gen, when there was this HUGE thread about christianity and white magic and all that jazz. I stuck my neck out and voiced an opinion. I was disagreed with, but it was so much fun. Those massive forever threads are why I  love this forum. It helped me gain a thicker skin, whilst having a rather enjoyable discussion. I think my favourite thread was when we all disagreed on wether the forgotten element was silicone. you know the one.

If you mean the last remark, by me, "What's that got to do with the price of tea in china?" is a phrase that basically asks, what does that have to with what we are discussing? Its figure of speech, and I was rather wrong to use it. I was wondering what discussing  semi-important issues with total strangers all across the world has to do with my complaint against drug use.

whats that gotta do with the price of tea in china :

well I am happy to disagree with you on that. Sure people who have mental illness like depression, they just been adjusted back to the norm, or something close anyway. But do most people really need to be medicated? Do we want to live in a society where we think , "Oh no, the news depresses me, well lets pop prozac."? I don't. How are people supposed to learn from their mistakes, if they refuse to treat them as mistakes? Yes, life is a sysifision masterpiece of endless shouldering on. But there is a kind of pointless nobility in living on from day to day. Sure I can see the need for an occasional pick me up, but  we could have a electrode plugged into our pleasure canters, and a button, I still don't think it would be a good idea. In studies where they did that to animals, the little rats pushed that button till they dropped, literally. They forego, food, water, sex even, just to push the freaking button. How is society supposed to change ad grow if we are all staying at home pushing our pleasure box? It wouldn't be good that's all I can say.

On a personal note,I dont like most drugs. I can undertand the apeal, and I have been tempted, and I admit I do drink sometimes. But what I don't like about the harder drugs,  because well, its cheating. It gives you a pleasure boost, you really didn't earn. And in so doing unbalnce your perceptions of how much work one is willing to do to get how much pleasure. If all it takes, to feel temporerly on top of the world is to take a pill, then how is say going to a movie or been with your girlfriend/boyfriend/ animal of preferance, going to compare?
Like I said its cheating.

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some of you may have been wondering where my blog went,( in fact stupot sent me my one and only piece of fan mail asking about it) well I will tell you, my Internet connection went. I considered ferrying them over by floppy to the Library, But alas I was lazy and I let down my beloved readers,( I don't got a counter, so I get to imagine ) well its up and running and well I have tracked it down, and I hope you enjoy reading the new posts.

some of what I heard was quite nice, but unfortunately there were many shifts in tone that I weren't sure if they were Doppler from a shifted microphone or intentional, and about 1/3 of the way through, there was this piano passage that really scratched my ear drum for some reason. I am sorry I give it an B+ for effort but a D- for actual niceness. sorry.