MoodJuice

Again with the strawmen, eh? Tut tut. I'm sure Jagex has their reasons for the rules they have, and I probably can guess most of them. That doesn't have anything to do with my point, however. I'm not entirely convinced what he did was "bad", in the moral sense. I thought that was what this whole thing was about, anyway? ;) If you're going to take this stance, I believe we've reached an impasse, and so I'll bow out of this thread.

Care to elaborate? Ties in with... Nice try, though. Godwin's Law proves true once more. /thread

Care to give me some other reasons, then? Come on, now. Must we really use strawmen? I never said this. Duke Freedom was a legendary merchant, and a contributor to both Runescape and tip.it. It's unfair to call him 'scum' for something like real-world trading.

What's your point? That if murdering is legally wrong then that means it's not a case of immorality? If something has a negative effect on others, it has a negative effect on others, no matter how much you want to try to beat around the bush. My point is that legally wrong != morally wrong. If you're going to brand someone as immoral for an activity (RWT in this case), the burden of proof is on you, not me.

My favorite hip-hop albums, in no particular order... The Low-End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest Illmatic by Nas Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by the Wu-Tang Clan Liquid Swords by GZA/The Genius Deltron 3030 by Deltron 3030 I'd definitely suggest these to anyone who doesn't know much about hip-hop, and is looking for a place to start.

Since when does egocentricity negate immorality? Breaking the rules of an online game != immorality.

Why don't you step down from your high horse for a moment, and think clearly? How does breaking the rules of an (ultimately unimportant) online game to finance ones' (critically important) RL studies make one "scum"? This is the internet, man; lay off on the melodrama.

Elton John suddenly becomes the man once my BAC rises over a certain level. 'specially Tiny Dancer and Bennie and the Jets.

These are people who believe in a bearded sky wizard from an ancient religion of desert-dwelling nomads. I'm sure it's perfectly logical to some of them that Satan can influence their children through 'his' music.

And, on the subject of the 'gateway drug' theory, I'd like all of you who believe in this to do me a favor, and repeat this aloud, as many times as it takes for it to sink in: Correlation does NOT imply causation.

I'd make it illegal for ideologues to force their moral views on others. An understandable statement. But it's been done. And it lead to gangs and more violence and underground illegal activites than you could imagine. It's a nice thought, but it can't be done. (plus there's the whole argument that alcohol is responsible for civilization, but I would pay no mind to that side of it) Hey... kind of reminds me of another form of failed prohibition.

Someone didn't read.

I'm really hoping that the long-overdue My Bloody Valentine album will be released in '09.

YrfaDSJNiBY Not really house, but I don't know enough about electronica genres to recommend any decent house.

The Warlord Chronicles trilogy by Bernard Cornwell is a wonderful twist on Arthurian myth, set in a more believable 5th century Britain. It's told from the perspective of Derfel Cadarn, a soldier who rose from the rank of spearman to become one of Arthur's trusted warlords, and then converted to Christianity and became a monk in his old age. I will say, though, that if you're looking for a traditional high-fantasy Arthurian tale, you should probably look elsewhere: Cornwell's Britain is a crumbling husk of Roman civilization, facing collapse under the weight of invading Saxons and internal strife. Magic takes a background role, and it's more ritualism than anything; a few druids, including Merlin, still exist, but it's unclear whether or not they actually have, or have ever had magic at their disposal.

Andrew Jackson Jihad - Jesus Saves (God Hates Us All)

Q-Tip - Official

A lot of (post-hardcore and early emo , especially) albums were released exclusively on vinyl. It's kind of cliche, and perhaps a bit pretentious, but I really do prefer the sound of vinyl. Anyway, my favorite place for vinyls is probably eBay. That, or various indie record stores/labels that release on vinyl.

This I can agree with. Actually, no. The Low End Theory is Illmatic's one and only peer, and I doubt I'll ever listen to a hip-hop album that will surpass them.

Really? All of the reviews I read said it was horrible. But, really, the only worthwhile Nas album I've listened to has been Illmatic. As a fan of Q-Tip and ATCQ, I'll check this out. What were you expecting? :P

For you, I'd suggest Swans.